/channels/taxonomy/term/9109/all en /channels/news/quebec-retailer-flour-power-230532 <p>Josée Fiset, co-founder and vice-president of Première Moisson, says she’s selling “wow!” But her Quebec bakery chain is peddling more than bread and exclamation points. It’s selling the art of better eating.<br /> “Everyone [when they enter] feels at home,” Fiset says. What a good bookstore is to bibliophiles, Première Moisson is to foodies.<br /> ... Première Moisson entered the market at the perfect time, notes Minha Hwang, a ���ϲ����� University professor who specializes in retailing.<br /> </p> Sun, 15 Sep 2013 21:55:34 +0000 webfull 98701 at /channels /channels/news/when-grocery-stores-meet-supercentre-230539 <p>When Walmart turns one of its discount stores into a behemoth Supercentre, nearby grocers instantly face a more powerful rival. Their reactions can vary, from cutting prices, to diversifying selection, to doing nothing at all.<br /> Which works best?<br /> New research by marketing professors Minha Hwang, of ���ϲ����� University, and Sungho Park, of Arizona State University, reveals what grocers should and shouldn’t do when Walmart comes their way.<br /> </p> Sun, 15 Sep 2013 22:01:19 +0000 webfull 98708 at /channels /channels/news/target-3q-income-down-half-stung-costs-canada-expansion-231750 <p>Target's stock dropped 3.46 percent today after the retailer reported third-quarter net income dropped by nearly half.</p> <p>... "The retail price in Canada is much higher, compared to the retail price in the U.S.," said <strong>Minha Hwang</strong>, a management professor at ���ϲ����� University in Montreal. "The Canadian price is about 20 percent higher compared to the U.S. price."</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/11/21/business/canada-costs-weigh-on-target-results" target="_blank">MPR News</a>, November 21, 2013</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:08:31 +0000 webfull 100056 at /channels /channels/news/channel-capabilities-product-characteristics-and-impacts-mobile-channel-introduction-journal-managem-232303 <p><strong>Authors: Bang, Youngsok</strong>; Lee, Dong-Joo; <strong>Han, Kunsoo</strong>; <strong>Hwang, Minha</strong>; Ahn, Jae-Hyeon</p> <p><strong>Publication:</strong> Journal of Management Information Systems, Fall 2013</p> <p><strong>Abstract: </strong></p> Mon, 06 Jan 2014 18:06:27 +0000 webfull 100563 at /channels /channels/news/canadian-shopping-mall-neither-canadian-nor-mall-anymore-237468 <p><span>There was a time when the Canadian shopping mall was more than a mecca for consumer culture. It was a community space that functioned as an exercise circuit for seniors, a fun escape for moms on maternity leave and the default weekend hangout for teenagers.</span></p> Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:41:27 +0000 webfull 103534 at /channels /channels/news/putting-%E2%80%98wow%E2%80%99-bread-219530 <p>It’s all about wow. Walk into any one of 20 Première Moisson bakeries, smell the bread, and take in the carefully aligned buttery brioches, the meticulously stacked nut and grain breads, the rows of patés and salads and prepared foods and, standing straight as soldiers, a never-ending supply of baguettes, white and whole wheat and sundry other varieties and sigh and go “wow.”</p> <p>… Première Moisson entered the market at the perfect time, says <strong>Min Ha Hwang, </strong>a ���ϲ����� professor who specializes in retailing.</p> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:13:48 +0000 webfull 89294 at /channels