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Come on in: Lawyer Don LeFeuvre runs the branch office of Somjen and Suter in the Simpsons-Sears store at Square One in Mississauga
Come on in: Lawyer Don LeFeuvre runs the branch office of Somjen and Suter in the Simpsons-Sears store at Square One in Mississauga

Come on in: Lawyer Don LeFeuvre runs the branch office of Somjen and Suter in the Simpsons-Sears store at Square One in Mississauga

Date6/4/1983
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129336F
Jack Barrow leaves management of Simpsons-Sears in the hands of 'a powerhouse'
Jack Barrow leaves management of Simpsons-Sears in the hands of 'a powerhouse'
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New wrinkle: Tom Royal of Sears introduces the merchandising giant's upscale answer to Cabbage Patch Kids -- Wrinkles the hound, a $500 item and one of a number of luxury gifts in Sears' biggest Christmas catalogue, unveiled yesterday
New wrinkle: Tom Royal of Sears introduces the merchandising giant's upscale answer to Cabbage Patch Kids -- Wrinkles the hound, a $500 item and one of a number of luxury gifts in Sears' biggest Christmas catalogue, unveiled yesterday
8/26/1985
Pilot Project at Simpsons-Sears allows certain customers like Mrs
Pilot Project at Simpsons-Sears allows certain customers like Mrs
11/28/1973
Catalogue orders telephoned into IBM computer are monitored at Simpsons-Sears by John Pritchard (left), project manager, and John Hobbs, operations an(...)
Catalogue orders telephoned into IBM computer are monitored at Simpsons-Sears by John Pritchard (left), project manager, and John Hobbs, operations an(...)
11/28/1973
Laying A Sidewalk--4 Storeys High, First of two 85-foot, 90-ton spans for a pedestrian walkway between the fourth floors of Simpsons-Sears mail order (...)
Laying A Sidewalk--4 Storeys High, First of two 85-foot, 90-ton spans for a pedestrian walkway between the fourth floors of Simpsons-Sears mail order (...)
7/15/1970
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Master planners: Harold Chmara, left, and Ted Hall are planning how Th Hudon's Bay Co. will implement the new federal sales tax throughout its retailing empire, including the flagship Simpsons store in down town Toronto, where 100 cas registers must be repogrammed.
12/7/1989
Cutthroat expansion: Traditional rivalry between Eaton's and Simpsons (Fred Eaton at left, Dick Davidson of Simpsons, above) dictates that you don't allow your rival to build unopposed. But Davidson admits the current all-out growth means the bottom line is being squeezed all over the place.
Cutthroat expansion: Traditional rivalry between Eaton's and Simpsons (Fred Eaton at left, Dick Davidson of Simpsons, above) dictates that you don't allow your rival to build unopposed. But Davidson admits the current all-out growth means the bottom line is being squeezed all over the place.
8/12/1981
It seems different, more glitzy and filled with more merchandise than your basic Sears store,'
It seems different, more glitzy and filled with more merchandise than your basic Sears store,'
9/1/1992
Wreckage of Sears store lies in Port Hope street
Wreckage of Sears store lies in Port Hope street
3/23/1980
Randy McRoberts, who runs Toronto branch of Self-Counsel Press, shows some of the books his firm publishes the help laymen interpret some of the simpler facets of law
Randy McRoberts, who runs Toronto branch of Self-Counsel Press, shows some of the books his firm publishes the help laymen interpret some of the simpler facets of law
6/22/1972
The Cowiesons: Brian, left, runs Cowleso's Meats, on Yonge St. With him are Jennifer,18, dad, Gordon, who opened store in 1939.
The Cowiesons: Brian, left, runs Cowleso's Meats, on Yonge St. With him are Jennifer,18, dad, Gordon, who opened store in 1939.
2/16/1990
Tofu very much: Dickson Chu, who runs the Fong On Foods store in Kensington Market, has been making tofu for more than 40 years.
Tofu very much: Dickson Chu, who runs the Fong On Foods store in Kensington Market, has been making tofu for more than 40 years.
9/4/1992