Article: Support Group.(bra purchases come more from discount stores that specialty stores)(Brief Article)(Polling Data)

Article: Intimate scores at mass. (sales of bras and women's sleepwear at ...
WWD;  May 8, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... market. Bra Sales by Fabric and Color Over half of the women surveyed by Tactical said fabric is an important factor in their bra purchases, with nylon expected to capture 54.3 percent of the market. Polyester will win a 24 percent share, and cotton will take ...

Article: Discount Stores in Thailand Must Disclose Fees.
Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  June 18, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Sukanya Jitpleecheep Jun. 18--Discount stores will be required to disclose fees ... all fees collected from suppliers by discount stores might be subject to price controls ... yesterday. "Our move is just to force discount stores to declare their reasons for collecting ...

Article: Discount Stores Versus Supermarkets
The Shopper Report;  February 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Discount stores have gotten better in many respects ... buying more packaged products at discount stores instead of supermarkets for more ... respondents agree that they "find discount stores cheaper than grocery stores on most ...

Article: Discount Stores Are the Fashionable Choice for ...
Business Wire;  January 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Increases in Consumer Fashion Purchases At Discount Stores Vertis, the premier provider of targeted ... Store" study, which reveals that discount stores (see figure A for definitions) are ... women (ages 28-39) are shopping at discount stores, reflecting a 25 percent increase ...

Article: Discount stores start looking more like ...
MMR;  December 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Wal-Mart has not stopped opening discount stores, and in fact plans to add 45 to 55 ... expansion plans also call for about 140 discount stores to be converted into Supercenters ... next fiscal year with 85 to 95 fewer discount stores than it operates now. Even the discount ...

Article: Still room for discount ...
Chain Drug Review;  July 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... choice the company has not forsaken the discount stores that were at the heart of its expansion ... Mart plans to add as many as 55 discount stores this fiscal year. They will be built ... health and beauty aids available in discount stores are especially appreciated in urban ...

Article: Discount Stores
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2nd ed.;      700+ words ...DISCOUNT STORES Discount stores are often defined as retail outlets that sell brand-name ... efficiency is continually sought to control costs. Modern discount stores may range from specialty shops (such as discount bookstores ...