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MARLENE BUCK likes the
pleasant surprise she found
waiting for her when Dave
Buck Ford resuaned opening
Sundays four weeks ago to-
day.

Not only did the custom.
ers show up but they were
buyers, something that
hadn't been expected based
on the car dealership's
previous experience with
Sunday openings,

“fe was a very nice sur-
prise.” says Buck, one of the
few women managing a large
scale dealership anywhere in
Canada.

The Marine Drive deaier-
ship) was open Sundays
asrecently as the fall of
1984 but at thar time, says
Buck, the dealership was one
of the few places open for
business and there were few

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shoppers making the rounds.

The rapid change in the
Sunday situation since then
— particularly through the
Christmas period — has
changed all dia Capilano
Malt, which is adjacent to
Dave Buck. hit remained
open and thav’s helping out
across the street.

“Business ts such im.
proved (over fast fall.” says
Buck. "The biggest: chance
has been the fuct rhiat buyers
tre showing up. [1 the past,
we sould find people doing
their looking on Sundays
and then coming back Mon-
day or Tuesday to make
their deal. So far, we're hav-
ing buyers Sunday."*

The Sunday opening, in
fact, may have forced
changes in the entire week at
Dave Buck. Where once
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Wednesday were the busy
days. Buck says they are
finding business is heaviest
Thursdays through Sundays.
She agrees that people tay
have pushed their browsing
time back from Sunday to
Thursday because they now
know they have Sunday to
finalize a deal and = drive
away ina new or used car,

“d's quite a change for
us," Buck says, “basically
we're selling on those four
days.”*

Buck is a firm believer in
Sunday shopping and Says
she finds Sundays the onty
day when she personally
finds time to shap.

“It was a good decision
(to reopen on Sundays),”
Buck says. “Our sales staff
is quite delighted to be open
on Sunday. t think Sunday is.
just great.”’

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