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20 economist suntribune business saturday aug 10 2002 staff photosteve somerville president cindy lee centre is surrounded by store employees during a celebra tory chant at the grand opening of a new asian grocery store at promenade mall company hopes to raise profile with market site by jeff mitchell staff writer president canada group has marked its foray into the gta by opening a 65000squarefoot tt supermarkets outlet in thornhill we want to try and open up a brand new market said eddie yip a market ing assistant with the chain were pro moting fresh and new ideas the new tt supermarket occupies the ground floor of the former eatons outlet in thornhills promenade shopping centre the second floor is the site of an old navy outlet the york region store extends the reach of parent company president canada group which operates seven tt stores in the greater vancouver area and one in calgary the largescale markets promote onestop shopping with more than 10000 asian and western food items under one roof the thomhill store also offers an eatin food court an onsite bakery and special sections for seafood meat vegetables and sushi mr yip said tt supermarkets join what is an already thriving asian business com munity here said darren ciastko eco nomic development officer with markham i think its indicative of the vibrant wellestablished chinese community in the town of markham mr ciastko said more than 20 per cent of markhams 350000 residents are of chinese descent a statistic that is not lost on asian business people mr ciastko said the town actively pursues chinese entrepreneurs particularly high tech and information firms councillor tony wong recently led a business mission to the nation of more than one billion peo ple there are many areas of china that are looking to explore the markham market mr ciastko said the town is responding to that inter est by promoting its existing business community and services were building on our strengths mr ciastko said now is the time to plant the seed he said china is only going to become a more important power on the world market you could say the potential for growth here is limitless the new outlet is located outside the established chinese community in markham a strategic placement that aims to raise the stores profile mr yip said adding competition among asian markets is pretty high we want to stand out more than other supermarkets help us support disabled kids please give generously 1-800- 6686252 society helping kids with physical disabilities and their families this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun carpet steam cleaning 99 14 per room residential cleaning service family operated since 1995 reliable great rates bonded insured 4i wwwsupremecleaningservicescom 9054721757 minimum 4 rooms includes all environmentally friendly cleaning supplies expires oct 1002 bag it for us its a great way to give 680news all news radio rcrrit5 cjh kocu led compliments of elcome agon slnck 1930 you can pick up a blue bag at the shopping centre listed below please fill it with your gently used clothing and return it to any of the shopping centres listed on the bag nobody makes a bagful of clothing go further than the salvation army help us help so many in need m a r k ii a m 1vi a k r ha vi 1 economist sun markville wwwshopmarkvillcconi drop offf located at lower level bay court a message from the war amp to order a spot the danger video or the new playsafe interactive cdrom visit our wep site at wwwwarampsca or all 18002503030 this message brought to you as a community service of the economisttribune lliiofpo ljdi retail 550 fre m va r 1 et 1 es m wmz u worth u n m ds ito of rviississauga gr m0nrfum5ajel 9f sat 95 sun 104 mmi ffe oi ijjgjeiij juried exhibition 11 mm wb u fmmmmm mm mm mm 2 s or s t d o z 2 to ra r- c x nj cm x m o j tn a o