Sentence examples for big markdown from inspiring English sources

Who takes the first big markdown and how loudly they publicize it will reveal the retailers feeling the least confident about how the holiday season is going.

Yesterday Garber's had big markdowns, even on items with decades-old price tags.

As a result, some retailers are able to offer big markdowns while still preserving their profit margins.

In tough times, businesses will do nearly anything to get new customers — look at the big markdowns at retailers and the cheap financing at auto dealerships.

"We feel good about selling through without risk of big markdowns, and we've had good sell-through on some seasonal stuff," Mr. Galanti said.

By James Surowiecki In tough times, businesses will do nearly anything to get new customers — look at the big markdowns at retailers and the cheap financing at auto dealerships.

But the bank has been unable to avoid taking big markdowns after nearly 30percentt declines across global equity markets in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended on Nov. 28.

June is a month in which retailers discount items to clear space for new fall products, and many stores offered big markdowns again this year in an effort to bolster sales.

Though Germany continues to have restrictive shopping laws -- stores were closed on Christmas Eve because it was a Sunday -- they are increasingly ignoring regulations that are supposed to prevent them from advertising big markdowns.

If the new hopefuls don't make it and have to sell at big markdowns compared with their once-lofty valuations, there are a few big tech companies that have gathered the cash to buy them.

Big markdowns at auto dealerships are not impressing U.S. consumers.