/grc/taxonomy/term/29/all en /grc/article/retail/full-circle-circular-economy-case-competition-names-winnder <p>After 6 weeks of virtual competition, 15 student teams from 6 countries convened at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº in Montreal, Canada for the Finals Weekend of the Global Retail Challenge.<br /> <br /> Students who arrived early got the chance to visit local hotspot, Foodchain, a vegan restaurant designed for efficiency to hear about Foodchain’s unique origin and operating model from Jean-Francois Saine. Next, they stopped by Lole, where they heard from the chief operating officer, Nicholas Beetz, about the company’s culture and their focus on sustainability.<br /> <br /></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2019 19:28:44 +0000 Katie Nicholos, Manager, Sustainability and Innovation, RILA 676 at /grc /grc/article/retail/financial-case-circular-economy <p>This is the sixth in a series of updates from the 2019 Global Retail Challenge, a seven-week design thinking case competition featuring student teams from around the world. <br /> <br /> This week’s assignment offered the students the opportunity to take a hard look at the financial case underlying their project ideas. The goal of each team was to ensure that an adequate financial business model was in place to support their proposed plans. Students were reminded that it is possible to develop a good idea that creates value but may not be financially sustainable over time. <br /> <br /></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2019 19:24:24 +0000 Katie Nicholos, Manager, Sustainability and Innovation, RILA 675 at /grc /grc/article/retail/mapping-circular-economy-business-model <p>This is the fifth in a series of updates from the 2019 Global Retail Challenge, a seven-week design thinking case competition featuring student teams from around the world. <br /> <br /></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2019 19:22:36 +0000 Katie Nicholos, Manager, Sustainability and Innovation, RILA 674 at /grc /grc/article/retail/big-ideas-power-circular-economy <p>This is the fourth in a series of updates from the 2019 Global Retail Challenge, a seven-week design thinking case competition featuring student teams from around the world. Learn more here.<br /> <br /></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2019 19:20:50 +0000 Katie Nicholos, Manager, Sustainability and Innovation, RILA 673 at /grc /grc/article/retail/stakeholder-engagement-design-thinking <p>This week’s assignment was designed to give students an opportunity to learn from stakeholders. This step helps the students arrive at solutions that work for everyone. It also accelerates their exposure to design opportunities that they might never have imagined and helps them challenge assumptions they may unknowingly hold. Each student was required to interview one stakeholder from across their project’s value chain; teams then summarized their learnings in the form of user-centered posters.<br />  <br /></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2019 19:17:23 +0000 Katie Nicholos, Manager, Sustainability and Innovation, RILA 672 at /grc /grc/article/retail/kicking-2019-global-retail-challenge <p>RILA and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº kicked off the Global Retail Challenge on Wednesday, September 26, 2019 with the support of seven sponsors – Accenture, Walgreens, UL, Columbia Sportswear, Qurate Retail Group, Nordstrom Inc., and lululemon. We are thrilled to report that we have 92 students representing 16 teams from 4 continents participating in the competition.<br />  <br /></p> Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:22:13 +0000 Katie Nicholos, Manager, Sustainability and Innovation, RILA 666 at /grc /grc/article/retail/value-chain-analysis-circular-economy-0 <p>This is the second in a series of updates from the 2019 Global Retail Challenge, a seven-week design thinking case competition featuring student teams from around the world. Learn more here.<br /> <br /></p> Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:27:27 +0000 Katie Nicholos, Manager, Sustainability and Innovation, RILA 665 at /grc /grc/article/retail/q2-2-lessons-learned-2018-global-retail-challenge <p>RILA and Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s Global Retail Challenge, a unique student case competition designed to teach students new methods of thinking as they look to advance the retail industry, is gearing up for its second year.<br />  <br /> Jamila Hadri and her team from Ecole Des Ponts Business School were one of three graduate MBA Programs to participate in last year's Global Retail Challenge.</p> Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:03:13 +0000 Katie Nicholos, Manager, Sustainability and Innovation 652 at /grc /grc/article/interview-faith-knox <p><b>Q. What attracted you to apply and participate in the Global Retail Challenge?</b></p> Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:48:22 +0000 Katie Nicholos, Manager, Sustainability and Innovation 649 at /grc