Canadian retail recovering from pandemic ahead of schedule

Published: 22 February 2021

Emerging ‘shop local’ trends have helped set the Canadian retail industry on a fast track to recovery despite pandemic-induced closures....

Shopping centres face choice between reinvention and extinction

Published: 3 February 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to reshape consumer preferences in the retail industry, large shopping centres will either pivot or fade into memory....

Hudson Bay Co. entangled in rent payment disputes as pandemic hurts bottom line

Published: 21 January 2021

In recent months, property firms behind prominent shopping malls across North America have taken Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC) to court to claim unpaid rent totaling millions of dollars. While industry...

Retail for a post-COVID world

Published: 7 December 2020

Professor Saibal Ray weighs in on the strategies that will propel retailers to success in a post-pandemic landscape where the optimal customer experience is a frictionless experience. As the...

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...

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...

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