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Molson

Molson salutes the dépanneurs

Sid Lee

BronzeAToMiC ROI

Dépanneurs (Quebec’s version of a convenience store) are often neglected. To enhance Montreal’s urban landscape and celebrate its cultural heritage, Molson returned to its Export’s glory days. Working with Sid Lee, it developed unique branded identities for 25 storefronts, all inspired by the vintage look of the stubby bottle. Custom-made shop signs were created for each point-of-sale, and the buildings themselves were refurbished with. The team also created visuals that paid homage to the '70s “blue collar” aesthetics, style and architecture of Molson Export's heyday. Locals responded by buying more Export stubbies after the dramatic makeovers of their city's beloved dépanneurs.

Credits
Advertiser: Moslon Coors - Sophia Lal
Agency: Sid Lee
Executive creative director: Alex Bernier
Creative Director: Jean-François Dumais
Creative: Annick Tremblay-Meunier, Marc Lessard, Francis Levesque, Julien Poisson, Thierry Joannette-Langevin, Charles Connoue, Cloé Létourneau
Production: Marie-Pier Lavoie-Sigouin
Strategy: Elliott Altilia
Account Services: Kiara Wilson
Sid Lee Architecture: Andrea Vela-Jule, Alex Dimas
Videographer: Alex Miglierina, Charlie Marois, Olivier Jobin
Photographer: Thanh Pham
Sign production: Enseignes et Lettrage Robert
Lettering: Mr. Sign

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