Mid-market brands to benefit from consumers’ renewed focus on the basics

Published: 21 May 2025

2024 was a rough year for retail in Canada, and 2025 doesn’t look much better, writes Charles de Brabant in Retail Insider. The Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management noted...

Businesses need to adapt to change to grow

Published: 10 July 2025

For Quebec, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are an engine of economic growth. Many SMEs have grown into prosperous companies, writes Bensadoun School in Retail Management student William...

SSENSE bankruptcy could be harbinger of trouble for Canadian retailers

Published: 10 September 2025

On August 29, the United States ended the de miminis exemption, a rule that had allowed small value shipments to cross the border without duties for decades. It’s already affecting some retailers...

One year in, Montreal’s luxury-focused Royalmount mall is still seeking its sweet spot

Published: 10 September 2025

It has been one year since the Royalmount Mall opened its doors, with a goal of transforming luxury retail in Montreal. The gleaming concourses of the upscale shopping centre are often largely...

Inflation and tariffs a double whammy for retailers

Published: 25 September 2025

Montreal-based clothing retailer SSENSE has filed for creditor protection. As recently as 2021, the company was valued at US$4 billion. “For retailers, it’s been a double whammy,” the Bensadoun...

Retail Gen AI Hackathon 2025

Monday, September 15, 2025toFriday, October 3, 2025

Want to work collaboratively in a fun yet competitive environment to develop innovative generative AI solutions for the ALDO Group?...

Retail Gen AI Hackathon 2024

Thursday, September 26, 2024toFriday, October 4, 2024

Want to work collaboratively in a fun yet competitive environment to develop innovative generative AI solutions for the ALDO Group?...

Retail Innovation Challenge 2025

Thursday, October 9, 2025toSaturday, November 1, 2025

Theme of the 6th edition of the McGill-BSRM Retail Innovation Challenge: Real-world challenges faced by the food retail sector...

Retail Innovation Challenge 2024

Tuesday, October 15, 2024toSaturday, November 2, 2024

Theme of the 5th edition of the Retail Innovation Challenge: Business Model Transitions /bensadoun-schoolCategory: Desautels Faculty of Management Retail

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