PromotionalCodes.com, CouponWinner.com, and PromoCodes.com, for instance, offer an entire category of discount codes for textbooks and eBooks, for various book providers and renters.
Kohl's, however, is in a category of stores — discount and low-price chains — uniquely positioned to weather a recession.
Other categories of lodging are available at discounts in some cases.
Some retailers, however, have used the data to figure out the right product mix and layout for their stores, or to offer discounts to categories of customers.
The spread of discount stores, and later the huge, specialized "category killers," made the Woolworth five-and-dime format obsolete, a relic of retailing.
"It was certainly frustrating when all these other companies in our category got tremendous funding," said Jason Apfel, chief executive of FragranceNet, an online seller of discount fragrances.
Second, discounts for different categories of advertisers (which can be defined by purpose or commercial segment) are, I believe, legal.
The choice of discount rate is crucial.
Today, most retailers offer across-the-board discounts or deals aimed at categories of customers.
One again, I believe the issue of category discounts resolves this concern.
