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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.

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.

Date10/9/1992
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  • 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.
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132310F
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      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.
      Faught, Ken
      12/9/1992
      Car sales manager Henry Turbis fears bad economic news from the auto industry is scaring people away from buying cars - making the industry's health even worse
      Car sales manager Henry Turbis fears bad economic news from the auto industry is scaring people away from buying cars - making the industry's health even worse
      Darrell, Dick
      2/13/1970
      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.
      Bull, Ron
      8/29/1973
      Consumers are finding the prices are just too good to ignore
      Consumers are finding the prices are just too good to ignore
      Power, Peter
      12/17/1992
      The restaurateur team of Michael Bonacini, left, Peter Oliver, Martin Kouprie and Peter Geary are eating up incentives from landlords eager for sueccessful restaurants to attract other tenants
      The restaurateur team of Michael Bonacini, left, Peter Oliver, Martin Kouprie and Peter Geary are eating up incentives from landlords eager for sueccessful restaurants to attract other tenants
      Faught, Ken
      3/14/1995
      David Collier, president of General Motors of Canada, says the auto industry's current sales slump is due to consumers' fears about the future rather (...)
      David Collier, president of General Motors of Canada, says the auto industry's current sales slump is due to consumers' fears about the future rather (...)
      Collier, David
      3/27/1975
      Sale! Sale! Sale! Shoppers check out goods in the window of a downtown leather store yesterday that was offering a no-tax incentive
      Sale! Sale! Sale! Shoppers check out goods in the window of a downtown leather store yesterday that was offering a no-tax incentive
      McConnell, Colin
      12/21/1991
      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
      Beaty, Keith
      11/2/1982
      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
      Ross, Fred
      4/25/1979
      Former car sales executive Barry Petherick recommends buying a car at the end of the month
      Former car sales executive Barry Petherick recommends buying a car at the end of the month
      Bock, Tony
      10/25/1992
      Sizzling soft-tops: U.S. convertible sales climbed 11.5 per cent last year. Mazda's Miata led the parade with 30,000 units sold, with the Chrysler LeBaron next
      Sizzling soft-tops: U.S. convertible sales climbed 11.5 per cent last year. Mazda's Miata led the parade with 30,000 units sold, with the Chrysler LeBaron next
      Mahler, John
      5/10/1992
      Rapidly expanding business is the premium and incentive industry whihc expects sales of $4
      Rapidly expanding business is the premium and incentive industry whihc expects sales of $4
      Darrell, Dick
      3/26/1974