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Growing business: St. Clair Paint and Wallpaper opened 20 stores last year, giving it 194 altogether. Most are franchised, but more than 50 are compan(...)

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Growing business: St. Clair Paint and Wallpaper opened 20 stores last year, giving it 194 altogether. Most are franchised, but more than 50 are compan(...)

Date2/6/1988

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Combs, Erin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Growing business: St. Clair Paint and Wallpaper opened 20 stores last year; giving it 194 altogether. Most are franchised; but more than 50 are company owned. The company says it intends to expand substantially in the Maritimes and into nearby states; but not into the large U.S. cities.

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