Posts Tagged ‘Discount Shopping’

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Dec03

Retailers offering discounts, best price bargain, to this holiday season

by admin on December 3rd, 2008 at 10:21 am
Posted In: Discount Stores, News & Articles

Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, is supposed to mark the beginning of the traditional holiday shopping season. It is also a period when retailers are supposed to be in the black — turning a profit. However, while retailers appear to have had a better-than-feared performance during the extended holiday weekend, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec26

British Retail Consortium says Dec Retail sales figures may decline

by admin on December 26th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: News & Articles, Online Shopping

Retail sales figures for December will reflect a poor Christmas season, the British Retail Consortium said on Thursday as fears grow that the country is entering a deep recession. A traditional last minute rush for gifts and heavy discounting in the run up to Christmas had raised hopes consumer spending might hold up through the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec26

Carrefour cuts prices in China to boost sales

by admin on December 26th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Posted In: Chain Stores, Discount Stores, Marketing, News & Articles

French retail giant Carrefour will cut the prices of selected goods at its 125 outlets in China from Friday through Feb. 9 to boost sales amid the global financial crisis. The prices of rice, cooking oil, candy, wine, food, festival gifts and other commodities, will be slashed by 20 to 30 percent, said Li Jia, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec27

Australian Shoppers rushed for post-Christmas bargains

by admin on December 27th, 2008 at 7:12 am
Posted In: Discount Stores, News & Articles

SYDNEY — Thousands of Australian shoppers rushed to department stores Friday to pick up post-Christmas bargains, leaving retailers predicting bumper sales despite the economic crisis. Crowds gathered outside major shops in Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities hours before the doors opened from 5:00 a.m., to be the first to snap up the traditional Boxing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb02

Chinese Consumer’s New Year Shopping spree shoots up retail business

by retailnu on February 2nd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Posted In: Discount Stores, Marketing, News & Articles

BEIJING — China’s shopping malls have stayed busy as the nation’s consumers flocked into stores over the Lunar New Year holiday, retail figures indicate. Consumer spending in China rose 13.8 percent to $42.4 billion when compared to last year’s week-long Lunar New Year holiday, or Spring Festival, the state-run Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Saturday. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb21

Retail sales rise after widespread discounting

by retailnu on February 21st, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Posted In: Discount Stores, News & Articles

Retail sales in Britain unexpectedly rose last month as the new year sales attracted bargain-hungry shoppers. Sales of clothing, shoes, books and CDs all saw strong growth, but economists warned this was unlikely to continue as unemployment climbs further. Retail sales volumes gained 0.7% in January from the previous month, according to the Office for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar26

Future Group launches new prepaid card program for shopping

by retailnu on March 26th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, CRM, Discount Stores, Marketing, News & Articles, Online Shopping, Product Launch

Future Group has successfully launched its new prepaid card program in Pune and Kolkata. Customers receive a discount on every load of their Prepaid Card and can use their balance to purchase merchandise across all Future Group outlets. The program is seeing rapid adoption by consumers, driving sales lift and locking in revenue for Future […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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