As we see a growing interest in retail events, retailers are tasked with the challenge of finding new and exciting ways to draw in customers. The expansion of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales into a week-long event indicates that the retail industry is showing no signs of slowing down.
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Published on: 29 Nov 2019
For many stores, Black Friday is now a week-long sale catering to the needs of both online and in-store shoppers. Professor Saibal Ray talks to Global News about the rising popularity of Black Friday sales and how the Bensadoun School of Retail Management is preparing the next generation of retailers to enhance the customer鈥檚 journey.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2019
Following the announced closure of 34 Rona and Lowes stores across Canada, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Charles de Brabant joins City News to weigh in on the slow growth rate of the Quebec and Canadian markets.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2019
Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of 香蕉视频鈥檚 Bensadoun School of Retail Management, explains why some brick and mortar retailers survive while others collapse as e-commerce rises.
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Published on: 9 Oct 2019
Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, comments on the ebbs and flows of Ste-Catherine Street 鈥� widely regarded as the heart of retail in Montreal.
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Published on: 21 May 2019
Desjardins Group has elected five new members to its board of directors, including Marie-Jos茅e Lamothe, Professor of Practice for the Bensadoun School of Retail Management and President of Tandem International.
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Published on: 13 May 2019
Desautels BCom students Charlotte Gaillard, Monica Gudernatsch, and Anne Sophie Levee are the Canadian finalists in the 2019 L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm competition, coming in victorious over 125 participating teams.
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Published on: 6 Mar 2019
While most will agree with making ethical food choices in theory, it remains difficult to sway consumers to change their buying behaviors.
For Professor Saibal Ray, Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, the benefits must be apparent and immediate for the average shopper.
The key, he goes on to explain, is finding ways to save people time and money.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2019
Professor Nathan Yang will share his research as an invited speaker at the eTail 2019 Conference. The conference will take place over May 7-9, 2019 in Toronto.
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Published on: 20 Feb 2019
An article in Bloomberg takes a closer look at the ways in which the Bensadoun School of Retail Management will prepare students to address successfully the retail challenges that are unfolding on a global scale.
鈥淭oday鈥檚 retailers are facing massive disruption as well as complicated social issues,鈥� says Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean of McGill鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management. 鈥淚n this environment, the traditional siloed way of thinking will no longer work.鈥�
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Published on: 25 Jan 2019
With 2019 on the horizon, Forbes has compiled a list of nine emerging retail trends to look out for; one of which will include the rise of the circular economy across operations, according to Aldo Bensadoun (BCom鈥�64), Executive Chairman and Founder of The Aldo Group Inc.
Published on: 18 Dec 2018
Marie-Jos茅e Lamothe, Professor of Practice at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, has been named to the Canada Revenue Agency鈥檚 new advisory panel on service- an initiative to better understand the needs of Canadians and ensure an optimized client experience.
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Published on: 14 Dec 2018
Universities are actively rethinking their programming to include a strong focus on sustainability; one such example is the newly launched Bensadoun School of Retail Management, which will aim to foster sustainable consumption and healthy societies through research and teaching.
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Published on: 11 Dec 2018
Gulf News reports on the newly announced Bensadoun School of Retail Management, a game-changer for a retail sector in the midst of reinvention.
鈥淎t a time of massive change in the retail industry worldwide, the industry has seen unprecedented change in the last decade with the rise of e-commerce and the fall of formerly invincible category leaders.
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Published on: 6 Dec 2018
Breakfast Television speaks with Bensadoun School of Retail Management鈥檚 Marie Jos茅e Lamothe and Desautels BCom student Charlotte Gaillard about the changes unfolding in the global retail industry and how McGill is shaping the future of this vital economic sector.
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Published on: 29 Nov 2018
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