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-ubaexemxes- ma lev asi3micbsea p12 weekender march 6 1993 and the winner is markham markham but the real winners at the march 11 930 am grand open ing of markhams hottest new retail store will be the customers when the ribbon is cut at winners a new nofrills store located at the south west corner of highway 7 and mccowan rd oppo site markville shopping centre smart consumers will have the opportunity to scoop up lots of winning combinations this sea sons brand name fashions at 20 to 60 per cent lower than regular retail prices winners is an offprice retailer established around a defined concept of price reduction that means by paying lower overhead and requiring minimal fixtur- ing winners reduces its merchandising costs a saving which is then passed on to the consumer so while department photosjoerd witteveen introducing the management staff of the latest winners store opening march 11 in markham from left to right are mary beth gallivan assistant manager suzanne lightfoot assistant manager rula kharooba assistant manager and andrea francis store manager stores conduct sales on selected items at certain times of the year marking merchandise down and then up again when the sale is over winners is able to offer low prices on all of its merchandise every day the difference between offprice and discount stores lies in the relative value of the merchandise that each type of store car ries for example a pri vate label selling at a dis count store for 2999 was manufactured to sell at that price at winners a brand name blouse sell ing for 2999 was manu factured to sell at approxi mately 4500 for store merchandise buyers scout the market daily for samples over runs discounted and over- purchased lines allowing the shopper to get more fashion value for the dollar without compromising quality winners in markham will feature over 25000 square feet of brand name and designer labels in ladies mens and chil drens clothing as well as lingerie hosiery and acces sories important features of the store include individual mirrored fitting rooms clearly marked depart ment signage and mer chandise that is continu ously marked down to winners offers all the benefits of traditional retail stores including a liberal return policy con venient layaway plan courteous and efficient ser vice and gift certificates store hours for win ners in markham are 930 am to 900 pm mon day to friday 930 am to 600 pm saturday 1100 am to 500 pm sunday founded in 1982 by david margolis and since bought out by the tjx companies inc the largest offprice retailer in the usa the 16store torontobased winners has plans to open 40 more stores across canada over the next three years winners stores consis tently offer consumers value value is not price alone value combines the elements of fashionable quality merchandise from wellknown manufacturers at a great price winners offers all the benefits of traditional retail stores including a liberal return policy convenient layaway plan courteous and efficient service and gift certificates but with its low overhead and minimal fixtures winners is able to offer more fashion value for your dollar why compromise quality when you can dress for less winners offers brandname fashions for the entire family at 20 to- 60 per cent lower than regular retail prices now thats value advertisement