Tuesday, 31 October 2023

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: Turning the future into the past (Medium)
  • Americans can't stop spending. Here's why (WSJ)
  • Halloween shoppers not spooked as economic slowdown remains elusive (NYT)
  • Bud Light, Target boycotts show how the culture wars came to retail (Bloomberg)
  • The rigid world of French cheesemaking meets unbound climate change (NYT)

Monday, 30 October 2023

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Is it time to give candy corn the respect it deserves (NYT)
  • Indigo CEO unveils new store and vision, but refuses to address past issues (Globe and Mail)
  • The Mediterranean diet really is that good for you. Here's why (NYT)
  • Amazon's profit triples as sales show resilience leading into holidays (WSJ)
  • Unilever announces the sale of Dollar Shave Club (Unilever)

Friday, 27 October 2023

 Stephan's Friday Picks

  • Michael Mauboussin: Total shareholder return (Morgan Stanley)
  • The drugstore chains' healthcare fail (Los Angeles Times)
  • Why breakfast sandwiches rise and shine as cereal keeps losing steam (Washington Post)
  • Grocery store chains now have two-week deadline to provide pricing plans, says House Committee (Globe and Mail)
  • From the archives (2001): Traditional grocers feel vindicated by demise of online grocer Webvan (WSJ)

Thursday, 26 October 2023

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • One-third of Canadian restaurants operating at a loss as costs rise (Globe and Mail)
  • As cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food banks (CBC)
  • Amazon discloses it has more than 181 million users in the EU in first store transparency report (Globe and Mail)
  • VF facing second activist push by Legion (Bloomberg)
  • Heath Reisman is back to run Indigo for a very, very long time (Globe and Mail)

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich shares leadership lessons on what matters most and why (McKinsey)
  • The salmon on your plate has a troubling cost. These farms offer hope (NYT)
  • How Lunchables ended up on school lunch trays (Washington Post)
  • She made pesto. People started spilling their secrets (NYT)
  • Who are the 12% of people consuming half the beef in the U.S. (The Guardian)

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: Tackling mysteries (Medium)
  • Amazon confronts a new rival: TikTok (WSJ)
  • Why olive oil is so expensive right now (NYT)
  • Manitoba Superstore workers ratify new deal that ensures labour peace until 2028 (CBC)
  • The unified theory of pricing (BCG)

Monday, 23 October 2023

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • The battle over rewards points (NYT)
  • Business competition has declined over the last 20 years, watchdog report finds (Globe and Mail)
  • 'Zero consumers': What they want and why it matters (McKinsey)
  • Food is on sale again. You might still have sticker shock (WSJ)
  • How consumer companies outcompete (McKinsey)