Aldo Bensadoun founder of Aldo Groupe founded Spring in 1991 under the name Transit with locations primarily in Canada. With the expansion of the chain across the United States the name of some stores was changed to Transit Spring. By 2008 all the stores were renamed Spring.Aldo Bensadoun founder of Aldo Groupe founded Spring in 1991 under the name Transit with locations primarily in Canada. With the expansion of the chain across the United States the name of some stores was changed to Transit Spring. By 2008 all the stores were renamed Spring.