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- From: lenny@bmerh187.BNR.CA (Len DePalma)
- Subject: Re: For consumers in Toronto, Ont. area.
- Message-ID: <1992Sep03.180945.907@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Keywords: Toronto Ontario
- Sender: news@bmerh85.bnr.ca (Usenet News)
- Reply-To: lenny@x400gate.bnr.ca
- Organization: BNR Ottawa, Fiber Systems Development
- References: <6837@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM>
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- Date: Thu, 03 Sep 92 18:09:45 GMT
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- In article <6837@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM>, erikt@tekig1.PEN.TEK.COM (Erik
- Teose) writes:
- |> Back when I lived in Toronto (almost 8 years ago), Loblaws had this great
- |> "food newsletter" that showed up every once in a while, that would describe
- |> all sorts of great stuff that Loblaws' buyers had found.
-
- "Great"? (You're the first person I've run into who actually likes
- direct mailings.)
-
- |> Was a fellow named
-
- |> Dave Nichol associated with this?? Was (is) he the president of Loblaws??
-
- Yes and Yes.
-
- |> If so, his operation has wound its way down to Portland OR. Kinda neat.
-
- Have his annoying radio and TV commercials made the trip too... if so,
- my condolences to you folks in Portland!
-
- FYI, Loblaws is in many parts of Ontario (including Ottawa)... it is
- also one of (if not the) highest priced retail grocery chains in town.
- Your mileage may vary.
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