The Montreal Star from Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 106

-r IBA THE MONTREi Second joint venture of two just another one in series THE MONTREAL STAR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7 1M Third project between giants to be constructed in Toronto TO A already in planning stages Les Galeries d' Anjou is theiFair view Shopping Cent rrK second joint venture of Simp- Limited of Montreal It department store and I ably the last either With 800000 square feet of building space available Les Galeries is about 60 per cent larger than Fairview says Stapley vice-president and general manager of Fairview Shopping Centres Limited Fairview Shopping Centres Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cemp Investments Limited of Montreal owned by the Bronfman family and having varied interests around the world Fairview operates IS shopping centres between the Marltimes and Edmonton The two companies became partners In 1963 when Simpson's approached Cemp to acquire land for a shopping in the western part of Montreal island Leo Kolber president of Fairview says the relationship between his firm and is an easy one is a full and easy flow of Information between he said in an Interview Little empty space About 94 per cent of the space is rented Mr Kolber whose company built and will manage the new shopping centre says the firm likes to have a little empty apace at the beginning It means that within three or four months when shopping patterns have developed at the new centre space will be available for merchandise people want but which been provided Les Galeries d' Anjou is an eaat-end answer to Fairview The two are about 25 minutes away by the Metropolitan boulevard outside of peak hours that is It will cater to French-speaking Canadians just as Fairview caters mainly to English although It is expected that for a while some Fairview shoppers will try Anjou Allan Barton Simpsons Limited Charles Bronfman Cemp Investments The department store and the shopping centre operators are 50-50 partners in the development of the gigantic Les Galer-ies which opens tomorrow They also are joint owners of Fairview shopping centre in Points Claire which opened hi 1965 Available snddenly The deal to go ahead on the Anjou project was made by telephone one afternoon when the land suddenly became available Mr Kolber said The companies had to act quickly to get the choice site at Montee St Leonard and Metropolitan boulevard because others were Interested in it too A call to the late Edgar Burton chairman of the Board of settled the deal we have such good relations the Anjou project might not exist today Mr Kolber said shook hands on it by telephone You often see that in this business" Stiff Photo by 0ori IM Lee Kolber (left) of Fairview Corp and James Bryant of Simpsons Ltd Montreal discuss plans Location is the key And on the boards is a third shopping centre venture in Toronto only this time wiH be a 25 per cent partner with Fairview holding 50 per cent and the Bay Company the other 25 per cent nothin says Mr Kolber a project such as Lea Galeries might do alright someplace else but it would never reach its Laurentian Autoroute and new North Shore Autoroute This means it is minutes away from most parts of the island tha site got nard which leads from the La-fontaine bridge-tunnel crossing to 'the south shore and Metropolitan boulevard which crosses the island and has links with the Decarie Expressway the factors in any project The first is the location the second is the location and the third is the location" The new shopping centre is at the' junction of Mdntde St Leo The key to any shopping centre says Mr Stapley is Us location was once a famous real estate man who said there are three important Stapley Fairview Shopping Centres Pennington's SENSATIONAL 0IFENIN0 SAL Number No Other Sale Can Match It! of service We are offering Brand new Fall Merchandise from our Regular Stock at James Bryant vice-president and general' manager Simpsons Limited Montreal area is man with 22 years service for the Simpson Com- pany He joined them in Montreal as a buyer Later he became department manager and merchandise manager in the Montreal store before proceeding up the ladder to a position as assistant general manager of I the-Toronto store Following Toronto he nioved to Halifax and London Ont where he was respectively general manager Marked occasion NEVER IN PENNINGTON'S HISTORY HAVE WE RUN A SALE OF THIS TYPE WE HAVE DELIBERATELY TAKEN BRAND NEW 1968 FALL MERCHANDISE FROM OUR REGULAR STOCK AND ARE OFFERING THESE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AT Vx PRICE THESE SPECIALS WONT LAST LONG SO IF YOU WEAR SIZES 1414 TO 2414 OR SIZES 38 TO 44 HURRY AN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SALE WE WANT TO SHOW OFF OUR GORGEOUS NEW STORE IN LES GALERIES D'ANJOU THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST AND BEST SALE WE EVER HAD IT IS PENNINGTON'S WAY OF THANKING YOU FOR BEING LOYAL TO US ALL THESE YEARS LIMITED QUANTITIES ONLY I1 110 TRIMMID AND UNTRIMMID 310 DRESSES WINTER COATS June 1966 marked the oc- casion when Mr Bryant took I on the responsibilities of vice-1 president and general manager of the Montreal area his pres- ent position Educated at the University I of Manitoba he graduated lnl 1934 with a bachelor of science degree Following school he worked for the Bay Company in Winnipeg Chicago and Cal-! gary I From 1942 to 1946 he served with the Wartime Prices and: Trade Board commissions ALL OUR OWN STYUS AND AU OUI SCOULAR STOCK ifani 10 24 ft are as00 19500 NOW 42-5019750 Jiiiei14ftto24ft-18to24 DRESSES FOR All OCCASIONS COCKTAIL TYPE BONDED KNITS I FORTREL I ALL Vi PRICE Besides his main title he is also a director of Simpsons I Limited and vice-president and i director of Lakeshore Plaza Limited as well is Les Gal-eries life in which1 fcimpsons is partners with 1 Cemp Investments Mr Bryant feels that the new complex one of the finest shopping centres in North I America 00 REGULAR 1999 to 35 NOW to wkilt they fail As the quantities an limited In each group you must shop aarly All merchandise will return to Its original price Monday Then specials at Las Galarlis Branch itora for 3 days only THURS FBI SAT Immensely pleased Of the presence of a major Simpsons competitor he com-1 mented at the press preview of Les Galeries are of course immensely pleased to be associated with i once again in the centre We appreciate this competitor per- haps more than you would be inclined to believe Having I nearby is in my view like playing the Canadians every night of the week You hardly ever get a chance to play against Oakland" he' quipped Furthermore he added appreciate too the other fine merchants who have joined the i centre and perhaps we should especially mention the great names from the SL Hubert street pres who have brought' to this centre the flavor of this famous shopping les Galeries dAnjou CB SC 4 fc' Whore Fashion Has No Six Limit BRANCHES ACROSS CANADA 10 -4 A4 At frmyt9 A VA- -v-n -t RJ-.