Currently, Variety Wholesalers owns several chains of discount stores, among them Roses, Maxway, Super 10, and Bargain Town, amounting to more than four hundred outlets in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions.

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That doesn't mean football fanatics will necessarily nab bargain-basement hotel prices during the Super Bowl.

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The prime example is the so-called Super Committee charged with arriving at a grand bargain on the long-term budget, taxes and spending.

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