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- 11 Jul 2022 13:18
- Forum: History: Canada
- Topic: The mysteries of Eaton Groceteria in Canada
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Re: The mysteries of Eaton Groceteria in Canada
Eaton's Department store in Vancouver opened a groceteria in October of 1919 but, a year later, grocery manager George T. Wolfe said he had seen “no noticeable difference” in the amount of business done. HBC was also opposed to self-service. However, both Woodward's and Spencer's went full out for t...
- 11 Jul 2022 12:27
- Forum: History: Canada
- Topic: Intro of Self-Service to Vancouver, 1918-1926
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Intro of Self-Service to Vancouver, 1918-1926
The following article may be of interest: https://grandviewheritagegroup.ca/2022/ ... 1918-1926/