C8 - Sunday, November 18, 1984 - North Shore News

GS fashion

Discount offered on brand name fashion

BUYING QUALITY clothing at discount prices
isn’t always an casy endeavor. With prices rising
and value dropping.

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By BARRETT FISHER

Done Smith of Dorie’s
fashions in Deep Cove is ot-
fering an alternative to
poeey clothes In her store,
she has quality named brand

ladies fashions at discount
Prices

“t’m selling tegulas
clothing, but rather than

charge the regular mark-up,
I'm ottering them at less of
a mark-up | tound people
were always) looking tor
sales. All they have to do ts
wall you out to buy the item
on sale they can
buy the Wem without having
to wait Tim now depending
on volume sales, since PE owill
be making a

This way

hitthe less on

each
Smith osays she hasn't
chaneed any ot her reeular

Stock, bul rather tas added
more ‘Tem offering the
same basi tines. and then
Some, Se Says

Savings the customer can

expect are 20 to SO per cent
off regular prices, Smith ex-
plained “Sometimes | have
promotions fo clear. and can

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Smith says she sall doesn't
know how the concept will
go over, though, explaining
that some regular customers

weren't sure about the dis-
count idea.
As a local store in the

Dollarton Shopping Centre,
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she as caretul

large quantity. That way,
Smith says, local customers
don't have to worry that
their neighbor might be

wearing the same garment.

Smith carnes hand crafted

items from local crattspeo-
ple, which she sells on a con-
signment basis. Tina Van

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Smith says
nol to
OverstocK On any One item,
even if itis especially popu-
lar She preters to offer a
large selection, rather than a

Borne, Fran Douglas and
Dianne Pollock supply knit-
ted sweaters, Pollock also

designs jewelry, and
Rosemary Stackhouse and
Barb Driver make hand.

painted silk scarves tor the
store.

Due to demand, the store
doesn't restrict its sales to
personal shopping, Smith
says. She finds she has cus-

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