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Luxury

Louis Vuitton and Gucci to Open First Montreal Flagships

Royalmount, a forthcoming development in Montréal’s Midtown district, has also leased flagship spaces to Tiffany and RH.

Workplace & Talent

Aldo Group: In the Company of Kindness

On a trip to the Canadian city of Montréal, Aldo Bensadoun found himself fascinated by the city and its progressive, free spirited culture. The

Entrepreneurship

How I Am Building a Responsible Business: Kotn’s Rami Helali, Mackenzie Yeates and Benjamin Sehl

For many businesses, supporting a charitable cause is an afterthought. But the team behind Kotn are making their case that profit and purpose go hand in hand.

Retail

American Apparel's Owner May Pivot Permanently to Masks and Gowns

T-shirt maker Gildan sees significant opportunities supplying North American customers that have long relied on Asian imports.

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Sustainability

Want Les Essentiels Co-Founders Launch E-Commerce Platform For Ethical Homeware

Brothers Byron and Dexter Peart, who in 2017 exited the leather goods label they founded 10 years earlier, are launching a UN-backed online shop selling sustainable goods.

Retail

McGill University Opens Bensadoun School of Retail Management

The new school aims to address shifts in the retail landscape and consumer behaviour, from digital disruption and the rise of e-commerce to the coming of age of the millennial generation.

Luxury

Ssense’s Billion-Dollar Ambitions: More Than Hype

The e-tailer that pioneered selling luxury streetwear to millennials is opening a five-storey flagship in Montréal. The next challenge: building a billion-dollar global business while keeping its cool.

News & Analysis

Aldo Group Calls Off Camuto Group Acquisition

The Canadian footwear giant Aldo said both parties mutually decided not to pursue the transaction announced in August.

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News & Analysis

Want Les Essentiels Co-Founder Brothers Exit

Byron and Dexter Peart have sold their stake in Want, which comprises a leather goods company, a wholesale agency and retail store group.

Luxury

How m0851 Quietly Built a $25 Million Business

The Montreal-based leather goods brand m0851, which found success on its own terms with a commitment to detail, responsible growth and gut instinct, is courting investors.

News & Analysis

American Apparel Prepares to Relaunch Website

After buying the iconic LA brand for $88 million earlier this year, Gildan Activewear Inc. is now preparing to "re-energise" the label.

Retail

Amazon Goes North, Forcing Canada's Retailers Out of Hibernation

As Amazon steadily ramps up its own operations in Canada, local rivals are scrambling to avoid the same sort of fate that doomed many of their counterparts south of the border.