Innovative research in retail management
McGill University and Alimentation Couche-Tard launch unique laboratory store.
The new retail innovation lab at McGill’s Bensadoun School of Retail Management will enable ground-breaking research and test innovations. It has a bold vision to blend multidisciplinary research with cutting-edge frictionless technologies to investigate and practice responsible innovation for the future of retail.
Located on the ground floor of the Bronfman building, the lab offers a live, interactive retail environment open to the McGill and downtown communities. It encourages collaborations between interdisciplinary and inter-faculty academics and key players in retail, emerging technologies and start-ups.
Quick facts
- One of Canada’s first retail laboratory stores open to the public
- One of the first partnerships in North America between a university and a retailer to advance retail management research
- Features one of Canada's first frictionless stores (Couche-Tard Connecté section)
The Space