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About Archambault.ca

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Archambault, a world of culture and entertainment

Archambault, a cultural turning point in Quebec Archambault, a real world of culture, offers a broad spectrum of entertainment products for the whole family. With 15 stores and nearly 1,000 employees, Archambault, a Quebecor Media company, is the largest record store, the bookstore with the highest growth and widest selection of books, and the leading musical instrument and score retailer?in Québec. The company also carries a wide choice of DVDs, newspapers, magazines, office supplies, toys, video games and gift items. Digitally speaking, Archambault can be found at www.archambault.ca, the largest Francophone virtual store in North America and the music download leader in Québec; www.jelis.ca, the continent?s first Francophone digital bookstore; and www.coteblogue.ca, a cultural forum. Archambault?s Corporate & Institutional Services offers a line of cultural products to North American public and private institutions via archambault-sie.ca. Since its inception in 1896, Archambault has derived its vitality from direct contact with people. Its mission is to spread culture throughout the province. Over time, Archambault has developed special relationships with its customers, receiving the ADISQ Record Store of the Year Award 15 times. That?s in addition to occupying an enviable place among Québec?s most admired companies (Revue Commerce 2010 Survey).

Archambault. Dedicated to Québecers since 1896 Archambault was the brainchild of Edmond Archambault, who wanted to open a sheet music shop in 1896 at the corner of Montreal streets Saint-Hubert and Sainte-Catherine. In 1930, Edmund moved to the corner of streets Berri and Ste-Catherine, where he built a seven-storey building that he dubbed ?La maison de l'avenir? (The House of the Future). He was right: Today, this building is still Groupe Archambault?s headquarters. In 1947, he handed over the reins of business to his nephew, Rosaire. Rosaire, Jr. replaced his father as head of the company in 1988, embarking on an aggressive growth strategy that turns Archambault into superstore with an impressive selection of cultural products. In 1995, Archambault became a Quebecor Media company and is now a division of Groupe Archambault Inc.

Our Community Involvement

Our Community Involvement Because Archambault cares equally about the welfare and cultural development of the community at large, the company supports many humanitarian causes:

UNICEF Canada In July 2008, Archambault was awarded the ?Champion for Children? title for its steadfast commitment to this important cause. Archambault is one of only two companies in Canada to receive this recognition. Since 2001, Archambault has been involved with UNICEF?by selling the organization's products (greeting cards, games, toys), supporting its fundraising campaigns and promoting its programs to its customers. To donate to UNICEF or learn more about this humanitarian organization, visit www.unicef.ca.

The Literacy Foundation

Archambault has been associated with many Literacy Foundation activities, including a six-year joint campaign to recycle second-hand dictionaries. The campaign has distributed more than 5,000 used dictionaries to some 600 community organizations in Québec. From the beginning, Archambault has also been one of the bookstores participating in the Gift of Reading project, which strives to convey the magic of reading to children aged 0 to 12 years from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Since 1999, Archambault has collected thousands of new books for children through in-store promotions aimed at informing its customers about this cause. To get more information or donate to the Foundation, visit www.fondationalphabetisation.org.

Jour de la Terre (Earth Day)

As a Quebecor subsidiary, Archambault has participated in Earth Day activities since 2009, supporting many initiatives that have a positive impact on the environment. In addition to collecting old cell phones at its 15 branches through the Allo la Terre (Hello, Earth) program, Archambault is committed to charging its customers 5¢ per disposable bag and donating 5¢ for every reusable bag sold by Archambault. The proceeds are given to Jour de la Terre (Earth Day) and used to fund the Corridors verts (Green Corridors) program. The result? Tens of thousands of trees are planted in Québec every year. Since 2009, Archambault has reduced the consumption of disposable bags by about 25% through this initiative. Other activities are held during the year in support of the organization. This includes Lundis divertissants (Entertaining Mondays), which will soon allow Jour de la Terre to plant perennials in select areas. For more information on Jour de la Terre, visit www.jourdelaterre.org.

Sponsorship Request

To fulfill its commitments and mission, Groupe Archambault is pleased to support local cultural and entertainment events and organizations each year.

Due to the large, ever-increasing number of Groupe Archambault sponsorship requests, the company selects partnerships based on the following criteria: Groupe Archambault prioritizes sponsorships that expand the reach of local culture. The sponsorship request must clearly and distinctly show the sponsored event?s cultural aspects. Otherwise, Groupe Archambault will reject the project.

Sponsorship requests must be made in writing: