Gisèle Bachand

Remembering Gisèle Bachand, 1926-2019: The founder and “essence” of Boutique Hors-taxes de Philipsburg passed away in March

As many of our readers may know, Gisèle Bachand, founder of duty free store Boutique Hors-taxes de Philipsburg in Quebec, Canada, passed away on March 7th at the age of 92. The amazing Gisèle opened the Philipsburg duty free store in 1988 at the age of 63–operating as president and buyer for more than 23 years. As […]