Sentences with «significant portion of one's business»
While its own stores and franchise deals are an increasingly significant portion of the business — wholesale currently makes up 65 percent of retail sales — there are no plans to flee department stores. (businessoffashion.com)
One study found that a small but significant portion of business leaders — 3 to 4 percent — meet the clinical definition of a psychopath. (inc.com)
And companies like GE and Cisco, who are investing major money in the smart grid and transitioning significant portions of their business to focus on grid technology, have a lot at stake when it comes to consumer trust and national adoption of the smart grid. (treehugger.com)