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"The degree of integration has increased," says Fredo, explaining how Ford in Canada and the United States are separate companies proâ€" ducing vehicles for the entire North American market. "It‘s virtually the same product." included in the Walâ€"Mart sale. Reithemyer said Walâ€"Mart plans a Walâ€"Mart has announced that R. â€" remerchandising and refixturing of the Bruce West, the current president and _ 120 Woolco stores, but intends to still chief operating officer of Woolworth â€" operate them as discount department Canada Inc.‘s Woolco division, will â€" stores. New Ford president takes over Feb. 1st Fredo says the crossâ€"border osmosis of company executives is nothing unusual since the manufacâ€" ture of Ford vehicles is not restricted by country. Walâ€"Mart has announced that R. Bruce West, the current president and chief operating officer of Woolworth Canada Inc.‘s Woolco division, will (Continued from page 1) officials. The process â€" which also saw the promotion of several other employees â€" culminated Thursday with the endorsement of Ford‘s Board of Directors and was announced first thing Friday. Woolworth Canada Inc. plans to convert to other retail formats, dispose of or close the Woolco stores not included in the Walâ€"Mart sale. Although terms of the transaction were not announced, a Woolworth Corporation press release stated the sale should generate about U.S. $300 million. A Woolworth spokesperson said the Oakville store was included in the sale which is expected to be completâ€" ed on March 1st. The Woolco store in the Trafalgar Village Shopping Centre is one of 120 Woolco stores to be sold to U.S.â€" based Walâ€"Mart Inc. Under an agreement signed Thursday, the Woolworth Corporation would sell 120 of its 142 Woolco disâ€" count department stores across Canada to Walâ€"Mart Stores Inc. 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Ed brings twenty years‘ experience to the position, having spent most of that time in the immediate area of Oakville and Mississauga. His job is to continue to estimate new business through the sales of heating and air conditioning equipâ€" ment and has made it his first duty to Joanne D. Ross, Oakwille Hutchins, Ford of Canada‘s new president, joined the firm in 1965. Since then he has worked in a variety of sales and marketing capacities, including executive director, Marketing Staff, and general sales manager for the Lincolnâ€"Mercury Division. Since O‘Connor will remain a force in the Canadian company, Fredo explained Friday‘s announceâ€" ment will have no effect on television ads featuring the president boosting the Canadian Winter Olympics Team. For example, 90% of the new Ford Windstar miniâ€"vans set to go into production in Oakville this month will be heading south of the border. "This is our first venture into Canada. It is unknown territory. We are very excited about it." said Reithemyer in a telephone interview from Walâ€"Mart‘s head office in Bentonville, Arkansas. "We realize we are the new kids on the block. We‘re going to have to familiarize ourselves with the Canadian consumers. We‘re going to have to prove ourselves all over again." This was confirmed by Walâ€"Mart public relations coordinator Betsy Reithemyer. become president and chief executive officer of Walâ€"Mart‘s Canadian operaâ€" tions. A release from the Woolworth Corporation indicated most Woolco store employees would be offered employment by Walâ€"Mart. David Wilkins Serving Oakville Since 1986 $ Con m \/ wl § . M 0 J a FREE SATURDAY PARKING in all MUNICIPAL LOTS Saturdays a (excluding the parking garage) and free parking Sundays and evenings ® _ after 6 p.m. =.\‘-’-----.--------.------~.------.----l Woolworth Corporation operates stores in more than 40 different retail formats in 13 countries in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. In Canada, the company operates more than 1,400 stores â€" under such names as Northern Reflections, Lady Foot Locker, Foot Locker, Northern Getaway, Silk Satin, Randy River and The Bargain! Shop. Reithemyer said Walâ€"Mart purâ€" chased about 40 Woolco stores in the U.S. about 10 years ago and were very pleased with the conversion results. "Many of them are our top stores now," she said. THE KITCHEN SALE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR! 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