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Early shoppers: The Eaton Centre is dressed in its Christmas garb waiting for the siege - but will it come? Some analysts believe that, despite the market blues, sales will be buoyant
Early shoppers: The Eaton Centre is dressed in its Christmas garb waiting for the siege - but will it come? Some analysts believe that, despite the market blues, sales will be buoyant

Early shoppers: The Eaton Centre is dressed in its Christmas garb waiting for the siege - but will it come? Some analysts believe that, despite the market blues, sales will be buoyant

Date11/20/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Early shoppers: The Eaton Centre is dressed in its Christmas garb waiting for the siege - but will it come? Some analysts believe that, despite the market blues, sales will be buoyant.
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