Sentences with phrase «even as consumers»

Meanwhile, certain analysts came to the conclusion the chain was over-hyped based on one year of stellar sales at the height of the market and others beat up on A&F's management for refusing to cut prices even as consumers became sharply focused on value.

That's because the Internet strategies of many of the top U.S. grocery chains are still in the planning stages, even as consumers become more familiar with online players such as Webvan, Peapod and Streamline.

Even as consumers shift away from tablets in favor of bigger smartphones, businesses remain a growth opportunity for iPads because the devices can be used for field work and as laptop replacements.

But their arguments seem weak in light of the fact that the ban, originally announced for January 2010, has already been delayed a year to give the industry time for transition.Further arguments include the cost of biodegradable bags (4 - 5 times more), and the fact that biodegradable plastics can not yet meet the technical specifications that the non-biodegradable plastics meet; read: the biodegradable bags rip even as consumers pack their purchases at the cash register.

Breaking them up (even as consumers, making illogical choices for this end, with no goal other than to foster diversity) can be a terrible idea.

A new study suggests that U.S. antitrust laws could hamper the efforts of companies to collaborate on sustainable and socially - responsible business practices, even as consumers and businesses increasingly value them.

But even as consumers spend more on confectionery, they're becoming increasingly specific about what they want.

Ironically, even as consumers encountered barely stocked stores, Target's distribution centres were bursting with products.

There are two reasons investors may still be feeling OK about Wingstop's stock even as consumer spending slows and rising minimum wages have sent shockwaves throughout the restaurant industry.

Data on the risk that lightweight drones pose to aviation safety is scarce, even as consumer and commercial drone sales take off.

Most generally, and even myself as a consumer, you think you know what you want.

Remember, even as a consumer, you always have rights.

Even as consumer demand and low interest rates propel real estate sales, counterforces threaten to derail our industry and hurt real estate owners.

Not exact matches

Large consumer companies are likely developing their mobile wallets for — you guessed it — the millennials and even younger, as yet unnamed consumer groups.

People with roles such as account planner, a strategic thinker who brings in consumer research, and account manager, who looks after the relationship with the client, will also be involved in a process that can take several weeks or even months before any ideas are shown to a client.

There are obvious consequences to drinking on the clock: A study from the Journal of Consumer Psychology found that prospective hires who ordered a glass of wine during an interview were seen as less intelligent than those who abstained — even when the interviewer was indulging in a drink.

Consumers will take note as well, and online retailers who fail to create enjoyable experiences may even lose some of their customers to their traditional competitors.

Entrepreneurs have begun building their businesses around this desire for instant gratification, and as a result, consumers have become even more conditioned to expect real - time services that further feed this perceived need.

But that's not the final word, apparently, because other evidence suggests that brand loyalty is as strong as it's ever been: Fully 77 percent of consumers in one survey, for instance, said they return to the same brands over and over again, with 37 percent of them qualifying as «brand loyalists» — the segment of customers who will stay true to a brand even if offered a superior product from a competitor.

Consumers can even step inside larger items such as a tent.

As Fain points out, «The ability to more fully describe and understand a consumer's behavior is more complete than ever before, and that kind of data will make AI marketing tools even more effective over the next few years.»

Given the challenging backdrop for retail, companies are holding their holiday sales events even earlier to get a bite at consumers» wallets as soon as they finish their turkey.

Having promised shareholders that Edmark would remain profitable even during its formative years as a consumer - software publisher, Narodick allocated only a nominal budget to promote Edmark's two new products.

Wearables seem to be the most promising new consumer technology, even as some analysts argue that margins for the ultra-portable devices are too thin for Apple's taste.

The company's sales in the region have tumbled 7 % for the first nine months of 2014 despite an overall increase in sportswear gear sales, as consumers buy more shoes, tights and shorts for working out and even for their casual streetwear needs.

These two segments of aggregate demand reinforce each other because buying a house or an apartment triggers spending on consumer durable goods («big ticket» items) such as furniture, appliances and even automobiles because relocations typically change commuting patterns and lifestyles.

And even as the recession has tightened consumers» budgets, Mackey has led the company to steady revenue growth while avoiding layoffs.

«And when a consumer is a little uncertain around their future and really trying to figure out what this election cycle really means to them, they're not as apt to spend as freely as they might have even just a couple of quarters ago,» said Penegor.

Today it's also everyday consumers who produce media content, design products and invest in startups — not to mention those who also act as retailers, food critics, tour guides and even taxi drivers.

His comments followed less - than - stellar data on U.S. consumer spending that showed that even as confidence hit its highest level in more than 16 years last month, Americans are still holding their wallets tightly.

As it turns out the cost increase to Western consumers is modest, even in the «high - end» scenario.

Some business owners argue that raising the minimum wage will lead to higher prices for consumers, and some economists argue that it could depress job growth or even end up eliminating positions as it leads to more automation.

But instead of the French racks, legs and tenderloins prized by Western consumers, China is taking secondary cuts such as caps and flaps — heavily fat - marbled and taken from around the belly of the lamb — that were previously much cheaper or even destined for the pet food market.

Known as debt settlement, it's a process by which consumers stop paying unsecured creditors, wait months or even years until creditors have given up hope of collecting, then offer to settle outstanding balances for mere fractions of the amounts owing.

Further rises in the cost of basic inputs such as energy have since driven consumer inflation up, even though the country has the same weak wage dynamics as those seen elsewhere in the developed world.

In fact, some companies even see it as a risk, since the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cracks down on companies that violate (accidently or intentionally) the privacy policy that they offer to consumers.

As corporations increasingly rely on contractors for core parts of their business, they are held responsible by ethically minded consumers for actions further back in the supply chain - even the provenance of the mineral tantalum in their electronic devices like smartphones.

Even though orders for durable goods dropped in December, most economists see rising confidence as a sign that consumers have more disposable income and are ready to increase spending in 2015.

To really find value in your consumer data, your team should know how to produce against success metrics, such as leads, click - throughs and even page views.

Even as Apple got people used to the idea of having a supercomputer in their pocket, it significantly changed how businesses interact with consumers around the world, says Brian Blau, research director for consumer technology and markets at research firm Gartner.

Time is limited during the holiday season, but even more important, consumers don't necessarily need to be nurtured as much.

And there is also no doubt that Apple's devices have benefited from group infatuation, a phenomenon that has often favored a product or a class of designs based on an allegiance that the devotees themselves have difficulty defining in coherent terms, as by people willing to pay high premiums for German engineering even after decades of Consumer Reports evaluations have failed to demonstrate any stunning superiority of German cars over Hondas and Toyotas.

In the industrial and consumer world, the Internet of things is pressuring chipmakers in a number of ways, even as it represents a huge opportunity to sell more silicon into more devices.

Brokers such as Dale wanting to launch VOWs don't even want to include that detail, since a seller's name has nothing to do with how consumers make buying and selling decisions.

But as modern science and technology develop, companies hope for even more accurate answers about consumer behavior towards their products or services.

These trackers could soon give medical professionals a way to monitor their patients following a health issue and eventually, they could even allow healthy consumers to learn as soon as possible when problems arise.

We've got people back in stores doing consumer research, even as we are launching.

The end of Infinity could even provide a boost to those lines, as consumers look for an alternative outlet for their collecting impulse.

«So even as innovation is producing wonderful things for consumers — you know, mobile phones instead of pay phones, email instead of snail mail, taxis at the press of a button — what you also see is that companies now have much higher odds of dying and dying suddenly,» says Vedantam.

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