/bensadoun-school/taxonomy/term/102/all en /bensadoun-school/channels/news/pricing-models-fitness-memberships-often-hide-hidden-fees-357949 <p>Gym memberships come with varying price tags and fee structures that can be confusing. Often, a membership contract can come with unanticipated charges. In addition to monthly fees, some charge for signing up, cancellation costs, and annual dues, which is why it is important to do research before signing up, according to Bensadoun School of Retail Management Executive Director <a href="/newsroom/charles-de-brabant"><strong>Charles de Brabant</strong></a>. “You don’t necessarily understand the natural pitfalls until you fall into them,” he tells The Globe and Mail.</p> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:05:10 +0000 admin 604683 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/news/even-challenging-times-department-stores-quebec-based-simons-expanding-357923 <p>The rise of e-commerce decimated the business of department store chains, with names like Nordstrom pulling out of Canada altogether. But, department store chain Simons recently announced it is opening two new stores in Toronto. The Quebec City-headquartered retailer has slimmed-down offerings, with no in-store furniture sales or fragrance counters and lots of private label clothing brands.</p> Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:37:28 +0000 admin 604676 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/article/retail/societe-des-alcools-du-quebec-saq-bensadoun-school-join-forces <p>Consumer behaviour has changed dramatically during the pandemic. Public health restrictions have played a major role, but a trend toward e-commerce and omni-channel retail was already underway. It has only accelerated.</p> <p>“Companies now need to show a lot of creativity and resilience. External factors are having a huge impact on operations,” says Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management at ���ϲ����� University. “Consumer behaviour changes, technology changes, and now supply chain disruptions are causing inflationary pressures.</p> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:45:42 +0000 Tyrone Burke 470068 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/article/retail-management/state-retail-2021-surprisingly-healthy-resilient-and-innovative <p>Back in 2018, I wrote an article on the state of retail in North America after having spent more 30 years abroad. At the time, I was struck by the common narrative on the state of retail: retail is dying, long live Amazon.</p> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:08:31 +0000 Charles de Brabant 269988 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/article/retail-management/covid-19-greatest-tests-retail-leadership-canada <p>I started writing this article in late March watching leaders react rapidly and in many instances, decisively in handling the outbreak in North America & Europe, a couple of months after their Chinese and Asian counterparts. As I was finishing the first draft of the article about 10 days ago, I was wondering whether the timing of this article was not too late.</p> Mon, 01 Jun 2020 18:33:17 +0000 Charles De Brabant 179651 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/article/what-can-we-learn-china-we-prepare-open-retail-sector <p>As governments in the US, Canada and Europe start to plan for the progressive reopening of their respective economies including retail, we can turn to China (and some other Asian countries) to extrapolate lessons from their initiatives to re-open retail.</p> Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:53:07 +0000 Charles de Brabant 170056 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/about-bsrm/mission-vision <h3>The Bensadoun School is the best source of talent and ideas for the future of retail. Currently, no academic institution in the world is fully capable of addressing the evolving challenges facing this industry.</h3> <div class="two-column-1"> <h2>Vision</h2> <h5>To be the world’s premier institution dedicated to the future of retail.</h5> </div> <div class="two-column-2"> <h2>Mission</h2> <h5>To educate and empower a global network of interdisciplinary and diverse thinkers and practitioners who research, envision and prototype a successful world of retail.</h5> </div> <p> Fri, 29 Sep 2017 17:10:11 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 817 at /bensadoun-school