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ternationally.

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In Canada, the Woolworth.
‘Company. ‘comprises: 100 :
Woolco department . stores. -
and 210° Woolworth ~
" department _ and .- variety”
~“stores...Sales in. 1977 ‘were’
$t, 125 million, making it one.
‘of the four ‘top: department

store operations . the.
. country. ee
The ‘move: ‘into: “full.

department-store ; operation:
‘began. .in .1962 with the
/ inauguration of. the ‘Woolco
‘Division’ ‘There. are<. now
Woolco stores from’ ‘coast. to -
: coast and the intention is to
lopén: eight .new. - Woolcos.:
a eee: ‘for at least the: next...

"name has been in Canada.
only’ since 1912, there ‘haye

‘been- stores here . ‘with
Woolworth | ‘connections -.
Since. 1897.

~ Right from the beginning, -
Woolworth’s. was a, family
affair. A cousin of Frank
Woolworth, S.H. Knox, was
also in the  five-and-ten
business, and he moved into
Canada, starting with a store
at Queen and Yonge Streets.
in Toronto, which opened in
April, 1897. The cousins
‘merged their businesses in
1912.

“The story of Frank
Winfield Woolworth (1852-
- 1919) is one of the great
sagas of North American .
business. A penniless farm
_ boy from upstate New York,
he became a store clerk who
decided to capitalize on the
fad for “five-cent sales” by
opening his own store,

Correction —

. Two incorrect prices
appeared in the Super Valu
flyer delivered in the North
Shore News, Sunday,
February 4.

Red Rose Tea Bags,
package of 60 should have
read $1.99. Robin Red

Fitness. In your heart
you know it’s right.

Tha Canadian movement tor personal titnass.

PARTICIPACTION

a ‘million. s

eo ‘Although ‘ the 5 Woakvorth .

years - wu
“Woolworth | was’ the. head: of a
‘chain’ of. merged businesses .
_withmore than 1,000 stores 9
in ‘the “U:S. ‘Canada’ and

Britain . “Corporate .
“headquarters fwas.- ‘in: “the.
- Woolworth - -Building, . a
‘magnificent: ‘skyscraper in
New.’ York. ‘He. and: Jennie’.
“hada. marble. mansion on-
Fifth - Avenue;..and- an
“Italianate country. palace on.
Tong Island. His personal
worth was. estimated: at $05.

AE ‘great ‘selection of pattterns —- - all sale-priced tos save ve You
a. money! They’re in stock, easy-to- hang, Strippable and: et
. Serubbable! a

Z Reg. Woolco Price: bolt 6.99.
_Woolco. Sale Price, bolt

-The. retail organization he
built. ‘continued: to. flourish.
Today, the F:W. Woolworth
Company. 48. a -major
‘multinational... retail
organization with con--
-solidated. sales in the -$5- - ;
_Dillion range. _ °

As. ‘well: as. the Canadian .
operation - -- which accounts .
for“ some 20% of con-
‘solidated sales the
company. operates in the
U.S., Britain, Germany,
“Mexico, Australia, Eire,
Africa and the Caribbean.

Senior executive officers
in Canada are W.R. Gray,
Vice-chairman _ and
Managing Director; F.R.
‘ Greenwood, President, F.E.

Hennig, Senior Vice- St bl. S li d
President and General rippa e, O |
Manager, Woolworth

Stores; Y.L. Bousquet, § | j i “ftanasss

Senior Vice-President and
Administrator, Quebec
operations; and J.R. Young,
Senior Vice-President and
General Manager, Woolco
Stores.

Vinyl Wallpaper |

' A special range of in-stock patterns at a very special price.

Stock up now on these pre-pasted, super scrubbabie
wallcoverings.

Throughout its history, the
Canadian company has been
managed and staffed by
Canadians. Eighty-five
per cent of all purchasing is
done from Canadian
sources.

Reg. Woolco Price: bolt $127. ,
Woolcp Sale Price, bolt:

7°

A 10-metre ‘Bolt’
32.8 ft. x 20.3 in.

Wallpaper
Hanging Kits

Makes the
smoother,

‘

‘easier, More fun! Contains
chalk, plumb line, trimmer.

Reg. Woolco Price: kit 3.94
“Wooico Sale Price, kit:

289

Wolo

DEPARTMENT STONES
DP Oryibete OF Fw OM AOAIN CO WTP

Minced. Sockeye Salmon
should have read 220 gram
tin, $1.09.

Super Valu apologizes for
any inconvenience these
errors may have caused our
customers.

of wallpaper Is
or 55.4 sq.ft.

Prices Eftective "Til Sat. Feb. 17th, While Quantities Last

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