Meanwhile, programmes which cater to local students also get a fillip as these often have discounted programme fees and have none of the extra costs of upping sticks or, in the case of part-time programmes, leaving a job.
Dalton Philips, the chief executive, said the retailer had also been unable to compete with a blizzard of discount voucher programmes offered by rivals whose more up-to-date IT systems allowed them to target customers more effectively.
This week it increased its discount-window lending programme for banks to $900 billion.
Considering a different discount for preventive programmes will not be accepted by the health economic community, because it is in conflict with general economic principles of valuing the future benefits.
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The company blamed, in part, an aggressive programme of discount coupons issued by its rivals.
But at the best-regarded programmes, the discount is either small or sinking.
Sharp has been trying to wean shoppers off a regular programme of discounts and he said it ran 10 fewer promotional days, although it took part in Black Friday – a US-inspired discount day at the end of November.
