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How sweet it is: Owners of their own shoe store once again, George and Audrey Starr serve customer Joseph Carneiro
How sweet it is: Owners of their own shoe store once again, George and Audrey Starr serve customer Joseph Carneiro

How sweet it is: Owners of their own shoe store once again, George and Audrey Starr serve customer Joseph Carneiro

Date1/19/1977
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134318F
Yardstick of customer faith is measured by the foot, Harry and Lola Roth, who operate Lola's Shoe House, one of Metro's few ramining Independent shoe stores, have a longtime faithful cilentele and many mail-order customers across the country
Yardstick of customer faith is measured by the foot, Harry and Lola Roth, who operate Lola's Shoe House, one of Metro's few ramining Independent shoe stores, have a longtime faithful cilentele and many mail-order customers across the country
10/30/1992
Beans bonanza: A customer (top) picks over the bean bins at Casa Acorean while owner's son John Pavao breaks out a sack.
Beans bonanza: A customer (top) picks over the bean bins at Casa Acorean while owner's son John Pavao breaks out a sack.
4/3/1980
Still lean and tought at 74, Frank Bazos (left), chairman of Beeker Milk Co. Ltd., helps manager Andrew Karastamatis to serve customer in store on Toronto's Bedford Rd. Becker chain, biggest convenience-style grocer in Ontario, opened 500th store this week.
Still lean and tought at 74, Frank Bazos (left), chairman of Beeker Milk Co. Ltd., helps manager Andrew Karastamatis to serve customer in store on Toronto's Bedford Rd. Becker chain, biggest convenience-style grocer in Ontario, opened 500th store this week.
1/7/1976
Vet and pet: Dr. Donald MacDonald warns pet owners against believing all those rumors about animals. Here he smiles at a stray six-week-old puppy, brought in with an injured eye and now in good shape again.
Vet and pet: Dr. Donald MacDonald warns pet owners against believing all those rumors about animals. Here he smiles at a stray six-week-old puppy, brought in with an injured eye and now in good shape again.
7/22/1983
Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.
Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.
1/29/1989
Repair man: Good old shoe polish is the cheapest way to extend the life of footwear, says Peter George, owner of Market Square Shoe Service. He has been in business for 23 years.
Repair man: Good old shoe polish is the cheapest way to extend the life of footwear, says Peter George, owner of Market Square Shoe Service. He has been in business for 23 years.
2/8/1989
Identical twins Michael and Martin McNamara, co-owners of the Twin Dragon Kung-Fu Club wear navy blue blazers and gray slacks from the Short Man, a store a 545 Queen St
Identical twins Michael and Martin McNamara, co-owners of the Twin Dragon Kung-Fu Club wear navy blue blazers and gray slacks from the Short Man, a store a 545 Queen St
6/29/1978
Craziness pays: At first, Hy Lewis thought his daughter was crazy to buy out his old stores' owners
Craziness pays: At first, Hy Lewis thought his daughter was crazy to buy out his old stores' owners
3/20/1983
A gamble: Gus Fisher will have to wait a year before he knows whether he ows this three storey store on Queen St. W. near Dufferin one of three properties he bought at a tax sale yesterday for $28,000. The owners can reclaim them by paying teh taxes, with
A gamble: Gus Fisher will have to wait a year before he knows whether he ows this three storey store on Queen St. W. near Dufferin one of three properties he bought at a tax sale yesterday for $28,000. The owners can reclaim them by paying teh taxes, with
2/1/1981
Ways to cheat: Geoffrey Hale, policy director for the Canadian Organization of Small Businesses, says store owners can evade the tax man by ringing up no sale and pocketing the cash
Ways to cheat: Geoffrey Hale, policy director for the Canadian Organization of Small Businesses, says store owners can evade the tax man by ringing up no sale and pocketing the cash
3/19/1982
Yahya' Coovadia: After 22 years as a convenience store owner, he's thinking of installing an electronic door to better screen late-night customers.
Yahya' Coovadia: After 22 years as a convenience store owner, he's thinking of installing an electronic door to better screen late-night customers.
2/23/1993
Clean sweep: George Moffat, president of Halo Enterprises, holds the kit his company is retailing for dog owners to help them clean up after their pets
Clean sweep: George Moffat, president of Halo Enterprises, holds the kit his company is retailing for dog owners to help them clean up after their pets
6/24/1985