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


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鈥檚 success stories, such as Simons.
The author also points to the Bensadoun School of Retail Management as a place for training leaders that will be able to thrive amid rapid changes in retail.

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.
In light of this news, Charles De Brabant (BCom'83), Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, posits that the history of counterfeiting Canada Goose products in China might have contributed to their massive market appeal.

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 strategy for the local merchants.
The committee will study how other cities are dealing with the global issues and challenges that are also prevalent in Montreal鈥檚 retail sector.

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 not be further from the truth.
Retail, as he explains, is in the midst of transformation, not on the brink of demise.

Montreal鈥檚 historic strip, Ste-Catherine Street, is undergoing four years of roadwork.
Charles de Brabant (BCom'83), Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative comments on its implications in the retail industry.
Ste-Catherine has been a vital part of Montreal鈥檚 culture and identity, but since businesses have already been struggling, he sees Ste-Catherine as being stuck between two extremes.

As business schools adapt their programs to address the grand challenges of our time, 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Bensadoun School of Retail Management stands out as an initiative that will respond to the needs of a rapidly changing retail industry.
With many programs to be created at all levels over the next few years (Undergraduate, Masters, PhD), the School aims to equip students with the tools needed to succeed in an ever-evolving retail world,聽explains Charles de Brabant (BCom'83), Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative.

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.
If the industry is undergoing major transformation, it is also experiencing tremendous growth. One of the challenges, according to de Brabant, is that the change is occurring at such a fast pace. Today鈥檚 consumers are looking for efficiency and ease, along with an immersive and personalized experience; and some retailers simply do not have enough time to adapt.