±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą News - Aldo Bensadoun /channels/news_feeds/all/term/Aldo%20Bensadoun/rss en Aldo Bensadoun gives master class at Bensadoun School of Retail Management /channels/channels/news/aldo-bensadoun-gives-master-class-bensadoun-school-retail-management-343381 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/aldo-bensadoun">Aldo Bensadoun</a> began his career at a chemical company, but that didn’t align with his values – or his vision. The entrepreneur launched ALDO in 1972, with a vision of love, respect, and integrity. Fifty years later, the company has more than 3,000 stores around the world.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/aldo-master-class-470x311.jpg?itok=l2iXzatl" width="160" height="106" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:50:48 +0000 webfull 184357 at /channels Shoe design courses are a first for Quebec /channels/channels/news/shoe-design-courses-are-first-quebec-295976 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Beginning in August 2019, Lasalle College students will be able to learn about designing a shoe collection thanks to a new partnership with ALDO Group – an initiative that is close to the heart of the <strong>Bensadoun </strong>family.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/201904/03/01-5220794-une-premiere-formation-en-design-de-chaussures-au-quebec.php" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/aldo-bensadoun-400x600.jpg?itok=Glp56HDi" width="160" height="240" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:13:25 +0000 webfull 148011 at /channels Nine retail predictions that might surprise you /channels/channels/news/nine-retail-predictions-might-surprise-you-292591 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>With 2019 on the horizon, <i>Forbes</i> has compiled a list of nine emerging retail trends to look out for; one of which will include the rise of the circular economy across operations, according to <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/aldo-bensadoun"><strong>Aldo Bensadoun</strong></a> (BCom’64), Executive Chairman and Founder of The Aldo Group Inc.</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanpearson/2018/12/12/9-off-the-radar-retail-predictions-for-2019/#74efe17462cf" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/aldo-bensadoun-72dpi-471x600-1.jpg?itok=mGnH_ILs" width="160" height="204" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:42:24 +0000 webfull 144268 at /channels The timely introduction of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management /channels/channels/news/timely-introduction-bensadoun-school-retail-management-291857 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On the occasion of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management’s inauguration, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/aldo-bensadoun">Aldo Bensadoun</a> (BCom’64) sits down with <i>BNN Bloomberg</i> to explore how retailers can better serve today’s consumer, as well as the interdisciplinary approach that the new school will take to respond to challenges in the retail world.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canada/video/mcgill-launches-school-of-retail-management~1542101" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/aldo-bensadoun-470.jpg?itok=i3Qs93D8" width="160" height="106" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:48:49 +0000 webfull 143422 at /channels A new retail school at ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą, a game-changer for the world /channels/channels/news/new-retail-school-mcgill-game-changer-world-291856 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The inauguration of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management took place on November 16, 2018.</p> <p>In the presence of the School’s founding partners, government dignitaries, and leadership from ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ąâ€™s community, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/aldo-bensadoun">Aldo Bensadoun</a> (BCom’64) shared his vision for the school as one that will reinvent the playbook for retailers worldwide.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/bensadoun-school-retail-management-sherbrooke-mctavish-1085x688-4.jpg?itok=0tEu5OXg" width="160" height="101" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:43:02 +0000 webfull 143421 at /channels What the Bensadoun School of Retail Management will bring /channels/channels/news/what-bensadoun-school-retail-management-will-bring-291798 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>With the official launch of the<strong> Bensadoun School of Retail Management (BSRM)</strong>, <i>The Business of Fashion</i> explores how the new school will address the dramatic shifts in the retail landscape through a highly interdisciplinary approach.</p> <p>“The school will give a new playbook to the retailer in order to win,” said <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/aldo-bensadoun"><strong>Aldo Bensadoun</strong></a> (BCom’64). “And today, I think every retailer needs a new playbook.”</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/icon-bsrm-340x340.png?itok=Ta6Qf1er" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:01:49 +0000 webfull 143360 at /channels Open for Business: ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ąâ€™s Bensadoun School of Retail Management dedicated to the future of retail /channels/channels/news/open-business-mcgill-universitys-bensadoun-school-retail-management-dedicated-future-retail-291784 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3>Interdisciplinary teaching and research hub equips next generation of leaders to promote sustainable retail practices</h3> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/bensadoun-rendering-nov-2018.png?itok=NuCwGJut" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:30:10 +0000 webfull 143341 at /channels Open for Business: ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ąâ€™s Bensadoun School of Retail Management dedicated to the future of retail /channels/channels/news/open-business-mcgill-universitys-bensadoun-school-retail-management-dedicated-future-retail-291750 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>At a time of significant transformation in the retail industry worldwide, the newly opened Bensadoun School of Retail Management (BSRM) at ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą will act as a hub in the heart of Montreal for students, researchers and practitioners to work collaboratively towards addressing the host of real-world challenges facing retailers today. An interdisciplinary, ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą-looking school dedicated to all facets of the retail industry, its researchers will focus on fostering sustainable consumption and healthy societies.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/bensadoun-rendering.png?itok=cB9-d0JM" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:17:15 +0000 webfull 143339 at /channels ALDO Group mixes shoes and social justice /channels/channels/news/aldo-group-mixes-shoes-and-social-justice-290175 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>With shoe stores in more than 100 countries, ALDO Group is the first fashion footwear company to offset all of its carbon emissions - and is proud of it.</p> <p>CEO David Bensadoun traces the company’s strong social conscience back to his father, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/aldo-bensadoun"><strong>Aldo Bensadoun</strong></a> (BCom’64) who founded the company decades ago.</p> <p><a href="https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/were-in-a-street-fight-why-aldos-ceo-thinks-a-climate-strategy-will-help-him-win">Read more</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/icon-bcom-340.jpg?itok=QlKR5z_R" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:49:51 +0000 webfull 141499 at /channels It’s full speed ahead for the Bensadoun Retail Initiative /channels/channels/news/its-full-speed-ahead-bensadoun-retail-initiative-286628 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Almost one year since the Bensadoun Family Foundation announced the landmark gift to ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą of $25 million, the proposed <strong>Bensadoun School of Retail Management </strong>has received official approval from the University as of March.</p> <p>According to Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/saibal-ray"><strong>Saibal Ray</strong></a>, Academic Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative, “We see ourselves as having a unique opportunity to do something on a global level that can differentiate us.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/saibal-ray-400-2.jpg?itok=LWp2OzQe" width="160" height="240" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:32:23 +0000 webfull 137363 at /channels