As Consumers Feel the Squeeze, These Creative Discount Strategies Are Driving Sales

Here are the deals that entice customers to walk through the door—and come back again.

BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF REPORTER @ALICDONALDSON

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Consumers are feeling the crunch. In the past month, gas prices have climbed from a national average of $2.98 a gallon to $3.98 a gallon, and Americans expect to keep paying more at the pump. After watching those numbers tick up day after day, consumer sentiment in March plummeted to one of the lowest levels on record, as Americans’ expectations for business conditions over the next year........

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