By Katie Davis B rowns Shoes is a family-owned business, founded in 1940 in Montreal by Benjamin Brownstein. The company is now a third-generation run business with its stores feature designer brands as well as in-house brands includingMimosa, Browns Couture, TheWishbone Collection, Luca Del Forte, Intensi and B2. Montreal-based multi-brand footwear retailer announced that it will continue to expand throughout Canada over the next several years, which is something to get excited about for consumer and market analysts. Brown Shoes, is an amazing Canadian business success story, with the brand now operat- ing stores coast-to-coast from Vancouver to Halifax. At a time when a lot of retailers, like Staples are downsiz- ing their brick and mortar operations it is great to see that Browns Shoes is seeking management and other staff as part of its expansion which, according to a company rep-
resentative, could see more than 25 stores open between now and the year 2020.
Browns Shoes already operates 55 stores in Canada, including 43 Browns stores, seven B2 by Browns stores, and five Browns Outlets. According to Vice President of Sales, David Brownstein the company will open between 8 and 10 Canadian loca- tions in 2016 with an eye on the Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver markets. Brownstein did not reveal exact locations, as a number of sites are still under negotiation. Brownstein further revealed that the company will open between four and six new Canadian locations each year in the years 2017 to 2020. This is great news for shoppers and job seekers alike.
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JULY 2016 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
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