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Title: Canadian grocer October-December 1913
Year: 1913 (1910s)
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Subjects: Supermarkets Grocery trade Food industry and trade
Publisher: Toronto : Maclean-Hunter Pub. Co. (1887)-
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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e week-end trade. Fri-day is the big day in the store, thereforethey advertise as many lines as possiblefor that day. Saturday, however, beinga short day with no delivery after fouroclock, they do not want a rush, and sofeature only a few lines giving fulldescriptions. The Life of the Store. Our new goods, states J. Bailey,are the life of our store, and should22 usually means the holding of that cus-tomers trade. The line of vegetables(just referred to) has been such a suc-cess that we intend ordering all ourChristmas stock in that line. We some-times have to specialize on a line ofgoods for a long time, but it is worthwhile in the end. Grocers Letter Box Editor Canadian Grocer.—Can you ad-vise me where I can procure Philadel-phia Cream Cheese? Thanking you inanticipation.Port Hope, Ont. H. E. M. Editorial Note.—The manufacturersof this cheese are S. W. Kennedy & Co.,28 South Water St., Philadelphia.U.S.A. All particulars may be securedby writing that firm. THE CANADIAN GROCER
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Thanksgiving and Halloween Displays Thanksgiving and Halloween are two important occasions in October for theretail grocer . The former presents splendid opportunities in the way of increasingtrade by window display, while window display as regards the latter can be madeeffective from a publicity standpoint. Thanksgiving is not only a time for giving thanks for a bountiful harvest, butit is also a time of feasting. The fatted calf is killed for the home coming of mem-bers of the family and friends. A good selling, appetizing window just now is there-fore a strong attraction of trade. Note the above display. This suggests a bountiful harvest. No doubt the orig-inal made the mouths of many onlookers water for the oranges, apples, honey, ham,sausage, cheese, preserved fruit, etc. It therefore includes the two essentials of allgood Thanksgiving windows. A window along these lines would prove effective for Halloween. The addi-tion of a couple of pumpkins cut out to imitate a face and a can

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