Photo News Article August 1961
30 HAWKE’S BAY PHOTO NEWS
BIG STORE BIG MAN
Nothing draws a crowd like the big man of radio, Selwyn Toogood, and the opening of the big new Bon Marche Store in Hastings Street, Napier, proved no exception.
Having squeezed out of his bubble car with a maximum of effort, Selwyn forced his way through the bargain hunters to open the store with a man-size pair of scissors. But the manufacturers had not bargained on his great strength.
Inside the store he set to work as a super salesman – giving away pairs of stockings to all “fibbers” who had birthdays that day.
HAWKE’S BAY PHOTO NEWS 31
“Little Girl Lost”
The proprietors of Bon Marche Ltd – the Jones boys – very thoughtfully provided a play centre next door for the youngsters. And they loved it.
A view of the interior of the new Bon Marche store as the opening sale got under way. When the ribbon was cut, Selwyn Toogood and a dozen salesmen were swept forward on a wave of eager bargain hunters. However, the crowds which thronged the shop all day were very orderly.
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