EpiPen maker boosts discount programs but holds price steady, despite outrage.
While the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in Westminster sought to extend its reach, boosting discounts on sales and marketing the offer to new tenants, the right-to-buy has been scrapped entirely in Scotland.
So in September, when U.S. car sales slowed and Chrysler's inventory began piling up on dealer lots, rather than keeping the factories humming and then boosting discounts to move the excess vehicles a strategy that drove Chrysler into deep financial trouble in 2006 and at other times in its history Nardelli decided to shut down six factories until the glut disappeared.
Canada is counting on new export lines to boost discounted oil prices in the country and accommodate rising production from the oil sands.
Retailers are hoping for a Boxing Day boost, discounting heavily to lure shoppers into stores in an attempt to redress the pre-Christmas slump in sales, when footfall plummeted amid arctic temperatures and heavy snow.
Detrimental industry effects are just beginning to show up, and may spread: – The automobile industry, led by General Motors and Ford, offered price discounts during June-August that temporarily boosted sales, but these discounts may have masked underlying weakness.
Target's same-store sales gain of 2.4% beat out analyst predictions and boosted shares of the discount chain by 2.4%.
"Mercal", a fast-expanding network of shops and supermarkets, sells staple foods at a 40% discount, boosting the purchasing power of the minimum wage.
The department store chain reported higher quarterly profits than analysts had expected late Thursday, as better sales at its discount Rack stores boosted results.
Now Groupon is hoping to tap into a bit of that to boost its own discounted meal offers.
The company cut back on deep discounts on some products, boosted the protein content of its meals and modernized its packaging.
