Shape the Future of Retail鈥擩oin Our Ideation Contest!
The Retail Innovation Lab (RIL) at 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Bensadoun School of Retail Management, in partnership with Alimentation Couche-Tard, is organizing an ideation contest for the Winter 2025 semester.
Prize
The winning team will receive a $1,000 cash prize and up to two runners-up will receive a $500 cash prize each.
How to participate
- Any undergraduate or master鈥檚 student currently enrolled at 黑料不打烊 University is welcome to participate.
- Each student (or a team of up to three) can submit up to one (1) idea as an essay under the topic 鈥淲hat innovations would you like to see at the Retail Innovation Lab?鈥�
- The essay can be no longer than two pages, including tables, figures, appendices, and references, if applicable.
- The document must be printable on 8.5 x 11-inch paper, must use 11-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins on all four sides, and must be single-spaced.
- Entries must be submitted as a single document in PDF format by 23:59 on April 30th to:
bsrmril-comp.mgmt [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Ideation%20contest) .
Evaluation criteria
The submission will be evaluated primarily based on the novelty of the idea and the feasibility to execute it, as well as on the potential ROI.
Important dates
The submission due date is April 30, 2025 and presentation invites/dates are TBD.
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