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Brave front: Frank Oppedisano has cut expenses and hopes to boost sales with lower prices
Brave front: Frank Oppedisano has cut expenses and hopes to boost sales with lower prices

Brave front: Frank Oppedisano has cut expenses and hopes to boost sales with lower prices

Date6/16/1982
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Hopes for future: Hamilton Stelco plant is still loser, but gains in sales and steel prices are seen as cause for cautious optimism among officials
Hopes for future: Hamilton Stelco plant is still loser, but gains in sales and steel prices are seen as cause for cautious optimism among officials
10/28/1981
AMC blows its top: The '85 convertible Renault Alliance was unveiled yesterday, a larger-engined model AMC president Maurice Fertey thinks will help boost company sales. It has a 1.7 litre engine that will also be standard in Encore GS and Alliance Limite
AMC blows its top: The '85 convertible Renault Alliance was unveiled yesterday, a larger-engined model AMC president Maurice Fertey thinks will help boost company sales. It has a 1.7 litre engine that will also be standard in Encore GS and Alliance Limite
9/19/1984
Joseph Bobyk sits in front of a gift boutique in his Avenue Rd. beauty salon which is designed to boost sales and increase service. [Incompelte]
Joseph Bobyk sits in front of a gift boutique in his Avenue Rd. beauty salon which is designed to boost sales and increase service. [Incompelte]
8/10/1970
Simple solution: Al Pountney, sales manager of Gyro Mazda, believes manufacturers should drop prices rather than offer various incentives.
Simple solution: Al Pountney, sales manager of Gyro Mazda, believes manufacturers should drop prices rather than offer various incentives.
12/9/1992
Brian Doe, 29-year-old Briton, heads the British Ever Ready Co.'s assault on the Canadian battery market - estimated at $40 million a year. Doe, backed by a hefty advertising budget, hopes to capture 25 percent of battery sales in this country within five years. Growth rate in demand is about 8 per cent annually.
Brian Doe, 29-year-old Briton, heads the British Ever Ready Co.'s assault on the Canadian battery market - estimated at $40 million a year. Doe, backed by a hefty advertising budget, hopes to capture 25 percent of battery sales in this country within five years. Growth rate in demand is about 8 per cent annually.
10/29/1969
Richard Summerfeldt, head of a Canadian-based international rent-a-brain company, hopes he'll hit $100 million in sales by 1975
Richard Summerfeldt, head of a Canadian-based international rent-a-brain company, hopes he'll hit $100 million in sales by 1975
7/8/1971
He's available for hire as a male escort at $100 an evening plus expenses
He's available for hire as a male escort at $100 an evening plus expenses
6/22/1978
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
12/21/1987
He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
4/11/1984
John Lacey: Scott's president vows to cut store prices if poultry cost falls.
John Lacey: Scott's president vows to cut store prices if poultry cost falls.
8/30/1990
Research at sale prices: James McPherson, chief executive of the Canadian Industrial Innovation Centre, says the government forces university research institutions to charge too little for services
Research at sale prices: James McPherson, chief executive of the Canadian Industrial Innovation Centre, says the government forces university research institutions to charge too little for services
7/19/1984
All Ready: Toronto retailer Alan Goouch has computers and software in place that will automatically calculate the new federal sales tax and Ontario sales tax on goods sold at his four clothing stores
All Ready: Toronto retailer Alan Goouch has computers and software in place that will automatically calculate the new federal sales tax and Ontario sales tax on goods sold at his four clothing stores
11/16/1999