discount-stores
(jking89)
—>To promote the opening of a new store, ultra-discount chain 99 Cents Only stocked a few things they don't normally carry, and sold them for 99 cents. Things like iPods and scooters. When they opened a store in San Jose, Calif., this sale proved popular. Very popular. More »
—>To promote the opening of a new store, ultra-discount chain 99 Cents Only stocked a few things they don't normally carry, and sold them for 99 cents. Things like iPods and scooters. When they opened a store in San Jose, Calif., this sale proved popular. Very popular. More »
—>Target recently changed their return policy. It's more consumer-friendly. We think. What we can tell you for sure is that it's more confusing. More »
—>Walmart is looking to grow. Yes, grow. Their latest initiative, "Project Impact," aims to make stores easier and quicker to navigate, improve customer service, and to move in on competitors' territory as much as possible. More »
—>You know "Christmas in July?" Kmart does. They sent a mailing out to customers today about their new site, Christmas Lane. It promises "the best deals for Christmas, 5 months early." To us, that's more of a threat than a promise. More »
—>The Circuit City death watch is long over, but now there's a way to preserve those memories forever—maybe even to outfit an entire troupe of Circuit City re-enactors. Reader chainofcommand02 was shopping in a grocery outlet store when he discovered several cases of Circuit City polo shirts. Yours, for only $1.00. More »
—>Target, we need to talk. No, sit down, Target. You're among friends. You know that we care about you very much, which is why we're concerned. Either you're suffering from some serious mental problems, or you've decided that the laws of time, space, and reality no longer apply in your stores. More »
—>Shelley just sent us this photo of a store she saw in New Jersey this afternoon. We particularly like that the neon signs in the window are just as contradictory as the roof signs. It's like a decorating theme. More »
—>Can there be any sadder indication of our toilet-water economy than a dollar store that references its own happier, cheaper past? This New York City dollar store has pulled down its old sign, "Everything 99¢ Or Less," and rebranded. More »
[It is] definitely on the table. That is something we’re looking at . . . in the future for us. We’re looking at doing some experiments. Obviously one way [is that] you can start selling things for $1.05, $1.09, $1.15 and other ways. You could have more of a break between your 99 cents price point and the next price point." More »
—> The American Customer Satisfaction Index has released its latest scores of retail businesses, so we thought we'd take a look at the department store rankings by constructing a handy graph. When it comes to customer satisfaction, apparently Dollar General is doing something right—and Wal-Mart, as usual, is doing lots of things wrong. More »
—>Shopping at the Dollar Tree could end up costing you a lot. Hundreds of California patrons of the discount store report having money jacked from their debit accounts, reports KCRA. Most likely, this was through the use of cloned ATM cards. More »
