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Professor Sebastien Betermier and his co-researchers published a paper on financial and environmental solutions for sustainable urban development. Canadian pension funds are doing something right, and they outline strategies for other funds and investors to follow suit.

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Throughout the pandemic, in-store technologies like price-check kiosks and self-checkout have created a more convenient shopping experience for consumers and provided retailers with greater access to valuable data on shopping habits. But consumers are concerned about privacy, and retailers may not have the necessary resources to purchase and upkeep in-store tech.

Professor Karl Moore discusses his recent research on how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced extroverted and introverted leadership styles. Most people slowly became ambiverts in lockdown, Professor Moore says, with extroverts learning how to be alone and introverts realizing how much they missed social interaction. When leaders on both sides of the social spectrum are forced to step outside their comfort zones, they bring a greater degree of empathy and collaboration to the workplace.

Retail experts like Charles de Brabant, Executive Director at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, are signaling the rise of revenge shopping, a phenomenon describing how consumers purchase more for pleasure as retailers re-open their doors to the public. Clothing retail will see a particular uptick in sales, de Brabant predicts, along with home decoration and renovation. But consumer behaviour continues to evolve in response to the pandemic, and retailers must be ready to adapt to budget, time, and safety concerns.