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"A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, December 30, 1998 - 19 Late rush boosts Christmas sales for local merchants By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Christmas sales in Port Perry were strong this year, with a late gift-buying rush helping out, say retailers. Speaking on behalf of our sales. Customers were out in full force in the down- town area," she said. "Before the cold snap'we had great weather and that had people coming to Port Perry from Toronto to do their shopping. They could walk around here instead of being in the malls. "Then, we had that dust- ing of snow and that made people really get into the Christmas spirit. It was perfect weather for retail- ers." Jeff Reid, owner of Reid's Independent Grocers, also confirmed Christmas rush was a hec- tic one for him and his that the employees. "It was a good year, a very good year. It was late, but it was very good for a few days at the end. Generally, overall, it was a good year all around, "People were spending more money and were more into the Christmas spirit when the snow came and in the last two or three days everything sort of came at » once. businesses throughout the community, Don MacLeod, president of the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, agreed earlier this week that the 1998 Christmas season was another out- standing time for most mer- chants. "Over all, I'd say this was a pretty good year for most businesses," he said. "The Christmas rush came a little later this year, but the weekends were extremely busy here and I think everyone did well in December." The big rush to buy gifts came about 10 days later than normal, said Mr. MacLeod. But that could have been due to the unsea- sonable weather, he added. "The good weather prob- THE UP-FRONT FUE DISCTOSURE PRICING SSIPM WITH AO AFTERSHOCK A --. PURCHASE FINANCING UP TO 48 MONTHS ON MOST 1998S AND 1999°S IN STOCK. ably played a part in it. 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