Officials of the two largest five and. ton cent chain stores in the United States to-day formally announced dlscontinuance of Japanese goods purchases, "The Woolworth and Kresge chains of stores will no longer purchase Tapnnese made merchandise due to the nation-wide boycott, by American constimers, it was announced.
Both of these chains, catering to merchandise under 50' cen{s, have stocked huge quantities of Japanese goods in the past.
mention was made regarding, JAlsposal of the goods already in stock although 2 survey revealed that most of it had been removed from the shelves.—United Press.
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