CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 15 December 1920, Page 5

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

UNUSUAL' WELLINGTON CONDI- -' TIONS.

(From Our Own Correspondent ) ■ .WELLINGTON, Dee 1 5 . . IS ever since the war began has the shopper enjoyed so good an opportun--I%' S 6 r*, nge °f supplies has considerably widened in Wellington, and —what is more important to the buyer—prices have obviously eased m many important lines. Some price cv timer is evident in the grocery and drapery businesses, an d it was a matter of remark by a southern member ot larliament, wno recently pa i<i a , visit to the capital city, that ne had never before seen so many price tickets in the shop windows. This is true tor the drapers in many important instances 'commenced discount sales a lew weeks ago, and are keeping their deductions, going during the Christmas shopping Th e reductions are in some cases quite substantial although what are called the "bread and h ttei 1n lme« 'show very little change ioi tne better from the bargain gocds ordered m some cases a few Sears ago the trader is wisely turning over Ins money promptly, e ve n if it means a slight dimunition of profit Hence the genuine discounts * " Another interesting feature o f Wellington's Christmas trade is that i e &f es i° f b^ s.lnes§ have conducted a joint advertising campaign. Photographers have found it wise toC W, f Urge ' n°^ tU s P6cial Vantages of any particular studio, but the general benefit of giving a photograph mpST studio ~a« a Christens present—''the present you only can £' Ti>* booksellinl trade 7 has adopted a Sl m lkr tern ad _ IZ X ■ BUJ B°°ks" is the slogan Business men are recovering rapidly from the troubles of the VS period, and although finance may lim S^V s a ? roblem- th«y *re making a good harvest at present. &.