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There are new temptations ahead for the lady shopper in the friendly corner supermarket
There are new temptations ahead for the lady shopper in the friendly corner supermarket

There are new temptations ahead for the lady shopper in the friendly corner supermarket

Date4/17/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: There are new temptations ahead for the lady shopper in the friendly corner supermarket. In some stores; Dominion Stores grocery chain is adding lamps; dresses; costume jewelry; footwear; hardware; and so on; to the items you can drop into the buggy enroute to the checkout. This is the new shoe department (left) and hardware at the supermarket on Ellesmere Ave.; Scarborough. New shopping centre is the first introduced by Dominion; largest chain of supermarkets.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015216F
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