Dislikes Grocer Being Called A "Pirate"
INVERCARGILL, August 23. The allegation fhat grocers were the worst pirates on other trades in New Zealand, which was made by Mr L. K. Jonkers, president of the New Zealand Federation of Retail Fruiterers and Greencrocex-s, has drawn a reply from the president of the Southland Maste? Grocers'. Association, Mr N. Poole. • ■ T* would'- : point .' out. to Mr jonkers that the grocer was a f ruiterer bef ore there was any such' tiiing as a specialised f ruiterer, " said M^ Poole. "The retail trade in this country commenced with the genetal store which in modern ter)p.s, 'is' the grdcer. 4Tl/e general store pro'vided ihe consumer with fruit, meat akd, kardwar'e long bef ore retailers be!ga,xi to do'ncentrate/on the singie line. The modern grocer iS' merely tx-ying to provide. a ^iuular^Sei-yice.' To accuse the grocer of .pxracy' nxerely because he attexhpts to ca'rry^oin £he tradition of pro vidixxg a full range of goods for the customer, is surely a little lxard."
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Chronicle (Levin), 24 August 1949, Page 3
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