Most of them are small independent companies by local entrepreneurs for the Association professionnelle des gens d'affaires de Hull.

However, in recent years, their number dropped because of the development of the Plateau de la Capitale commercial district in which big-box stores have been built and because of the booming residential development in the area, which drove away many customers from the Saint Joseph commercial strip.

At the road's southern end is the Salaberry Armoury, with a militia from the Hull regiment, and the Parc des Chars de Combat.

The first is Les Galeries de Hull, built in 1972 and owned by Ivanhoé Cambridge, which includes 75 stores.

Drivers heading to Highway 5 often block the intersection, which results lengthy delays on Saint-Joseph northbound.