Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . arrangement has been made with a viewto the best display of the goods and atthe same time of assuring a proper bin fixtures protect the goods,while at the same time keeping themfree from dust and dirt, fruit bins keepthe fruit off the floor and in good con-dition, while always on display, whilesilent salesmen in the centre of the storeare used to display candies and pastry. Instead of the usual walled-in office aneat desk at the centre of the store isused for the girl who attends to thebooks and answers the telephone these fixtures give a
Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . arrangement has been made with a viewto the best display of the goods and atthe same time of assuring a proper bin fixtures protect the goods,while at the same time keeping themfree from dust and dirt, fruit bins keepthe fruit off the floor and in good con-dition, while always on display, whilesilent salesmen in the centre of the storeare used to display candies and pastry. Instead of the usual walled-in office aneat desk at the centre of the store isused for the girl who attends to thebooks and answers the telephone these fixtures give an effect of order-liness and cleanliness that is one of thegreatest assets for any store. But one of the greatest factors in at-tracting trade is the fact that there isa meat department in connection withthe store, which means a united pullingforce which adds greatly to the effective-ness of the stores bid for business; abrief description of this department willbe found in the Provision Department ofthis issue. .. Interior of the Delta Grocery. Main East Hamilton, showing the grocery department. 22 CANADIAN GROCER April 5, 1918. A Dangerous Law for the Grocer Instances of Late Where Merchants Have Been FinedAdulterations Beyond Their Control—The BestPossible Safeguard Unsatisfactory {Tor THERE have been a number of pro-secutions lately under the PureFood Act that, while possibly theyare a fair interpretation of the act, areyet a distinct menace to the grocerytrade, while at the same time they offerno assurance of better things to theconsumer. In Toronto recently a large grocerystore was visited and samples of goodstaken by an inspector of the InlandRevenue Department. Among the goodstaken were some boxes of dried applesthat on examination were found to bewormy. The presence of worms in thesegoods was considered as an impurity,and the merchant was consequentlyfined. In a town in Quebec recently the pro-prietors of a large grocery establishmentwere fined for selling adulte
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