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Elliott Milstein, manager of Fleet Books, displays some of his best sellers
Elliott Milstein, manager of Fleet Books, displays some of his best sellers

Elliott Milstein, manager of Fleet Books, displays some of his best sellers

Date2/21/1979
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0130939F
Cigar seller: Tom Hinds displays a box of Cuban cigars outside his tabacco shop on Avenue Rd.
Cigar seller: Tom Hinds displays a box of Cuban cigars outside his tabacco shop on Avenue Rd.
6/4/1988
On the move: Martin Cutler, general manager of Fleet Books, is looking forward to hooking more non-readers. Now comprising five stores, the small book-store chain is gearing up for a major expansion drive that will elevant it to a national chain in the league of Classics, W. H. Smith and Coles.
On the move: Martin Cutler, general manager of Fleet Books, is looking forward to hooking more non-readers. Now comprising five stores, the small book-store chain is gearing up for a major expansion drive that will elevant it to a national chain in the league of Classics, W. H. Smith and Coles.
8/14/1979
Custom cut: Arthur Frderico, Toronto branch manager for Reilly Lock, displays some of the locks and keys his company offers including an $8 pick-proof deadbolt. Reilly's sales which last year reached $1.5 million are on the increase this year as homowners
Custom cut: Arthur Frderico, Toronto branch manager for Reilly Lock, displays some of the locks and keys his company offers including an $8 pick-proof deadbolt. Reilly's sales which last year reached $1.5 million are on the increase this year as homowners
7/29/1982
Mortgage squeeze: Barbara Frank, top, and hot dog sellers Andy and Mary Elmitropoulos are feeling the pressure of high mortgate rates.
Mortgage squeeze: Barbara Frank, top, and hot dog sellers Andy and Mary Elmitropoulos are feeling the pressure of high mortgate rates.
4/20/1990
Ernest Griffith, executive director of Toronto's World Trade Centre, wants to bring buyers and sellers of the world together
Ernest Griffith, executive director of Toronto's World Trade Centre, wants to bring buyers and sellers of the world together
12/23/1977
Listening in: Harold Sellers is president of a club that includes more than 500 members in Ontario and 200 others in the rest of Canada and the U
Listening in: Harold Sellers is president of a club that includes more than 500 members in Ontario and 200 others in the rest of Canada and the U
1/5/1988
Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
1/26/1982
Edible bargains: John Pander, senior vice-president of retail operations for Dominion Stores, displays the wares at his firm's first Best For less store in the Toronto area which opens today
Edible bargains: John Pander, senior vice-president of retail operations for Dominion Stores, displays the wares at his firm's first Best For less store in the Toronto area which opens today
3/15/1982
Best books: Owner Richard Bachmann stands in his Burlington book store, Different Drummer Books, which has a reputation as one of the best book stores in Canada.
Best books: Owner Richard Bachmann stands in his Burlington book store, Different Drummer Books, which has a reputation as one of the best book stores in Canada.
11/12/1987
185 homes a month: Gord Thompson, Oshawa CMHC manager, displays another condominium townhouse sold by the government agency
185 homes a month: Gord Thompson, Oshawa CMHC manager, displays another condominium townhouse sold by the government agency
5/15/1981
Best customer of North York Library's Mobile Outreach service is 60-year-old heart victim Hyman Ser, being shown some books by librarian Chris Baird, who is in charge of the service
Best customer of North York Library's Mobile Outreach service is 60-year-old heart victim Hyman Ser, being shown some books by librarian Chris Baird, who is in charge of the service
12/28/1976
Sartorial splendor: Milton Eugene, owner of Eugene Manufacturing, displays some of the ties he has produced for 660 companies in Canada. Eugene says sales are up 30 per cent this year and he plans to expand by opening outlets in Atlanta and Dallas next ye
Sartorial splendor: Milton Eugene, owner of Eugene Manufacturing, displays some of the ties he has produced for 660 companies in Canada. Eugene says sales are up 30 per cent this year and he plans to expand by opening outlets in Atlanta and Dallas next ye
12/16/1982