Headgear makes headway

The owner of Headgear says he has made an offer to buy the Royal Canadian Legion building on Franklin Avenue.

"I plan on moving Headgear there if it all works out," said Dan Hayward, adding, "If I can get the $1 million I need, it will probably work out. But right now it's in the banks and the lawyers' hands."

Hayward said the store would take up the main floor of the building whereas the banquet hall downstairs would remain for Legion functions.

CD store to relocate

CD Plus in the Centre Square Mall will eventually move back to its old location - off the mall's 50 Street entrance - but when that will happen is still up in the air, said sales associate Kyla O'Connell.

The store moved to a location beside the mall elevator last summer when the old location was damaged after flooding.

For her part, O'Connell is looking forward to going back.

"At this new location, since there's two sides to the store, you have to have more staff keeping an eye out," she said. "But at the old place, you could have just one person working and you didn't have to do that."

Homelife takes on new staffer

Homelife Sunrise Real Estate has a new sales representative in Sam Gamble.

Gamble, who ran for MP in last fall's federal election, has several years' experience in real estate, including a stint as property manager of the Centre Square Mall. He started work at the firm on July 1.

"So far I've really just been helping out with open houses, showings," said Gamble, who received his real estate salesperson's licence after studying under the Alberta Real Estate Association.

Check out the checkouts

Checking out at the Yellowknife Direct Charge Co-op just got a little faster.

The store installed new checkout systems at each of its registers in the second week of July, said general manager Ben Walker.

Each computer terminal is now primarily operated via touch screen and includes a new, speedier debit and credit card system. Now customers can immediately begin punching away once they swipe their card; before they had to wait for the Co-op clerk to ready the pad.

"The items someone's buying are now listed much clearer than before," added Walker.