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PartSource

PartSource Inc. is a Canadian automotive parts retail chain owned by Canadian Tire. It sells name brand automotive parts, specializing in commercial sales and sales to customers who work on their own vehicles. Founded in 1996, the retailer has 80 stores in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Originally composed of corporately owned and franchise-operated stores, as of November 2013 all PartSource stores are owned and operated by Canadian Tire Corporation. Most of the 15,000 products are name brand items. As of March 6, 2015, PartSource no longer offers a 10% price match guarantee. Prior to this they would match and beat any local competitor's price by 10%.

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PartSource Inc. is a Canadian automotive parts retail chain owned by Canadian Tire. It sells name brand automotive parts, specializing in commercial sales and sales to customers who work on their own vehicles. Founded in 1996, the retailer has 80 stores in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Originally composed of corporately owned and franchise-operated stores, as of November 2013 all PartSource stores are owned and operated by Canadian Tire Corporation. Most of the 15,000 products are name brand items. As of March 6, 2015, PartSource no longer offers a 10% price match guarantee. Prior to this they would match and beat any local competitor's price by 10%.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357093730

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