Sentence examples for major markdown from inspiring English sources

Even if BuzzFeed's real figures are much higher than reported last week, a major markdown looms".

Home Depot has apparently bowed to demands for a major markdown to complete the sale of its wholesale supply business.

The banks said jump, and Home Depot replied: "How low?" On Friday, it was widely reported that the home improvement retailer was considering a major markdown: slashing the $10.3 billion sale price of its HD Supply unit by at least $1 billion.

"The impression they left the market at the start of the month was that we were unlikely to see further major markdowns," Mr. Lakhani said, but the third-quarter results did not "leave a high level of confidence that this is it".

These alternative-investment houses are taking major markdowns on many of their holdings.

Some stores even opened their doors as early as 4 a.m. with promises of major markdowns.

Look for major markdowns on chocolates, sweets, pastel decorations and even Easter dresses, suits and accessories.

"While retailers have lowered levels, if there's still less demand, we can be looking at additional margin pressure, because we're going to go into major markdowns," she says.

Super Saturday, in Bridgehampton, N.Y., hosts an all-day event each summer where designers from Juicy Couture to Christian Dior sell merchandise at major markdowns, all to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

Viewing the discount-heavy model as a race to the bottom -- and a confusing, inefficient one at that -- some retailers are going cold turkey on major markdowns, even during the busy holiday shopping season".

For example, analysts at Credit Suisse looked at 49 major banks and posited what would happen if they absorbed markdowns on their Greek, Portuguese, Irish, Italian and Spanish debt in line with the losses those bonds have already suffered in the markets.