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...The chain’s lack of exposure to the off-price market, which offers consumers high-end brands at a significant discount and which is becoming increasingly competitive, puts it at a disadvantage....
...The airlines are likely to negotiate discounts on those eye-catching orders, and rising costs on Boeing’s 787 are also a cause for concern....
...(Financial Times) Shares in India’s Apollo Tyres have jumped 1.5 per cent today after the company demanded a discount on the $2.5bn it had agreed for US rival Cooper Tire....
...Investors and observers say TaskRabbit’s costs in acquiring customers – whether through offering discounts, coupons or advertising – often outweigh the amount that a person then spends....
...The firm estimates that consumer spending on online deals will reach $3.6bn this year, at the same time as they see consumers beginning to tire of the format....
...AK Steel, Goodyear Tire and US Steel are at 84, 65 and 45 per cent, respectively....
...Goodyear Tire & Rubber also added to the market’s optimism after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to “buy” from “neutral”....
...But the real test – under way right now – is whether the customers attracted by discounts retain their storefronts when fees rise after the first year....
...In a Pipe investment, a buy-out group typically acquires a minority stake in a listed company by buying restricted stock at a discount....
...But its sales have outperformed other mainstream retailers, including the department stores JC Penney, Kohl’s and Macy’s, and Target, its more upmarket discount rival....
...Goodyear Tire & Rubber was the S&P 500’s strongest performer, rising 13.2 per cent on the week to $13.77....
...He also lives two miles from a Costco, the discount warehouse club that sells bulk groceries, and is close to two smaller high-end stores – Trader Joe’s, a gourmet store where he says they go for “the quirky...
...By contrast, the auto parts sector was under pressure following weaker-than-expected quarterly figures from Goodyear Tire & Rubber....
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