Tesco and DSG eyed as two-tier Christmas unfolds - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - A raft of Christmas sales updates from retailers next week is likely to underscore the trends seen so far, with food and discount chains coping in the economic downturn, but sellers of discretionary items suffering. Tesco ( TSCO.L

New church serves at the gas pump - Tulsa World
When Kum & Go employee Kendrick Jamison rolled back the sign in front of the convenience store's location at 5105 S. Mingo Road on Saturday morning to reflect a gas price of $1.09 per gallon instead of $1.59 a gallon, you could almost hear the

Steal the deal: Make a bargain for your dream home - Economic Times
Anand had been scouting for a profitable real estate bargain for the last six months. Like many others, he was waiting to bag a smart deal on his property buy. He finally decided to buy when the developer promised attractive incentives such as a free

As retailers struggle, shoppers relish discounts - Wausau Daily Herald
Shoppers have grown accustomed to those 75 percent-off sale signs from the holiday season, and that's bad news for merchants who worry they will have to slash prices on spring goods to attract customers. Among the many retailers that reported steep

For first time, Pops tickets discounted - Cincinnati.com
For the first time ever, the Cincinnati Pops is offering tickets at a discount. The Pops is holding a "recession relief" sale for one week, starting at 10 a.m. today. All seats are $20 (for gallery) or $30 (balcony and orchestra) to this season's

County Offers Discount Prescription Drug Plan - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Smith County has launched a discount prescription drug card program, offering an average savings of 20 percent, to help people cope with high prescription drug costs. The county is making the free discount cards available under a program sponsored by

Primark to investigate supplier conditions claims - Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Discount fashion stores chain Primark said on Sunday it has launched an investigation over allegations one of its suppliers may have breached employment and immigration laws. The retailer, owned by Associated British Foods, was

UK's Primark to probe supplier conditions claims - Reuters
LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - British discount fashion chain Primark said on Sunday it has launched an investigation over allegations one of its suppliers may have breached employment and immigration laws. The retailer, owned by Associated British Foods

NOW ON SALE! INVESTORS DUMPING HEDGE FUND $$ - New York Post
Some battered hedge fund investors are so desperate to get out of their positions that they don't mind selling them - for 75 percent off. Some hedge funds lost 50 percent to 60 percent of their value in a brutal 2008 - and many have put up gates to

Upper Dublin creates 'After-School Hangout' - Reporter
Sixth-grade students looking for somewhere to "hang out" after school this winter and spring will have to look no further than Upper Dublin Township's new "After-School Hang-Out" program. The after-school program, open to residents as well as