Sentences with phrase «as consumer appliances»

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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.

While XPO offers a wide range of logistics and freight transportation services, it is probably best known to consumers as the company that manages the home delivery of heavy items such as furniture and appliances for retailers.

It's up to the appliance manufacturers as to whether they want to make such machines, and then to consumers as to whether they're willing to buy them.

The oldest Millennials have been marrying later, affecting many related consumer categories such as furniture, appliances and child care.

The Conservatives are targeting public frustration at the persistent premium Canadian consumers must pay for a range of brand - name goods, such as clothing, appliances, toiletries or books, compared with what Americans are charged for the same products.

For the U.S., tariff increases will affect categories such as consumer electronics and home appliances but will not directly target clothing and shoes — although these items could become more expensive due to increasing tariffs on the machinery used to produce them.

«With increasing importance being placed on personal wellness in China, Alibaba is committed to driving a greater health and fitness culture across our own company, as well as throughout China,» said Jing Yin, president of Tmall's consumer electronics and home appliances channel.

«I'm not suggesting the impact will be insignificant,» Mr Cairns said on Thursday as Amazon added new products such as appliances, consumer electronics and homewares to its Australian site ahead of an official launch.

«Consumers now tend to buy new appliances before the existing ones reach the end of their useful life as electronic goods have become fashionable and «status» items.

Economists consider rising demand for and orders of durable goods — items expected for work for three years or more, such as appliances, furniture, heavy machinery and vehicles — as an indication of improving consumer sentiment and a rosier economy.

A new survey of consumer attitudes released today by Accenture indicates that U.S. consumers are more interested in smart grid applications that save them money and automate the management of their electricity use, rather than giving them direct control over heating, cooling and appliances as prices fluctuate during the day.

Turkey has also emerged as a leading shipbuilder and a major manufacturer and distributor of heavy consumer goods, including automobiles, home appliances, and refrigerators.

NSF's programs include testing and certifying drinking water treatment products and water filters, commercial foodservice equipment and a wide array of consumer products such as bottled water, nutritional supplements, private label goods, personal care items and home appliances (washers, dryers and dishwashers).

Amazon.it offers hundreds of thousands of unique items in categories such as Books, Music, Movies, Videogames, Consumer Electronics, Software, Small Home Appliances, Watches, Toys and Outdoor.

enTourage Systems, Inc. ™ announced today the enTourage eDGe will be available for distribution through New Age Electronics, a division of SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a one - stop - shop for digitally - converged solutions such as consumer electronics, home theater, networking and computing, imaging and printing, digital photography, mobile audio, handhelds, GPS, security, small appliances, supplies, peripherals, warranties and more.

Kumar noted that the tablet will be powered by a Marvell processor, which led Cnet to theorize that it would be a 1 GHz Armada 610 — which makes perfect sense, seeing as how Marvell describes that part as being aimed at «mainstream Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), connected consumer products, eReaders, eBooks, tablets, media players and new personal information appliances.»

Consumers often buy cars, furniture and major appliances on an installment basis, and repay personal loans in installments as well.

On the other hand, having too many brands presents a dilemma to you as the consumer since, for most of the time, it seems that is only the manufacturer's logo that sets these appliances apart...

Because of Lowe's reputation as a leading retailer for everything from building supplies and hardware to flooring and appliances, the Lowe's Consumer Credit Card is often the first choice for consumers.

See the «Electrical Association for Women» as an example of a «consumer» group created to persuade UK consumers to buy electrical appliances (and use them during the day), and funded by the electricity supply industry.

India has placed energy conservation at the heart of its development strategy through multiple initiatives such as «Unnat Jeevan By Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All», the world's largest zero - subsidy LED bulb program for domestic consumers.

For example, a power plant could continue to emit the same level of carbon as it does today, so long as it can show that the utility had caused carbon emissions to go down elsewhere, such as through programs that get consumers to use energy - efficient appliances.

48 Growing Energy & Environmental Concerns 58 % of Americans rank «dealing with the nation's energy problem» as a top priority in 2006, up from 40 % in 2003 87 % of Americans cite home heating and energy prices as a «very big» or «big» problem for the nation's economy 88 % of US adults respond that «energy efficient» was very important in their electronics, appliance, lighting and heating / cooling equipment purchases Gallup polls: Americans» concerns about environmental issues have increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to future generations Source: AP Source: NASA

iDSM also takes into account the growing number of energy - efficient appliances hitting the market as well as the trend of greater consumer awareness of personal energy usage.

By promoting the smart grid as well as appliances with smart grid capacity, it is expected that peak energy demands will be lessened and consumers will be made more aware of the energy demands of their household appliances.

# 20 Check the label... «By using Energy Star appliances at home, consumers can reduce their utility bill as much as 30 %.»

Instead, the report says, smart meters should be paired with services that deliver more value to consumers, such as a dashboard that shows the electricity consumption of appliances and other devices.

However, in the year 2011, social media such as Twitter can at least provide an aggrieved consumer, his broken appliance, and their collective Twitter followers with a way to apply some pressure on a company to make things right.

When a manufacturer releases defective products into the stream of commerce, such as cars, appliances, workplace equipment, food, or toys, consumers may suffer serious harm.

Using a compromised router, the cybercriminal could obtain consumers» tax returns or other files stored on the router's attached storage device or could use the router to attack other devices on the local network, such as computers, smartphones, IP cameras or connected appliances.

Defective Consumer Products: If you are injured by a faulty product such as a household appliance, be sure to preserve the item in the same condition it was in when the incident occurred.

The young men and women who serve in the Army are sometimes preyed upon by unscrupulous people who take advantage of their youth and inexperience, and entice them into making sometimes irresponsible financial decisions, such as purchasing vehicles and consumer appliances on credit terms they can not afford.

The premium for the policy depends on the category of the consumer durable appliance, such as television, refrigerator as well as the invoice price of the appliance.

Personal property includes such things as furniture, consumer electronics, appliances, jewelry, and clothing.

With the simplified commands, consumers can communicate with their LG smart appliances using abridged commands, such as, «OK Google, turn on the air filter of the refrigerator.»

Hence, consumers can use LG's new TVs to control a wide range of smart appliances, like vacuum cleaners, smart lights, air conditions, and many others as long as they are connected to the same Wi - Fi, or if they are connected to the new LG TVs via Bluetooth.

Alexa again held a prominent position in Berlin at the IFA conference that promotes itself as the world's «leading international business event for consumer electronics and home appliances.»

With the week coming to a close, another Consumer Electronics Show has come to a close as well, and with it came along tons of new technology products to look forward to from all kinds of categories from TVs to appliances to smart home products to A.I. - assisted speakers.

According to an «internal source» at Razer who spoke to FrAndroid, the Razer Phone 2 is set to arrive the same month as the Berlin - based IFA, which suggests the handset will debut at the consumer electronics and home appliances trade show.

While consumers cut back on purchases of cars, clothes, shoes, as well as gasoline, oil, and energy goods, they upped spending on furniture and household appliances, recreational goods and vehicles, and grocery store items.

«While consumer interest in this trend is still developing, REALTORS ® are becoming well - versed in successfully marketing smart homes and their features, such as devices and appliances.»

The consumer market has recently been flooded with so - called «smart» appliances (such as refrigerators that create grocery lists and thermostats that manage energy use) as well as complete home automation systems that allow for interconnected customization of lighting, entertainment, irrigation and security monitoring.

In fact, when a home is sold in California, the average income generated from additional expenditure on consumer items such as on furniture, appliances, and remodeling is $ 4.429.

The lifecycle energy costs of a home, like a car or appliance, are important values which to date have been invisible to consumers, and as a result home buyers assess their decisions based only on homes» first costs.

Consumers indicated they are still wary of spending on big ticket items such as a car, home or major appliance.

They allow consumers to monitor and control appliances and locks, and to automate particular tasks, such as controlling the temperature.