Boxing Day comes early for Quebec retailers

Published: 18 December 2020

In anticipation of a two-week shutdown of non-essential businesses starting December 25, Quebec retailers are moving Boxing Day sales up a week. According to Charles de Brabant, Executive Director...

Gauging progress in Canada’s vaccination efforts

Published: 9 June 2021

Professor Saibal Ray, Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, joins a group of experts on the Bill Kelly Show podcast to share his perspective on the status of Canada’s...

Promotion Optimization for Multiple Items in Supermarkets

Published: 8 June 2021

Authors: Maxime C. Cohen, J.J. Kalas, and G. Perakis Publication: Management Science, Volume 67, Issue 4, April 2021, Pages 2340-2364. Abstract:

Delve - The "New Normal" podcast: Black Swan Event with Saibal Ray

Published: 21 May 2021

In episode 1 of The ‘New Normal’ hosted by Dave Kaufman, Professor Saibal Ray highlights the successes and failures of the COVID-19 vaccine procurement and global distribution, compares Israel's...

Desautels thought leadership publication Delve launches delve.mcgill.ca and new podcast episodes 

Published: 31 May 2021

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Delve, the thought leadership publication of McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management, has examined how organizations grapple with a rapidly changing world. In the...

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...

Vaccine benefits far outweigh the risks

Published: 22 April 2021

Professor Saibal Ray, Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, joins the Scott Thompson Show to offer his perspective on the safety of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson...

Retail Innovation Lab inaugurated by Quebec Minister of the Economy

Published: 15 November 2021

The Retail Innovation Lab at McGill University in partnership with Alimentation Couche-Tard has been officially inaugurated by Lucie Lecours, Quebec’s Minister of the Economy. As the first of its...

Finding solutions for fair, online pricing

Published: 29 October 2021

With e-commerce here to stay, dynamic pricing algorithms are adjusting what individual consumers pay for their items online using a complex system of price comparisons and purchase histories. In a...

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