Stephan's Tuesday Picks
- Roger Martin: Jobs to be assigned (Medium)
- Has the craft beer industry's keg finally kicked (NYT)
- Why is soda so popular again (The Cut)
- No one has to settle for bad pizza anymore (The Atlantic)
- Why US department stores have most to fear as credit card debt soars (FT)
Stephan's Monday Picks
- The epic mess at TGI Fridays (WSJ)
- Why coffee prices are soaring (again) (NYT)
- How a $12.98 t-shirt is made in America - at a profit (WSJ)
- The great American alcohol debate (FT)
- As tariffs loom, how one retailer aims to keep prices low on Asics and Nikes (WSJ)
Stephan's Friday Picks
- The luxury makeover of the worst pastry on earth (The Atlantic)
- The Walmart effect (The Atlantic)
- Holiday sales reveal a split in consumer spending (WSJ)
- Boxing Day retailers see smaller crowds, cautious spending this year despite GST break (Globe and Mail)
- From the archives (2012): Wal-Mart outlines strategy (WSJ)
Stephan's Tuesday Picks
- Roger Martin: The dangers of locking and loading (Medium)
- Are Amazon's drones finally ready for prime time (NYT)
- Thoughts on 'consumer culture' for the last-minute shopper (Bloomberg)
- Nordstrom family reaches $4 billion deal to take retailer private (WSJ)
- How a viral TikTok video led to a year-long global shortage of Swedish candy (CBC)
Stephan's Monday Picks
- Why online returns are a hassle now (The Atlantic)
- Party City to close all stores by February, company says (NYT)
- What consumers want from personalization (BCG)
- H&M's comeback plan: Try to be cooler (WSJ)
- Canadian Tire tightens recruiting roles for temporary foreign workers (Globe and Mail)
Stephan's Friday Picks
- Why India's food is the best in the world (Bloomberg)
- Oreo owner Mondelez taps AI to tweak its classic snacks (WSJ)
- Walmart's 82% surge leaves retail foes big and small in the dust (Bloomberg)
- The dynasty behind Walmart passes some control to the next generation of heirs (WSJ)
- From the archives (1992): Planet of the M&M's (Washington Post)
Stephan's Thursday Picks
- A 7-Eleven heirs $50 billion fight to keep the company in the family (NYT)
- Albertsons is mad at Kroger (Bloomberg)
- Nearly a fifth of Canada's food production facilities deemed low risk without being assessed, data reveal (Globe and Mail)
- Walmart has a tough battle ahead in India (Bloomberg)
- Why Christmas trees in Europe are so much cheaper than in Canada (CBC)
