"The levels of discounting so far this season have been lower than in the previous three years, but we expect activity on the high street to step up in the next 10 days to two weeks unless the weather changes and there is a cold snap," said one retailer.
Here is the pick of the discounts so far.
Tom Aiello, a spokesman for Sears Holdings, said the prices were not standard discounts; so far, customer response has been positive about this weekend's deals, he said.
The company, however, declined to share the number of students who had taken advantage of the bundle discount so far.
The figures tallied with data from credit and debit card provider Barclaycard, which revealed this week that the number of transactions at discount supermarkets so far this year was up 31% compared with 2013, while at mainstream supermarkets transactions were down 4.1%.
Deals and discounts may only so far in making cash registers ring, particularly as price-slashing sales proliferate.
California regulators provided a rate-hike exemption to low-income households that sign up for a state-approved discount program, but so far only about 60% of those qualified have done so.
And while the investigation into the pet food poisonings so far discounts murderous intent, it's obvious from Internet chat room discussions that many people don't accept the innocent explanation.
And although both management and labor have said talks were moving smoothly so far, analysts discounted the notion that the talks would wrap up before the Sept. 14 expiration date.
Sciddy makes it easier to find senior discounts and share them with others, but a quick search reveals there no discounts to be find in major cities like New York and San Francisco, at least not yet – the only discount I could find so far is in Chicago.
