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Show 6monday, GAF continucd from page 4 GAF will now occupy. That is about my size, he said. ion Fabrics. For three years prior to that, he was the assistant vice president and buyer for Discount Fabrics of Portland, Ore., and for nine years was manager and regional supervisor for House of Fab- to the situation at Fashion and knew it was time to leave. How much will the acquisition mean for GAF in rics. malls He left Fashion Fabrics to start my own business, and because I was pretty close how the strong get stronger. As for the weak, thats another story. Go slow approach Brooks says he's not in the market for any new outlets for the time being. We have enough work remodeling the new stores to our own style. The remodeling will be costly, but we're going to take our time, letting the cash flow from the stores handle the A v terms of revenues? Only Brooks can guess, and hes not saying. But the exposure in the U cant hurt. And thats s cost. Although Brooks was reluctant to reveal sales figures, he admitted Fashion Place will probably be worth more in gross receipts than both the Foothill and Provo stores combined. These malls are going to give GAF tremendous exposure, and the potential customer traffic in the Fashion Place Mall is greater than my first two stores. Brooks experience in fabrics extends beyond the four years he spent with Fash- - Deseret Book outgrows store a-lo- ne Deseret Book has launched a two pronged expansion program, according to William Mortimer, general manager. The Salt Lake based book dealer has vacated its 2800 square foot store in Fashion Place Mall in order to occupy the 6600 square feet left vacant by Fashion Fabrics. natures best colors and turn them into AM1MT0NE paint mdht rare in It Lake City Deseret acquired the new space, according to Mortimer, through a swap with Great American Fabric Stores, which purchased Fashion Fabrics' outlet. Deseret also plans to lease a new warehouse being built by Zions Securities ,3 at 2150 W. 1500 So. According to Mortimer, We have simply run out of space in our present warehouse. The new $758,000 warehouse will cover 69,000 square feet on four acres of land. Contractor for the project is Layton Construction and the architect is Brotherton & Giles. The new warehouse will be complete within two months. A u If your bank will lend you money for new equipment, so will we. But chances are well lend you more, and for a longer term. Thats our business k r A -- buying commercial and industrial equipment for your business! Our rates arc competitive. We bid successfully against some of the largest banks and leasing companies in the country every day. At LEASERITE, we specialize in structuring leases to fit your companys current financial condition and equipment needs. That's why satisfied clients arc making LEASERITE one of the fastest growing companies in the West. So if your company needs cquipment-fro- m mini-compute- to front-en- d you tic up rs loadcrs-bcfo- rc your operating capital, telephone us. i LEASERITE Financial Services South 300 West I ? I i i'.i m vl Salt Lake City. Utah 84101 (801) 363-388- .i I 1 i ' i :1 |