Air Canada said on Thursday evening that it would make discounted one-way fares available to stranded Zoom passengers who were traveling between Europe and Canada.
Sainsbury's won't be cutting back on the overall number of promotions, but the retailer said it would make discounts easier to understand by using round pound prices and clearer signage with less emphasis on percentages or fractions.
The regulator has also taken on the supermarkets for "yo-yo pricing" - the artificial inflation of prices to make discounts more attractive - but consumer watchdogs are sceptical that a voluntary code that it got the supermarkets to sign up to will make any difference.
It can't discount books, since retailers in that country are protected through legislation to make discounting verboten.
This year, 200,00 brick-and-mortar stores have signed up for Singles' Day to make discounts available to Alibaba customers.
"But fast-fashion stores have made discount shopping sexy".
(The company made discount tickets available to Ars Nova patrons).
Cott, based in Toronto, is known for making discount versions of soft drinks often sold under store brands or brands that are not heavily advertised.
More than 60 hotels are making discounts available.
Making discounts on health care widely available "is clearly a method for making the market work better," said Judith Lave, a professor of health economics at the University of Pittsburgh.
The Atom app, introduced this year, has also made discounts, particularly for less popular showtimes, part of its mission, along with concession stand preorders.
