Word: discounter
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...parked between two Range Rovers and are standing next to a shelf of cashmere sweaters in the $700 range, less than $100 for a shirt seems terribly reasonable. I was sold - until informed that customers had to buy five items in order to qualify for the 75 percent discount. To understand the disappointment and betrayal I felt at that moment, you should watch the slickly edited, thump- thumping trailer for "The Contender," psych yourself up for a thriller, then, when it opens Oct. 13, pay $8 to see what's actually a thoughtful political drama starring Joan Allen in business...
...instance, American Express offers bonuses such as free discount calling cards in its mailings to encourage students to sign up. Those perks might not appeal as much to the U.S. population at large...
...work - this time. But what of the next comparatively mild spike in oil prices, and the next, and the next? The market will require ever-larger interventions to respond, and even begin discounting them the way they will sometimes discount Greenspan's moves. And the Fed chairman is a staunch political independent, while the energy secretary is always a political dependent. The SRP, reserved for national emergencies, stands to become a political plaything of the administration, used to tweak prices and elect vice presidents, and soon all 570 million barrels will be in play. Want to heat voters' homes this...
...ExxonMobil. Furthermore, Cheng argues that when crude prices drop to more sustainable levels, companies like Marathon and Conoco stand to benefit most from their downstream refining and marketing operations. So while the price at the pump may hurt, there's still a way to buy oil at a discount...
After the opening festivities Thursday, the new store held a "Doorcrasher Day" on Saturday during which customers could purchase office supplies at a fraction of Staples "typical discount prices...