Commercial streets

Neighbourhood commerce

A commercial street generally consists of at least 50 businesses located in a specific street section. Commercial streets in Montréal are represented by merchants’ associations in 16 different boroughs.

Of course, commercial rents in commercial streets largely depend on location and customer traffic. In its comparative study of fashion-oriented commercial streets, Colliers International presented the following data for 2009:

Documents

Best practices

• Survey of best practices from retail associations and business development corporations (in French)
  [498 KB - 49 pages]
• Guide to best practices from retail associations and business development corporations (in French)
  This guide, based on interviews and reviews of relevant literature, offers tips for creating a successful retail association or business development corporation. Several elements are examined, including governance, management, member relations, publicity, mobilization and partnerships.
  [204 KB - 11 pages]
  

Retail associations

• Guide to local advertising and promotional strategies (in French)
  This guide presents basic principles for leaders of retail association and other businesspeople to maximize the effectiveness of collective advertising placement through customized planning as well as promotional and advertising strategies.
  [1.4 MB - 44 pages]

• Analysis of advantages and impacts of structured retail associations and business development corporations (in French)
  [418 KB - 42 pages]
• Guide to index rating of retail associations and business development corporations (in French)
  This analysis presents the main steps to creating a successful retail association and the impact that these associations, whether volunteer organizations or business development corporations, have on businesses and their environment.
  [107 KB - 6 pages]
• Index rating of retail associations and local development corporations (in French)
  Index rating of elements that contribute to successful commercial revitalization – Original file available upon request. Several action items are presented in the form of a chart. The chart is a model that can be adapted to local retail associations. It presents an overview of the progress of a commercial revitalization project.
  [29 KB - 2 pages]

Revitalizing commercial streets

• Case study of a commercial revitalization project (in French)
  The case study evaluates citizens ’ perceptions of a commercial revitalization project. A survey was used to gauge citizens’ level of satisfaction and the elements of commercial revitalization that are the most successful in drawing the public to traditional business districts.
  [2,95 MB - 48 pages]
  
• Index rating of retail associations and business development corporations (in French)
  Index rating of elements that contribute to successful commercial revitalization – Original file available upon request. Several action items are presented in the form of a chart. The chart is a model that can be adapted to local retail associations and presents an overview of the progress of a commercial revitalization project.
  [118 KB - 4 pages]