Sentence examples for major discounts from inspiring English sources
Financial firms, particularly those in Southern Europe, have been wary of offloading holdings at major discounts, fearful of taking losses and further depleting their capital cushions.
By being part of a package deal, hotels struggling for revenue can offer major discounts without significantly lowering their posted stand-alone rates.
So when daily deal sites like Groupon.com and LivingSocial.com, which negotiate major discounts from local businesses and distribute them via e-mail to those who sign up, became all the rage, I quickly signed up for as many as I could find.
However, the discount category does not include Wal-Mart, the nation's biggest retailer, which has been trying to turn around six consecutive quarters of same-store sales declines in the United States with major discounts, promotions like free shipping with no minimum purchase on a number of online items and adding merchandise back into stores.
With sales at its Oldsmobile division crumbling despite major discounts, General Motors scheduled a satellite broadcast by its chairman to its dealers on Tuesday morning to announce G.M.'s plans for the division, prompting speculation that the automaker might reorganize or even gradually eliminate the division.
Well, it's not mind-blowing, really, but you rarely see Apple flagship products being offered at such major discounts.
The self-proclaimed Islamic caliphate sold oil to Kurdish traders at a major discount.
The Yankees' position now is that Rodriguez is gone, because a major discount from his side is unrealistic.
In part, Kohl's was able to avoid major discounting because its stores are intentionally located far from big malls.
I spent some time scanning the major discount hotel sites, including www.hoteloholic.co.uk, www.travelape.co.uk, and www.london-hotels-guide.co.uk.
It will likely lead to the eventual disappearance of Zellers, the last major discount chain based in Canada, which has struggled against competition from Wal-Mart.
