discount retail
Budget store sector
Discount retail is the sale of goods at prices below typical market rates, usually through high-volume, low-margin business models.
Discount retailers like warehouse clubs and dollar stores sacrifice frills for savings: She furnished her apartment entirely through discount retail.
The term functions as both noun and adjective: discount retail chains, the discount retail sector.
- clearance salesHeavily discounted merchandise events
- doorbuster dealsExtreme markdowns attracting shoppers
- Black FridayMajor retail discount day
- warehouse clubsMembership-based bulk retailers
- recessionproofImmune to economic decline
shopping cart · outlet stores · flash sales · cash-and-carry · bulk purchasing · sale · price matching · refurbished goods · big-box stores · markdown · everyday low prices · loss leader · private label · name brand · price tag · big-box · promotional discounts · surplus inventory
- outlet shoppingoutlet mall, outlet malls, factory outlet, factory store, factory outlets
- recession-proofutilities, healthcare, groceries, pharmaceuticals, government jobs
- essentialswater, air, food, shelter, oxygen
discount retailluxury boutiques
Exclusive small retailers selling expensive goods
high-end boutiques · haute couture · flagship stores · high fashion · designer boutiques
discount retailluxury brands
Prestigious, expensive product makers
haute couture · designer labels · Neiman Marcus · Saks Fifth Avenue · Harrods