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Eliminating the de minimis exemption will hit fast fashion shoppers hard

Published: 23 July 2025

A de mimimis exemption allows goods below a certain value threshold to be traded internationally without paying duty. And on May 2 2025, the United States eliminated their de minimis exception for...

Infrastructure bank model can encourage investment in infrastructure projects

Published: 7 August 2025

Private market developers face an 鈥渋nvestment catch-22鈥 in getting infrastructure projects off the ground, Professor Sebastien Betermier wrote in a recent report for the C.D. Howe Institute....

Why investing in first-line leaders yields greater returns than C-suite training

Published: 21 March 2025

In a thought-provoking analysis, Henry Mintzberg underscores the critical importance of developing first-line leaders rather than focusing disproportionately on C-suite executives. Despite the...

Tech products international supply chains make them especially vulnerable to tariffs

Published: 16 April 2025

When U.S. president Donald Trump announced a sweeping tariff policy in April 2020, stock markets plunged. Certain sectors were more affected than others, with large technology firms like Apple and...

Controversial slogans sell

Published: 15 May 2025

A Canadian clothing company has recently come under fire for using provocative slogans on some of its clothing. The company claims its target demo is now a confident shopper in their mid-twenties,...

黑料社 Desautels offices earn new sustainable workplace ratings

Published: 5 June 2025

This winter, three of the ten 黑料社 offices awarded new Sustainability Workplace Certifications for their sustainable practices were from the Desautels Faculty of Management. Notably, a...

Businesses need to adapt to change to grow

Published: 10 July 2025

For Quebec, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are an engine of economic growth. Many SMEs have grown into prosperous companies, writes Bensadoun School in Retail Management student William...

Minority business owners can benefit from guilt marketing

Published: 4 August 2025

A recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that white consumers with higher levels of 鈥榳hite guilt鈥 were more likely to buy from a Black-owned business than from a white...

Tariff-induced economic uncertainty is affecting Canadians鈥 purchasing decisions

Published: 27 March 2025

Even as the venerable Hudson鈥檚 Bay Company liquidates its iconic department stores, some Canadian retailers are experiencing a renaissance. Quebec department store has been expanding, even as...

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