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discounts

Discounts and allowances are reductions to a basic price of goods or services. There are many purposes for discounting, including to increase short-term sales, to move out-of-date stock, to reward valuable customers, to encourage distribution channel members to perform a function, or to otherwise reward behaviors that benefit the discount issuer.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

How Mobile Apps Are Lowering Drug Prices For Consumers
How Mobile Apps Are Lowering Drug Prices For Consumers
December 16, 2019  |  Healthcare

Winter hasn’t officially started in the Northern Hemisphere, but it’s cold and dreary enough in many places, and that means all those fun winter bugs...

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Toy Discounts On The Decline For Holiday Shoppers
Toy Discounts On The Decline For Holiday Shoppers
December 13, 2019  |  Retail

Although retailers kicked off an earlier shopping timetable, toy discounts have plummeted this holiday season, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Dec. 12). There were fewer discounts...

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PayPal’s Honey Deal Shows Appeal Of Price-Tracking Apps
PayPal’s Honey Deal Shows Appeal Of Price-Tracking Apps
December 03, 2019  |  Retail

In retail these days, it’s all about the ecosystem, and it’s also sometimes about rewards and discounts. The latest sign of that comes from PayPal....

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NEW DATA: Millennials Were Black Friday’s Big Spenders In 2019
NEW DATA: Millennials Were Black Friday’s Big Spenders In 2019
December 02, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Black Friday is the traditional start of the holiday shopping season and this year 151 million consumers got their Black Friday shopping groove on. This...

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Groupon’s Discount Medical Scans Raises Controversy
Groupon’s Discount Medical Scans Raises Controversy
September 06, 2019  |  Retail

Groupon is selling body scans and ultrasounds in a move that highlights the state of modern healthcare, according to a report by NPR. “Whether or...

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Amazon And Indian Traders Spar At Panel Discussion
Amazon And Indian Traders Spar At Panel Discussion
September 01, 2019  |  Amazon

Discounted products caused a rift between Amazon and a trading group based in India, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 30). The two sides were at a...

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Groupon Tries To Reach A More Lucrative Consumer Base
Groupon Tries To Reach A More Lucrative Consumer Base
August 12, 2019  |  Retail

Hey, did you hear about Groupon? When was the last time anyone said that to you? No offense against Groupon, the relatively longstanding online discount...

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Groupon Debuts Membership Program
Groupon Debuts Membership Program
August 07, 2019  |  Retail

Groupon has announced an additional discount program called Groupon Select, according to a news release. The program benefits include an extra 25 percent discount on...

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Ready, Set, Go: Here Comes 2019 Amazon Prime Day(s)
Ready, Set, Go: Here Comes 2019 Amazon Prime Day(s)
July 15, 2019  |  Retail

Only Amazon could alter the meaning of long-established units of time. We at PYMNTS occasionally employ benign exaggeration for journalistic purposes, but we are not...

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