ca Castlégar News October 18, 1989 Holy sellout! No Batman outfits! TORONTO (CP) Batman costumes is The supply of drying up two weeks before Halloween, giving a BIFF-POW-BAM punch to the hopes of young trick-or-treaters ted appearing Consumers Signs have'already sta across Canada at Distri division uting stores ahd those of its ToyCity, informing customers that entire inventories of Ratman costumes aphernalia including and action figures — are out of stock weren't expeeting the Roberts ntative for Consumers ustomer r was Charan-To! of Montre hich owns the master for Batman products in J the United States. y Co., asub ul-based Charan In. even close’ to ted rush Butch chairman rth America have a they measure thoff said ina where »blem is that nobody an We're Everything selling is gone instantaneously BARGAIN BATMAN Batman The pre uted that great a demand. filling fraction Charan’s outfit features a nask and vinyl cape and retails for un der $10, said Freedhoff But while. the price may be. right there just aren‘t any left to sell “We're basically sold out,"* Freedhoff said from his Toronto of fice Roberts said few retailers believed the high-grossing which features actor Michael Keaton as the night-stalking would havethat much staying power “TCjust happened the movie (didy and took the merchandise along with it,” he said short movie, fighter of evil, Everyone got caught Charan has now done some retooling at its plants and is going full tilt to try to match the Christmas rush and beyond, Freedhoff said. SALES BRISK At Sugar's Costumes Studio in Batman childrens DeVita sells are outpacing sales of the scores of costumes that retailer Peter other outfits in the store Batman black The adult version of the costume, which includes a polyester cape, cowl, shirt, pants, briefs and gold belt sells for about $125, The children about $60. version goes for The costumes, designed by Rosenda Elliott, were ufactured in Mexico where she could costs because of the cheaper labor there If we were to make one of the children’s Batman costumes here, going at our production rates in our probably DeVita said called Laughing Canadian licence to distribute the (Charan’s studio, we would charge about $250 each Elliou Stock, has company, manufacture and costumes across Canada cheaper outfits are considered toys Cars remain tops in travel CP News Analysis By CLYDEGRAHAM OTTAWA (CP) if you can spot the typica in the next car cs anada, study o} domestic travel in 1988, has a statistical profile of the average € on the Male, age 40, ation, travelling t py children to ery 10 Canadians took at f 80 kilometres of more ting out of town just for or week by trains, 1tomobiles. taking 1 1986 The on overnigt followed Kananaskis}nn Pertpet betwee 35 Reserve Now! You'll love the Kananaskis Inn! KAMMSKIS Kananaskis Village, Alta. TOL 2H0 (403) 591-7500 by planes, firmly in second spot, then buses and train How Canadians take trips, why they and where are important questions for the travel and tourism industries in Canada For example, travellers are getting older along with the total population The number of senior citizens hitting 1988 has road for pleasure in doubled since 1980. The trend to more older Canadians travelling for pleasure purposes will continue into the 1990s,"" said the a need for more travel ces and attractions that will ap: peal to an older Buses and trains tendto-be-more_popular for elderly han younger travellers, for example However, business travellers like to fly. About 29 per cent of their trips are inthe air As for married couples, they’re less ikely to pack up the kids a suitcases on a trip than in 1980. long with the em to be losing the Canadians als pent in hotels cent from 1980 1p 65 per while amper are down 23 per also. says, mot sur le men But theme ums attract kids hat young away a weekend like nightlife rks, 206 and university graduates and mu ind Bantt rather than costumes under the licen- sing arrangement.) Morris. Costumes in {he United States has the licence to make the adults and children outfits there, but has authorized Elliott to sell the adult costumes in Canada. Elliott, who started her business out of her home in Unionville, Ont., near Toronto, said she has already sold 3,000 costumes to General Foods which is raffling them off. BUSINESS DIRECTORY TELEPHONE 365-5210 New insertions, copy y will be month of November. and cari for the Castl News d up to 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 24 for the Brian L. 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