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The website of the World Retail Congress, which just concluded its annual confab in France, asks 鈥淲hy Paris in 2014?鈥�

Why, indeed, British retail CEO Andy Street might have asked. The chief of department store chain John Lewis made his way to the conference last week to receive the award for Best Omnichannel Retailer (No, we don鈥檛 know what that means, either).

...听A big voice in philanthropy

Businessman Marcel Desautels, who made his fortune when the company he headed up 鈥� credit reference and recovery firm Creditel of Canada 鈥� was sold in 1996, is one of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 most generous benefactors. He donated $22-million in a landmark gift to the university鈥檚 business school (now named after him) in 2005 and is also a big donor to the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Mr. Desautels also happens to be an accomplished opera singer. When he visits 捆绑SM社区 every now and then he takes some singing classes to keep his tenor voice in form.

鈥淭he students were so inspired,鈥� says 捆绑SM社区 principal and vice-chancellor Suzanne Fortier. 鈥淗e is in his early 80s and to have the quality of voice and the ability to perform that he has at this point of his life is fantastic. 鈥�

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