/bensadoun-school/taxonomy/term/466/all en /bensadoun-school/article/digitization-retail/digital-transformation-required-keep-canadas-retail-afloat Dr. Yu Ma, Associate Professor of Marketing and Bensadoun Faculty Scholar at 平特五不中, weighs in on the urgent need for digital transformation for Canadian businesses. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:14:11 +0000 Bensadoun Communications 224696 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/article/mmr-program-retail-management/retailers-must-adapt-survive-holidays-covid-19-lockdown-remains-place Historically, December yields the largest profits for retailers, who are accustomed to ramping up their year-end operations to keep pace with the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping. This December, however, is a different story. As the recent surge of the COVID-19 pandemic forces businesses across Canada to close their doors once again, retailers must adapt to survive. Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:28:38 +0000 BSRM Communications 223236 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/article/retail-management/covid-19-greatest-tests-retail-leadership-canada <p>I started writing this article in late March watching leaders react rapidly and in many instances, decisively in handling the outbreak in North America & Europe, a couple of months after their Chinese and Asian counterparts. As I was finishing the first draft of the article about 10 days ago, I was wondering whether the timing of this article was not too late.</p> Mon, 01 Jun 2020 18:33:17 +0000 Charles De Brabant 179651 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/event/retail-innovation-challenge-322070 <p>If you鈥檙e a university student with actionable ideas on how to help businesses affected by COVID-19, The Bensadoun School of Retail Management invites you to participate in the new Retail Innovation Challenge!</p> Thu, 07 May 2020 19:34:37 +0000 michael.cardillo@mcgill.ca 173713 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/article/what-can-we-learn-china-we-prepare-open-retail-sector <p>As governments in the US, Canada and Europe start to plan for the progressive reopening of their respective economies including retail, we can turn to China (and some other Asian countries) to extrapolate lessons from their initiatives to re-open retail.</p> Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:53:07 +0000 Charles de Brabant 170056 at /bensadoun-school