ALDO Group

ALDO Group

The Aldo Group is a Canadian corporation that owns and operates a worldwide chain of shoe and accessory stores. The company was founded by Aldo Bensadoun in Montreal, Quebec, in 1972 where its corporate headquarters remain today. It has grown to become a worldwide corporation, with nearly 1600 stores under 5 retail banners: Aldo, Call It Spring/Spring, Little Burgundy and Globo. There are also Aldo Accessories, Aldo Outlet, Aldo Liquidation, Spring Liquidation, and clearance stores. Stores in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland are owned by the Group, while international stores are franchised. The company once operated the now closed or re-branded banners Simard & Voyer, Christian Shoes, Access, Pegabo, Transit, Stoneridge, Locale, Feetfirst and FIRST (which was the American version of Feetfirst). The number of employees at Aldo has increased tremendously, and presently employs over 15,000 people with 4,000 them being in Quebec.

On March 13, 2012 the Aldo Group signed on with Madonna to produce the Truth or Dare by Madonna fashion line. This footwear will be launched in August 2012, at Macy’s, Nordstrom, Selfridges, ASOS.com, The Bay, Little Burgundy and Capezio.