Booming niche for luxury retail

Published: 1 December 2021

Sequoia Capital recently valued the luxury fashion e-commerce platform, Ssense, at $4.1 billion. Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, attributes the...

Black Friday sales make a comeback, mid-pandemic

Published: 26 November 2021

Anticipating supply shortages, consumers began shopping for holiday gifts as early as September, says Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management. Looking...

Where technology meets retail

Published: 22 September 2021

According to Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, investing in smart technologies may help retailers profit in the long-term despite a steep upfront...

Weekend hope for retail

Published: 22 September 2021

The labour shortage created by the pandemic forced many large retailers to decrease their hours of operation, leading to significant revenue losses, particularly over weekends. As the academic year...

After pandemic lockdowns, consumers are ready to spend

Published: 12 August 2021

Retail experts like Charles de Brabant, Executive Director at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, are signaling the rise of revenge shopping, a phenomenon describing how consumers purchase...

Untapped potential

Published: 10 June 2021

Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, provides insights on the $5 billion, Montreal-based luxury clothing retailer, SSENSE....

The pace of technological innovation picks up in Canada’s retail sector

Published: 13 May 2021

The retail innovation lab at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management is redefining the way technology and consumer behaviour impacts the retail experience. Professor Maxime Cohen and Charles de...

McGill University receives $5 million in funding from Quebec government to bolster retail sector

Published: 1 April 2021

McGill University’s Bensadoun School of Retail Management will receive $5 million in funding to drive retail innovation and research, and support the province’s small and medium-sized enterprises ...

Le Château fighting to stay in business

Published: 26 March 2021

Fashion retailer Le Château is currently under liquidation, but not all hope is lost....

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