04 August 2005

Keyword News: [discount]


Thursday, August 4, 2005 1:30 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [discount]
matched the following stories:

NorthJersey.com, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:55 AM PDT
GM won't extend its discount program http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1ODImZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY3MzI4MTImeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2
DETROIT - After two months of brisk sales, General Motors Corp. will end its popular employee-discount program Monday and try to wean customers from incentives as its 2006 models hit showrooms.

bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:32 PM PDT
Dollar General sales up 12% in July http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050804/1145625.html?.v=1
Sales at discount retailer Dollar General Corp. jumped nearly 12 percent in July compared to the same month a year

bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:32 AM PDT
AirTran targets Northwest on home turf http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050804/1145489.html?.v=1
A discount airline that already competes in Memphis is taking aim at the soft underbelly of Northwest Airlines.

AP via Yahoo! Finance, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:06 AM PDT
Fred's July Same-Store Sales Decline http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050804/fred_s_sales.html?.v=2
Discount retailer Fred's Inc. on Thursday said its same-store sales declined 1.8 percent in July, disappointing Wall Street analysts who had expected a modest increase of 2.5 percent.

Bloomberg.com, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 9:37 AM PDT
Mexico Airfares May Decline on Budget Carriers (Update1) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=awGRJ0ut5utc
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico's domestic airfares, often more expensive than international flights, may plunge as much as 50 percent after new discount carriers begin flying and the government sells two airlines to private investors.

Dallas Morning News, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 1:04 PM PDT
Staying put was important to Modano http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/080505dnspomodanojt.3f692036.html
When he re-signed Wednesday with the Stars for a significant hometown discount, Mike Modano became the last of a dying breed - a superstar who will likely play with one team his entire career.

BizJournals, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:45 PM PDT
Dollar General sales up 12% in July http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2005/08/01/daily33.html?from_rss=1
Sales at discount retailer Dollar General Corp. jumped nearly 12 percent in July compared to the same month a year ago.

The Sacramento Union, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:29 AM PDT
Retailers Post Modest July Sales Gains http://sacunion.com/pages/business/articles/5805
NEW YORK—July was a quiet month for many of the nation’s retailers, who were left with only modest sales gains after selling most of their summer merchandise during June. Consumers were also more interested in spending at auto dealers than malls last month, and hot weather wilted sales of early fall items like sweaters. “Consumers’ focus isn’t rising gasoline prices, but where the best deals are.

Globes Online, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:00 AM PDT
Globes [online] - Thu: Profit taking at banks http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=942086&fid=942
Bank Leumi, Hapoalim, Mizrahi, and Discount all fell, but First International bucked the trend. Chemicals shares dipped slightly. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) indices fell today.

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