0 percent year on year and
discount store sales up by 0.
It happened just after 5pm, at Hendon
Discount Stores, on Villette Road, when the man wearing some sort of mask and dark clothing entered the premises and requested a lottery ticket.
DISCOUNT STORE PERFORMANCE SALES Results * % Change vs.
Competition among retailers in the
discount store business is expected to heat up, as rival companies have been making a similar move at a time when consumers are becoming increasingly thrifty in the face of price hikes and little growth in wages in the ongoing economic downturn, analysts said.
Flames quickly spread from the ground floor cafe to first and second floor rooms used for storage and living purposes and into a first floor storeroom above the adjoining
discount store.
The company has announced that its Wal-Mart division will open 50 new
discount stores, with the format sticking pretty close to its general merchandise roots, although household supply items and dry grocery food products will be well represented.
Littlewoods
discount stores general manager David L'Herroux said: "Positions created include sales management opportunities as well as sales floor staff offering full, part-time and weekend work.
Kmart expanded on the variety store format by deepening assortments through its
discount store format.
For Walmart founder Sam Walton, getting into the
discount store business was partly a defensive move.
Discount store chains have been making inroads into the core merchandise mixes of both drug store and supermarket operators for many years, and that trend continued in 2011.
