Separating Corona from the Coronavirus

Published: 18 February 2020

Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, comments on the fine line that companies must walk when faced with unfortunate coincidences during global...

Lowes Canada appoints new president

Published: 3 February 2020

Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Charles de Brabant weighs in on Lowe’s decision to appoint Anthony Hurst as head of its Canadian division. Hurst was previously...

Bensadoun School comments on closure of Lowes stores across Canada

Published: 22 November 2019

Following the announced closure of 34 Rona and Lowes stores across Canada, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Charles de Brabant joins City News to weigh in on the slow...

The key to survival for brick and mortar retail stores

Published: 9 October 2019

Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of McGill University’s Bensadoun School of Retail Management, explains why some brick and mortar retailers survive while others collapse as e-commerce rises....

A closer look at the Ste-Catherine Street overhaul

Published: 21 May 2019

Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, comments on the ebbs and flows of Ste-Catherine Street – widely regarded as the heart of retail in Montreal....

The future of retail: Not as grim as you might think

Published: 14 June 2018

If the media tends to focus on major store closures as a sign of a retail industry in turbulence, an article in Les Affaires sheds light on some of retail’s success stories, such as Simons....

Canada Goose sets up shop in China

Published: 1 June 2018

Canada Goose, the upscale outerwear brand, announced that it will open two locations this fall in China: a Hong Kong flagship outlet in October, followed by a store in Beijing the following month....

Montreal merchants are not alone

Published: 9 April 2018

Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative, Charles de Brabant (BCom'83), has been selected to be a part of a committee organized to devise a commercial development plan for Montreal and...

Retail is not on its last breath, but alive and well

Published: 27 February 2018

Despite popular misconceptions that the retail industry is in cataclysmic decline, Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative, Charles De Brabant (BCom'83), sheds light on why this could...

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