In a piece from 1922 announcing "Winter Sales Are Best Reached by the Underground," small, silhouetted shoppers in wind-whipped overcoats hover over a granular, blue-and-white spiral symbolizing a fierce blizzard.
The communities near the Georgia Dome, home of the Atlanta Falcons NFL team, are served by one supermarket (Walmart), one well stocked small store (Shoppers Supermarket), and at least 60 convenience stores that carry little but packaged snacks.
Indian factories cranked out 30% fewer air conditioners and 15% fewer colour televisions, official data show.Yet there is a bright spot: small-town shoppers are starting to splurge.
But as I tell small-car shoppers who ask my opinion: don't get distracted by the industry's rampant oneupmanship on fuel economy.
Many dealers, having realized that small-car shoppers are willing to buy higher trim levels and optional features, are stocking their lots with more upgraded vehicles.
So although I have long suspected that the lucky bulk purchasers who swagger into "To the Trade Only" wholesalers and flash their resale tax numbers have been able to walk out with the sort of wastebaskets that are practical enough to please a professional janitor, small-time shoppers have become the victims of unfortunate trends in garbage disposal.
Small-car shoppers might equate better fuel economy with stronger value, while midsize buyers are more interested in features for the money and minivan shoppers are more interested in safety, he says.
Although still a relatively small proportion of shoppers, use of these tools could be on the rise.
There are no tea-and-pastry salons here, but the stores offer shoppers small cups of tea: a natural tea in the morning, a perfumed blend after lunch.
This has made it extremely difficult for that small percentage of shoppers who rely on nutrition labeling to sort out calories and portion sizes.
