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Things are changing down at the supermarket
Things are changing down at the supermarket

Things are changing down at the supermarket

Date1/11/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Things are changing down at the supermarket. The advent of low-margin selling is most obvious at Loblaws; which has junked trading stamps; but it extends through the industry. Main reason: The price conscious consumer. Food firms are scurrying to take on non-food lines. Company shares have sagged.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0015235F
The name is changing at Steinberg's supermarkets in Ontario
The name is changing at Steinberg's supermarkets in Ontario
Griffin, Doug
1/13/1969
The stores. Those were the days, weren't they? Sausage at 10 cents a pound. Your own handy grocer to hand things down. [Incomplete]
The stores. Those were the days, weren't they? Sausage at 10 cents a pound. Your own handy grocer to hand things down. [Incomplete]
Darrell, Dick
1/8/1966
High cost of supermarket shopping isn't all attributable to food items
High cost of supermarket shopping isn't all attributable to food items
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
8/24/1971
Montreal supermarket cashier Lynne Bourgie passes food items over glass which reads pricing code on each article
Montreal supermarket cashier Lynne Bourgie passes food items over glass which reads pricing code on each article
Lennon, Frank
5/3/1975
Shoppers line up, above, at Knob Hill Farm, one of several supermarkets open on Sunday
Shoppers line up, above, at Knob Hill Farm, one of several supermarkets open on Sunday
Darrell, Dick
10/5/1975
He's taking a beating in the price war between the giant supermarkets, says grocer Jan Forrest, partner in store on Yonge St. in North York. He holds (...)
He's taking a beating in the price war between the giant supermarkets, says grocer Jan Forrest, partner in store on Yonge St. in North York. He holds (...)
Goode, Jeff
11/16/1970
There are new temptations ahead for the lady shopper in the friendly corner supermarket
There are new temptations ahead for the lady shopper in the friendly corner supermarket
Geo, Mario
4/17/1970
First Handicapped person to try out attachment for shopping carts, Elizabeth Condon McKenzie guides it around a supermarket yesterday. I think it's a (...)
First Handicapped person to try out attachment for shopping carts, Elizabeth Condon McKenzie guides it around a supermarket yesterday. I think it's a (...)
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
6/16/1977
Milk isn't the only thing you get a jug-milk outlet, as Deitmar Franke demonstrates in Leslie St
Milk isn't the only thing you get a jug-milk outlet, as Deitmar Franke demonstrates in Leslie St
Geo, Mario
10/10/1969
Throngs of serious bargain-hunters armed with credit cards and Christmas cash invade the Eaton Centre yesterday on a mission to seek and purchase marked-down shoes, electronics and leather jackets
Throngs of serious bargain-hunters armed with credit cards and Christmas cash invade the Eaton Centre yesterday on a mission to seek and purchase marked-down shoes, electronics and leather jackets
Stawicki, Andrew
12/27/1992
There's a store, In North York where salespeople sometimes knock down prices of goods and it still manages to stay in business. The Forget-Me-Not-Shop(...)
There's a store, In North York where salespeople sometimes knock down prices of goods and it still manages to stay in business. The Forget-Me-Not-Shop(...)
Goode, Jeff
4/18/1975
Pharmaceuticals Galore: A manufactureres' association official says Bill C-22 has kept prices down because producers know they'll have to contend eventually with a price monitoring board
Pharmaceuticals Galore: A manufactureres' association official says Bill C-22 has kept prices down because producers know they'll have to contend eventually with a price monitoring board
Beaty, Keith
2/9/1982