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No cushy job: Marty Silver, president of Bauhaus Designs, notices a change in the furniture buying habits of consumers
No cushy job: Marty Silver, president of Bauhaus Designs, notices a change in the furniture buying habits of consumers

No cushy job: Marty Silver, president of Bauhaus Designs, notices a change in the furniture buying habits of consumers

Date11/2/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0133750F
Help yourself: Dr, Norman Forman urges women clients to take a consumer's approach to buying psychiatric treatment
Help yourself: Dr, Norman Forman urges women clients to take a consumer's approach to buying psychiatric treatment
4/25/1979
Good deal: Sales manager Al Pountney of Gyro Mazda believes incentives for buying a car have increased to the point where consumers have it too good.
Good deal: Sales manager Al Pountney of Gyro Mazda believes incentives for buying a car have increased to the point where consumers have it too good.
10/9/1992
At work: For a top executive of a multi-million dollar business Marty Silver looks sort of informal surrounded by huge rolls of material used in his furniture business
At work: For a top executive of a multi-million dollar business Marty Silver looks sort of informal surrounded by huge rolls of material used in his furniture business
8/14/1984
Bad habits in pets are like bad habits in children, says veterinarian Gary Landsberg
Bad habits in pets are like bad habits in children, says veterinarian Gary Landsberg
2/21/1980
Off his feet: William Gerth, designer and vice-president of manufacturing at Waterloo Spring Co. Ltd., relaxes in one of his firm's products. His company, which designs and manufactures springs and mechanisms for furniture such as bed-chesterfields, displ
Off his feet: William Gerth, designer and vice-president of manufacturing at Waterloo Spring Co. Ltd., relaxes in one of his firm's products. His company, which designs and manufactures springs and mechanisms for furniture such as bed-chesterfields, displ
4/10/1982
Promotional pal: The fame and eating habits of other-worldy movie star E.T. have boosted the fortunes of the maker of Reese's Pieces. Hershey Canada president David Conn expects a 50-per-cent increase in the peanut butter flavored product for the rest of the year.
Promotional pal: The fame and eating habits of other-worldy movie star E.T. have boosted the fortunes of the maker of Reese's Pieces. Hershey Canada president David Conn expects a 50-per-cent increase in the peanut butter flavored product for the rest of the year.
8/19/1982
Butt out: Joe Leonituk, left, took exception to smoking habits of co-worker Karl McCarthy, right, so he doused the offending butt with a fire extinguisher, Provincial Court trial was told yesterday
Butt out: Joe Leonituk, left, took exception to smoking habits of co-worker Karl McCarthy, right, so he doused the offending butt with a fire extinguisher, Provincial Court trial was told yesterday
11/18/1987
Brew master of the Rotterdam brew pub on John St., Joel Manning, owes his job to the entrepreneurial drive of Allan Calford, right, who designs, builds and installs brewing systems throughout North America.
Brew master of the Rotterdam brew pub on John St., Joel Manning, owes his job to the entrepreneurial drive of Allan Calford, right, who designs, builds and installs brewing systems throughout North America.
1/12/1990
Twice the fun: Ken Christofi, owner of Toronto's Bauhaus night club and seen here with niece Tanna, 3, had his 1974. Beetle painted VW Bug blue (it was white), the same colour as the VW his father had when Christofi was a boy in Cyprus. His New Beetle, a turbodiesel model, is white. Chriscofi admits he loves the bells and whistles and comfort of the '90s remake.
Twice the fun: Ken Christofi, owner of Toronto's Bauhaus night club and seen here with niece Tanna, 3, had his 1974. Beetle painted VW Bug blue (it was white), the same colour as the VW his father had when Christofi was a boy in Cyprus. His New Beetle, a turbodiesel model, is white. Chriscofi admits he loves the bells and whistles and comfort of the '90s remake.
6/30/1998
Veteran Merchandiser Chuck Drury is heading an ambitious expansion in the catalogue showroom business by Shop-Rite, a division of Hudson's Bay Co. Sho-Rite will open 30 sales rooms next month, several in the Toronto area. More units under banners of Woolco, Cardinal and Consumers Distributing will push sales over $200 million.
Veteran Merchandiser Chuck Drury is heading an ambitious expansion in the catalogue showroom business by Shop-Rite, a division of Hudson's Bay Co. Sho-Rite will open 30 sales rooms next month, several in the Toronto area. More units under banners of Woolco, Cardinal and Consumers Distributing will push sales over $200 million.
8/29/1973
Barren times: Farmer Don Drake finds the market for his black sunflower seeds has dried up as consumers cut back.
Barren times: Farmer Don Drake finds the market for his black sunflower seeds has dried up as consumers cut back.
4/2/1992
U of T's Peter Dungan suggests letting consumers take $2,000 tax free out of plans such as RRSPs.
U of T's Peter Dungan suggests letting consumers take $2,000 tax free out of plans such as RRSPs.
11/29/1991