Guys and dollars
The curtain rises on a young Calvano hitting the streets in search of employment. It’s 1973 and Calvano has just dropped out of college when he lands a job in the stockroom of a Kresge’s store in Toronto. Kresge’s is a five-and-dime department-store chain: low-end retail.For most people, sweeping floors and schlepping stock would be like starting life in a dead end. Not for the young Calvano. He loves it. He’s earning $80 a week and vows to run the company one day. more...
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