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No-frills or no frills is the term used to describe any service or product for which the non-essential features (called frills) have been removed. An example is free drinks on airline journeys. Common products and services for which no-frills brands exist include airlines, supermarkets, holidays and automobiles. They operate on the principle that if you take away the frills, you get lower prices. For the magazine, see Marketing (magazine). ... The term no-frills can refer to either: the concept of no-frills The Canadian supermarket, No Frills A British television sitcom, No Frills A discount brand of food and other products formerly sold at Pathmark supermarkets. ... Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... An airline is an organization providing aviation services to passengers and/or cargo. ... Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol, medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... For other uses, see Holiday (disambiguation). ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ...

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No-frills supermarkets

No-frills supermarkets are recognisable by their store design and business model.

• They do not decorate aisles or even fill shelves. Instead, pallets of the products on offer are simply parked alongside the aisles, and customers picking up products will gradually empty them. When all items on a pallet have been sold, they are replaced. Prices are given on plain labels.
• Queueing at the checkout is relatively common, as staffing levels reflect average demand rather than peak demand. At actual peak times, customers often have to wait.
• Shopping bags are charged for, as they are seen as a frill. Thus many shoppers put their shopping in the old cardboard boxes that the products came in, put it directly in their trolleys, re use old bags, or buy shopping bags at a low fee e.g. 3p/5c. Some low cost stores (such as Kwik Save in the United Kingdom) have abandoned this policy due to complaints from customers.
• They work on the principle that in most supermarkets, 20% of products on sale account for 80% of what people buy. Therefore, they only stock the most commonly sold products.
• They only take cash and debit cards (although this has changed in many stores over the years due to the high usage of credit cards).
• They only open at peak times i.e. 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Saturday. Although a few stores are 24hrs.
• They often do not serve branded items. Instead, they sell generic or private label products.
• The shopping carts have a coin-operated slot, to ensure that the trolleys are kept on site.
• They usually lack butcher, bakery and deli counters.
• Staff (or even the managers) sometimes do the cleaning.

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• Save-A-Lot (United States).
• Lidl (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands & United Kingdom).
• Aldi (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, USA, & United Kingdom).
• Franklins (also sells the "No Frills" generic product range) (Australia)
• Food Basics, a subsidiary of A&P (USA)
• Food Basics, a subsidiary of A&P Canada, formerly owned by A&P, but sold to Metro in 2005 (Canada)
• Price Chopper, a subsidiary of Sobey's (Canada)
• Maxi, a subsidiary of Loblaw Companies (Canada)
• No-Frills, a subsidiary of Loblaw Companies (Canada).
• Bónus (Iceland).
• Netto (Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Poland).
• Cassa, a subsidiary of the K-Kauppa chain (Finland).
• Alepa, a subsidiary of the S-market chain) (Finland).
• Denner (Switzerland) used to be a no-frills retailer, but has started polishing its image.
• Pak'n Save (New Zealand)
• Dia* (Spain, Greece, Turkey, Brazil, China, Argentina, Portugal)
• Minipreço* (Portugal)
• Ed* (France)
• Usave, a subsidiary of the Shoprite chain (South Africa, Angola, Ghana, Malawi, Swaziland and Namibia)

• - Dia, Minipreço and Ed are all part of the Dia Group, which is in turn part of the Carrefour Group.

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No frills airlines

Main article: Low-cost carrier

No-frills airlines are airlines that offer low fares but eliminate all unnecessary services. A Cebu Pacific Airbus A319 parked on the apron at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. ...

No-frills holiday

No-frills holidays (vacations in American English) are holidays which, like no-frills airlines, do not include unnecessary services such as: For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ...

• in-flight meals
• travel representatives
• transfers between the airport and the hotel
• entertainment
• luxury accommodation

Such holidays usually have a simple fare scheme, in which fares typically increase during peak seasons, and also as more people sign up for the holiday. This rewards early reservations, and is known as "yield management". Union Steward (aka Shop Steward) is the title of an official position within the organizational hierarchy of a labor union. ... Did you mean? decal Population transfer Manhattan Transfer List of Latin words with English derivatives Transfer (movie) Electron transfer Fare transfer A technique in propaganda This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Yield management, also known as revenue management, is the process of understanding, anticipating and reacting to consumer behaviour in order to maximize revenue or profits. ...

Examples of no-frills holiday companies are:

• Just, part of the Thomson/TUI group.

• Qbic Low Cost Design Hotels - Cheap Chic & No Frills

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No-frills automobiles

In the United States, a no-frills automobile model typically has a minimum of convenience equipment, a less powerful engine and spartan trim.

Frequently, these models represent the lowest-priced version of a larger selection of more lavishly equipped and trimmed models of that same car. Often, the less-expensive models are sold with a manual transmission and have a shorter options list. A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift, straight drive, or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in automotive applications. ...

One of the more famous no-frills cars was the Studebaker Scotsman, which was on sale from 1957 to 1958. These cars came with a low-grade cloth-trimmed front seat and contained only a driver's side sunvisor, no door armrests and painted trim (in lieu of chrome trim); even routine convenience items, such as a cigarette lighter and dome light were deleted. Buyers were allowed to buy only a low-cost heater and a few other trim and convenience items from a short options list; a radio was not offered as an option on this model (unlike Studebaker's more expensive models). 1958 Studebaker Scotsman was advertsied as inexpensivly priced car for those who wanted a big car feel. The Scotsman was an automobile series of the Studebaker Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana that was produced for model years 1957 and 1958. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A metal naphtha lighter A lighter is a device used to create fire with the intent to ignite another substance such as a cigarette, smoking pipe, or charcoal in a grill. ... Software being used to design HVAC systems HVAC (pronounced either H-V-A-C or, occasionally, H-VAK) is an initialism/acronym that stands for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning. This is sometimes referred to as climate control. ... Studebaker Corporation, or simply Studebaker, was a United States wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. ...

Other examples of American no-frills cars include the Chevrolet Biscayne, Ford Custom 500, and Plymouth Fury I. 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne The Chevrolet Biscayne was a series name of automobile produced by Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, in the United States from the 1958 through 1972 model years. ... The Ford Custom 500 is a car model name that was used by the Ford Motor Company both in the United States and Canada from 1964 to 1978. ... The Plymouth Fury was an automobile made by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1978. ...

During the gasoline crisis of the 1970s, many American automakers began offering no-frills models on their compact lines of cars (such as the Ford Pinto MPG, and Plymouth Duster "Feather Duster"). As before, these models usually had spartan trim (vinyl seats with rubber floor covering); fewer convenience items than the more expensive models (i.e. no cigarette lighter); lighter-weight components (such as aluminum on various engine, body and suspension components); and a manual transmission. The Ford Pinto was an American subcompact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, first introduced in 1971, and built through the 1980 model year. ... The first Plymouth Duster was a semi-fastback version of the Plymouth Valiant automobile, produced in the US from 1970 to 1976. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ...

Most no-frills cars are sold to fleet buyers (such as taxi companies or police departments), although anyone can buy one if price, fuel economy, and basic low-cost transportation are the primary objectives.

The concept of a no-frills car in the European market has only just been beginning with the Dacia Logan and the Volkswagen Fox. A dealers lot full of Dacia Logans The Logan is a no-frills car produced jointly by the French manufacturer Renault and its affiliate Dacia of Romania. ... The Volkswagen Fox is a supermini produced and designed by Volkswagen do Brasil and sold in Latin America and Europe. ...

In Brazil, almost every car sold fits in the no-frills category, with the exception of bigger sedans of the less popular badges and most imported vehicles. Costs cuts are listed, but not limited to:

• Very little soundproofing or no soundproofing at all
• Low quality plastics
• Substitution of rubber on the dashboard to cheaper (rough) plastic
• Cheaper seatbelt retraction mechanisms, string based instead of acceleration based.
• No seatbelt height adjustment
• No ABS
• No airbags
• No seat height adjustment
• No adjustments on the driver wheel
• Cheaper paint processes
• Overly facelifted models instead of true new models (Volkswagen Santana, Fiat Palio, Fiat Uno, Volkswagen Gol, Volkswagen Golf, Chevrolet Corsa)
• Cast iron cylinder heads
• Cast iron engine blocks
• Elimination of the lambda sensor
• Retrofitting old generation components (older, less efficient engines, dashboard components) on a European designed vehicle (Ford Fiesta, FIAT Idea, FIAT Punto).
• No lamps on the lateral direction lights or remotion of the lateral direction lights at all
• Plastic Bumper covers made of a single piece. Any grills are designed by placing indentations on the plastic
• Low-quality springs on the suspension, compensated by a taller and harder adjustment
• Less maintenance on the tools used to build the vehicles
• Elimination of the side-mirror heaters
• Smaller and more restrictive catalytic converters

While cost cuts are clearly visible in nearly any Brazilian car, the most aggressive form of no-frills cars available are the supermini and city cars sold at the brazilian market, notably the Chevrolet Celta, Chevrolet Corsa, Fiat Uno, Fiat Palio, Ford Ka, FordFiesta, Ford EcoSport, Volkswagen Gol and Volkswagen Fox. Those cars tend to be noisy and feature cost cuttings like: Soundproofing is any means of to reducing the intensity of sound with respect to a specified source and receptor. ... An anti-lock braking system (ABS) (translated from German, Antiblockiersystem) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. ... For the Mozilla crash reporting software previously called Airbag, see Breakpad. ... The Volkswagen Santana is a sedan version of the Volkswagen Passat, first introduced in 1981, and also known in the Americas as the Quantum (at least in Brazil, only the station wagon version was called Quantum). ... The Fiat Palio is a supermini, and Italian manufacturer Fiats world car aimed at developing countries. ... The Fiat Uno is a supermini produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat. ... Not to be confused with Volkswagen Golf. ... The Volkswagen Golf (Mark 1 and Mark 5 badged as Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada, Caribe in Mexico) is a compact car / small family car that Volkswagen manufactures. ... 2003 Vauxhall Corsa 2004 Opel Corsa The Corsa is a small car or supermini produced by General Motors in Europe. ... Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ... A 302/5. ... Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ... An engine block is the main part of an internal combustion engine. ... An oxygen sensor is an electronic device that measures the proportion of oxygen in the gas or liquid being analyzed. ... The Ford Fiesta is a mid-class supermini car designed and built by the Ford Motor Company in Europe, and also manufactured in Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India and South Africa. ... Catalytic converter on a Dodge Ram Van. ... 1996 Volkswagen Polo, a popular modern European supermini A supermini is a European hatchback car category. ... The Fiat Panda, a 1980s city car A current model Toyota Aygo city car A city car (or urban car) is a small, moderately powered automobile intended for use in urban areas. ... The Chevrolet Celta (Suzuki Fun in Argentina) is a cheap supermini car produced by Chevrolet in Brazil for Latin America, namely a restyling of the second-generation Opel Corsa (sold in Europe between 1993 and 2001). ... 2003 Vauxhall Corsa 2004 Opel Corsa The Corsa is a small car or supermini produced by General Motors in Europe. ... The Fiat Uno is a supermini produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat. ... The Fiat Palio is a supermini, and Italian manufacturer Fiats world car aimed at developing countries. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ford EcoSport Ford EcoSport The Ford EcoSport is a Compact SUV designed and built in Brazil by Ford. ... Not to be confused with Volkswagen Golf. ... The Volkswagen Fox is a supermini produced and designed by Volkswagen do Brasil and sold in Latin America and Europe. ...

• No lock on the fuel cap
• Elimination of nearly all process to polish or finish the molded plastic parts
• Substitution of black plastics by gray ones (cheaper), even on unpainted bumpers
• 1.0 L engine
• Ultra-short gearbox, with the 5th gear scaled as the 4th gear of a 1.3 vehicle.
• Cheaper mufflers
• 145/70 R13 tires
• Thinner wheel
• Dashboard composed of only speed, fuel gauge and a red lamp to indicate engine overheating
• Clock removal
• Cigar lighter removal
• 2-point seatbelts for the rear passengers or non-retractable 3 point seatbelts
• Fixed rear windows
• Elimination of the Anti-roll bar
• Thinner disk brakes
• Very thin and low quality trunk carpet
• Elimination of the side carpets inside of the trunk and any other trunk carpet
• Elimination of the cigarette lighter
• Elimination of many plastic pieces inside the car, including the covers of the front seat's rails
• Elimination of the rear window wiper
• Elimination of the rear window defogger
• Only two-speeds for the internal fan
• Cheaper, noisier internal fan
• Cheaper, imprecise mechanisms for setting the internal ventilation direction

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Other no-frills companies

Qbic Low Cost Design Hotels - Cheap Chic & No Frills

Other examples of no-frills companies include cinemas (easyCinema), bus companies (easyBus, Megabus), food ranges (Tesco Value, Wal-mart/Asda SmartPrice), mobile phone companies (easyMobile, Telmore) and hotels ( Stayorange, easyHotel, Hotel Formule 1, Holiday Inn, Motel 6,Tune Hotels). Waste Disposal Baler Manufacturer Mac-Fab Systems - Mac-Fab Systems Ltd. - leaving out the unnecessary extras that increase the cost to the customer. easyBus is intercity express coach operator in the United Kingdom. ... The Megabus logo Megabus is a no-frills intercity bus service run by the Scottish-based Stagecoach Group in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... This article is about the supermarket chain. ... StayOrange. ... The title of this article begins with a capital letter due to technical limitations. ... Formule 1 Logo Hotel Formule 1 is an international chain of super low budget or no frills hotels owned by the Accor Group. ... For the song by Elton John, see Holiday Inn (song). ... Motel 6 is a large budget motel chain in the United States and Canada. ... Tune Hotels logo Tune Hotels are the no-frills hotels operated by Tune Air Sdn. ...

External links

• No Frills: The Truth Behind the Low-Cost Revolution in the Skies By Simon Calder, 2003 ISBN 0753507706
• America's Cheap Sleeps: No-Frills, Budget Accommodations for $40 Or Less Per Night By Tracy Whitcombe, 1998 ISBN 1883323819
• Emerging trends in the hotel industry: no frills, more trills for European travellers?