High prices and poor supply chain management are driving the growth of liquidation grocery stores

Published: 23 February 2026

The price of groceries is rising—and so is the number of liquidation grocery stores. Once considered a niche option for cash-strapped shoppers, liquidation grocery stores are now being used by a...

To lower grocery prices, Canada must invest in supply chains

Published: 13 February 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced the Canada Grocery and Essentials Benefit, a direct payment for low-income Canadians that will replace the GST credit. While it should improve the...

Cost of living crunch driving growth in ultra-discount grocers

Published: 20 January 2026

The price of groceries is going up, and it’s fuelling demand for discount grocers. At stores like the ultra-discount chain Liquidation Marie, prices can be as much as 50% lower than they are at big...

For many restaurant diners, GST Holiday won’t amount to much

Published: 11 December 2024

With inflation pinching household budgets, the Government of Canada has introduced a temporary two-month GST holiday on select goods and services.. While restaurant meals are included, diners are...

Quick-service restaurants like St-Hubert seek to deliver value to customers

Published: 22 October 2024

Good gravy! Quebec’s rotisserie chicken chain St-Hubert has frozen prices for all main courses on its menu and reduced prices on appetizers–all while maintaining portion sizes. This is part of a...

McGill Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards

Published: 24 May 2024

Across programs and subject areas, the McGill Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that research, teaching, service and media engagement play in enriching the student...

Dual Branding by National Brand Manufacturers: Drivers and Outcomes

Published: 19 March 2024

Authors: Yu Ma, Kusum L. Ailawadi, Mercedes Martos-Partal and Óscar González-Benito Publication: Journal of Marketing Articles in advance — published online: August 8, 2023 Abstract:

McGill Experts, including Desautels Professor, comment on WHO’s listing of aspartame sweetener as possible carcinogen

Published: 25 July 2023

Yu Ma, Associate Professor at the McGill Desautels Faculty of Management, discusses the consumer implications of aspartame being listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the World Health...

Expert: Hudson's Bay to resurrect discount retail chain Zellers

Published: 18 August 2022

Discount department store Zellers hopes to make a comeback next year, a decade after the Canadian chain shuttered most of its locations. Hudson's Bay Co. says Zellers will debut a new e-commerce...

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