Bensadoun School of Retail Management highlighted among Quebec’s most innovative business programming
As business schools adapt their programs to address the grand challenges of our time, º«¹úÂãÎè’s Bensadoun School of Retail Management stands out as an initiative that will respond to the needs of a rapidly changing retail industry.
The end of retail as we know it? Not so fast
Charles de Brabant (BCom'83), Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative, says that popular perceptions of a declining retail industry are misleading; the reality is actually far more complex.
Saibal Ray on the potential benefits and costs if Amazon chooses Montreal
As Amazon hunts for a location for its second North American headquarters, Canada’s major cities are building their cases.
In a short interview with the º«¹úÂãÎè Media team, Desautels Professor Saibal Ray talks about the benefits that a Montreal Amazon office would bring in terms of jobs and indirect benefits to the city’s academic and research sectors.
Desautels Dean on retail changes and opportunity
In a recent op-ed for the Montreal Gazette, Desautels Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou discussed the seismic changes that have affected the retail sector over the past thirty years.
Desautels Dean on Montreal as a college town, international students, and the º«¹úÂãÎè advantage
When Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou started as Desautels Dean nearly two years ago, she immediately began work on a strategic plan and started to get to know the people who make up the faculty.
º«¹úÂãÎè to launch international retail-management school with gift from Bensadoun Family Foundation
º«¹úÂãÎè is on its way to becoming a global centre for retail-management training, thanks to a $25-million gift from Aldo Bensadoun (BCom'64, LLD'12) via the Bensadoun Family Foundation.
The goal is to launch an inter-disciplinary school where students can come together with researchers and industry insiders to develop solutions for the ever-changing modern retail landscape.