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Object of Growing consumer discontent, supermarket managers are ordinary men who buy their food at supermarkets
Object of Growing consumer discontent, supermarket managers are ordinary men who buy their food at supermarkets

Object of Growing consumer discontent, supermarket managers are ordinary men who buy their food at supermarkets

Date2/25/1975
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133596F
Metal Markets: Bill Mair, founder and president of Metal Supermarkets, cuts some of his own products. Sales this year are expected to top $5 million.
Metal Markets: Bill Mair, founder and president of Metal Supermarkets, cuts some of his own products. Sales this year are expected to top $5 million.
10/27/1990
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
Behind counter of his flagship Diana Sweets stores, company president George Boukydis ponders the future of his $6 million a year enterprise. Stores stopped selling candy some years ago when firm's key candy maker retired after 45 years of service. An adequate replacement was not found and now, says Boukydis, it's getting tough to find pastry cooks. The supermarkets are stealing what few there are left.
12/23/1977
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
12/22/1977
Careful shopper: Supermarkets using scanner computers and universal pricing codes are faster and more accurate, argues Bob McClelland, above, with checker Rosa Montesano
Careful shopper: Supermarkets using scanner computers and universal pricing codes are faster and more accurate, argues Bob McClelland, above, with checker Rosa Montesano
7/16/1980
Consumer advocate Prof. Jacob Ziegel, here with his student researchers, argues that supermarkets should be forced to print the price per ounce, or pound or gallon on items to help the consumer
Consumer advocate Prof. Jacob Ziegel, here with his student researchers, argues that supermarkets should be forced to print the price per ounce, or pound or gallon on items to help the consumer
2/11/1971
Food Stockings for sale in supermarkets
Food Stockings for sale in supermarkets
12/10/1996
The name is changing at Steinberg's supermarkets in Ontario
The name is changing at Steinberg's supermarkets in Ontario
1/13/1969
Computerized family menus available in metro supermarkets
Computerized family menus available in metro supermarkets
1/4/1971
A guide to gourds, Here is a rundown of the various types of squash in supermarkets
A guide to gourds, Here is a rundown of the various types of squash in supermarkets
11/4/1987
He's taking a beating in the price war between the giant supermarkets, says grocer Jan Forrest, partner in store on Yonge St. in North York. He holds (...)
He's taking a beating in the price war between the giant supermarkets, says grocer Jan Forrest, partner in store on Yonge St. in North York. He holds (...)
11/16/1970
Shoppers line up, above, at Knob Hill Farm, one of several supermarkets open on Sunday
Shoppers line up, above, at Knob Hill Farm, one of several supermarkets open on Sunday
10/5/1975
Pierre Lortie (L) Chairman Pronigo Supermarkets
Pierre Lortie (L) Chairman Pronigo Supermarkets
8/27/1985