French folk at Cap. PAGE 28 SUNDAYS THE day for Thav’s the word from Stu White, owner of the seven- month-old “Vancouver Sight and Sound outlet in the £300 block’ of Lonsdale in’ North Vancouver, ; , White opened the store in September and its been open for business seven days a week ever since, JU We've: been opened Sunday vight, from the’ sturt and. it’s cbeen one -of “our selling steroes. busiest days,”” says White. ¢ The Ustereo shop owner, with LO years eaperience in retail sales. saysssome of the reasons for that are the ‘lack The A of problems in finding park-. ing spots. the fact that the store is fully staffed and the fact thar the North Van- couver shop offers its full range of services on Sunday, ‘unlike some competitors.c We deliver products an Ski spill stops Woolley PAGE 30 “On 1 Sundays. and we lave Our service department oper on Sundays." says White. The biggest reason, however. is the one echoed by most retailers chit. open their doors Sundays In White’s words: **Sund i just dike acremular shapping > diy now," Thats pardecularly true ia the stereo business, te, “Alost, people read “the newspapers on Sunday and in! the stereo business, i is r pata pO aa ay Z Een Coheir auformation civertisers in this Section are © for your business .on: Sunday, everybody (he buyers). wets from othe newspapers,” White says. Sundaycopening, in. fact, arrived an the stereg.” scene easly and has became a po- ten weapon in the come... petitive arsenal. sSnialler ines dependent stores have, found themselves able fo counteract the purchasing power and financial edee asthe larger chains Shave “by often a Wider fine of:service and a strong locabrepilanon, Lsersice 21 - Sunday, March 10, 1985 - North Shore News VOICE SF OMORTH AND VEST VORNCOUVER SUNDAY + WEDNE “We're very service orieuted,’? says. Whitt. SSteree stores cant compete tag much in terms of price. Our advatnage isin service We after five vear patts and tabor warranties, [5-div lowest price guirantees, the and) ouc deliveries and othes’re all available Sunday as well as the other diss. ‘ : : In service busing a fact says Whites the such that thase sterga will often IS _ delivering their salesman the product later find it's inthe d : “White's only regrets about Sunday shopping’ are that other merchants in the Lonsdale area are notcalso open for business, “The people “uround aren’t open Sundays,’ White says, CED evervbody got