Aldo: What went wrong?

A BRIEF TIMELINE
1972: Aldo Bensadoun, son of a shoe merchant, founded Aldo Shoes as a footwear concession within a chain of fashion boutiques in Montreal, Canada.
1978: The first standalone Aldo store opened on St Catherine Street in Montreal, ending the practice of leased departments within the chain of clothing fashion boutiques.
1985: Aldo became the first retailer to team up with an AIDS charity with its new ‘ight AIDS campaign to support the fight against the illness.
1991: Aldo