Montreal’s La Vie en Rose is wise to take a gradual approach to U.S. expansion

Published: 20 February 2024

Lingerie retailer La Vie en Rose operates in 20 countries, but they haven’t expanded to the neighbouring United States – until now. The Montreal-headquartered company is opening three stores in New...

Holiday grocery price freeze includes more products this year, but long-term affordability solutions needed

Published: 30 November 2023

This year, Canada’s large grocery chains are freezing the price for a greater variety of items than usual before the holidays. While 10-15% more products are included in the freeze this year, the...

The Financial Case of a Circular Economy

19 Nov 2019

This is the sixth in a series of updates from the 2019 Global Retail Challenge, a seven-week design thinking case competition featuring student teams from around the world. ...

Mapping a Circular Economy Business Model

19 Nov 2019

This is the fifth in a series of updates from the 2019 Global Retail Challenge, a seven-week design thinking case competition featuring student teams from around the world. 

Big Ideas to Power the Circular Economy

19 Nov 2019

This is the fourth in a series of updates from the 2019 Global Retail Challenge, a seven-week design thinking case competition featuring student teams from around the world. Learn more here.

Kicking Off the 2019 Global Retail Challenge

19 Nov 2019

RILA and McGill University kicked off the Global Retail Challenge on Wednesday, September 26, 2019 with the support of seven sponsors – Accenture, Walgreens, UL, Columbia Sportswear, Qurate Retail...

Value Chain Analysis in the Circular Economy

18 Oct 2019

This is the second in a series of updates from the 2019 Global Retail Challenge, a seven-week design thinking case competition featuring student teams from around the world. Learn more here.

Q&2 2: Lessons Learned from the 2018 Global Retail Challenge

7 Aug 2019

RILA and McGill’s Global Retail Challenge, a unique student case competition designed to teach students new methods of thinking as they look to advance the retail industry, is gearing up for its...

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