Word: discounter
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...figure is a significant discount from the near-$200,000 price tag of a four-year undergraduate education at Harvard. University spokesman Kevin Galvin declined to comment on the situation...
Sarkis also spoke about ideas for student discounts. “There will be a special discount for Harvard students with Harvard IDs,” he said. “We will continue to strictly ID students...
...surprising set of items are helping spur the growth of Dollar Tree, the super-duper discount chain where every item actually sells for a buck or less. We're talking about party supplies: everything from plates to wrapping paper to favors. During an economic crisis, aren't people supposed to be slouching on their couches, rather than honking on noisemakers? Apparently not. "This says a lot about the American consumer," says Timothy Reid, Dollar Tree's vice president of investor relations. "They want to keep enjoying and living their lives, but do so in a way that's cost-effective...
When Zennstrom, 43, heard earlier this year that eBay wanted to divest itself of Skype, which had not created the kind of synergies the online auction house had hoped for, he approached eBay proposing to buy back the webphone company at a substantial discount. The Swede also made overtures to private-equity players in an effort to structure a deal. However, both eBay and private equity gave Zennstrom the brush. (Read "eBay Bids for Revitalization...
...Certainly, H1N1 is a serious risk—this is not to discount it as a threat. Those with pre-existing medical conditions are at a higher risk of danger than the average population, and unfortunately several students nationwide have died of complications. Advisory campaigns to supposedly minimize our risk, however, are ineffective. It’s common sense and the responsible self-reporting of symptoms that will protect us—not refusing to shake hands with people juggling clean plates...