Sentences with phrase «as the industry struggles»

Coca - Cola said it will cut 1,200 jobs, the latest major food manufacturer to accelerate cost - cutting efforts as the industry struggles with a weak growth outlook.

In an investor call in October, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said the company may lengthen the window on what it sends to Netflix to perhaps as much as three years, and other media executives have made similar comments, as the industry struggles to deal with the decline of advertising revenue, as well as cord cutting.

Furthermore, even as the industry struggles for survival, scientists and engineers who make it through the nation's few remaining nuclear energy programs draw top salaries and many job offers (see sidebar).

King Coal is becoming King Canute, as the industry struggles to turn back the tide of reducing demand, falling prices and lower earnings.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed British Columbia lawyer Doug Eyford to gather views of native groups across the Western province on energy development as the industry struggles to gain acceptance of multibillion - dollar pipelines that would vastly increase oil exports.

Not exact matches

For example, an experienced media sales person selling to property developers may not find it as easy to get to grips with banks and financial institutions, or a B2B company that expand from the automotive industry to transportation logistics, may find their sales professionals struggling to understand what goes on.

May 2 (Reuters)- Yum Brands Inc's sales at established outlets rose at just half the pace expected by Wall Street, as its KFC and Pizza Hut chains struggled to attract enough diners in a fiercely competitive restaurant industry.

To illustrate that point, the report cites data that suggests the U.S. has become less entrepreneurial over the past 40 years as startups have struggled to compete in increasingly consolidating industries.

As an industry we need to pay attention to those who are struggling as they build their startups and make sure we pay as much attention to the mental stresses of the job as we do to the business challenges like shipping product, hiring staff and raising moneAs an industry we need to pay attention to those who are struggling as they build their startups and make sure we pay as much attention to the mental stresses of the job as we do to the business challenges like shipping product, hiring staff and raising moneas they build their startups and make sure we pay as much attention to the mental stresses of the job as we do to the business challenges like shipping product, hiring staff and raising moneas much attention to the mental stresses of the job as we do to the business challenges like shipping product, hiring staff and raising moneas we do to the business challenges like shipping product, hiring staff and raising money.

Long associated with older industries, Osaka has struggled to get out of the shadow of Tokyo as a start - up hub, but it has upped its game in recent years with new start - up investment funds, downtown university campuses, incubators and pitch events.

In a recent speech to the Empire Club of Canada, Manley recalled that, while serving as industry minister, he had his departmental budget cut by 50 % as the government struggled to eliminate a close to $ 40 - billion deficit.

Turner: One of the things that people in the industry often talk about when it comes to money management is this barbell, where as you said you have low - cost, passive index tracking funds and at the other end you have higher fees, higher active share, things like private debt which you mentioned, and it's those in the middle that are charging higher fees for something that looks quite a lot like beta that are really going to struggle.

The numbers are indicative of the struggle the movie industry has faced in getting film aficionados to consistently visit theatres amid the rise of streaming services such as Netflix.

The A380 superjumbo has struggled to make money for Airbus as the airline industry trend switched to smaller, twin - engine planes that still have the ability to fly long distances.

Thanks to bold self - revelations from some top names in the industry, greater media coverage (such as this award - winning story from Inc. magazine by Jessica Bruder) and, sadly, the tragic loss of several members of the startup community to suicide, the curtain that once completely walled off founders» mental health struggles is starting to crack open.

The approach underscores the drive for food industry consolidation as traditional food companies watch their sales drop and struggle to create growth or innovation on their own.

Private - equity acquisitions of retailers have become increasingly rare, as the investment firms worry about increasing headwinds facing the industry and their portfolio companies struggle with the debt burden left behind from leveraged buyouts.

Here again, the PC games industry — perhaps emblematic of its more pressing struggle to survive over the last decade — has led the way with new business models, or marketing strategies as some prefer to call it.

Check out the infographic below for more on which franchise industries are growing, as much of the private sector struggles.

The $ 3 trillion hedge fund industry, which has been struggling to outperform stock and bond markets, could see assets shrink by as much as 30 percent in the next three years if performance continues to disappoint, according to a report this month from Boston Consulting Group.

These are life - and - death questions for the entrepreneurs struggling to establish themselves as future industry leaders.

The struggling retailer's stock rose as much as 20 % on Tuesday after Bloomberg reported that Sears» Craftsman tool business has attracted bidders, including big names like Stanley Black & Decker and Hong Kong's Techtronic Industries, the maker of Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners.

The Bank of Canada reported Monday that business sentiment for future sales growth remained «weak» in the second quarter as Canada's energy industry struggled with an oil shock.

Insurers have released several new fee - based variable and indexed annuities over the past 18 months to appeal to RIAs and the increase in sales of fee - based products should offer some encouragement as the annuity industry struggles to boost sales.

As industry competition intensifies, hospitality businesses struggle to make time for comprehensive training initiatives that are necessary for a highly - personalized guest experience.

Calpine's deal comes at a time when the U.S. wholesale power generation industry is struggling with margin pressure as cheap natural gas from shale fields in recent years has been driving down electricity prices.

Additionally, as noted in our Long Idea on Thor Industries, the domestic economy, despite its struggles, is still steadily showing signs of improvement in wage growth and unemployment rate.

Should we be taking profits when we are up a bit and either holding onto the dry gunpowder with the hopes of a drop (Something I personally do not plan on doing as nobody knows where the market will go) or should we cycle through our gains into cyclical industries that may be struggling at the moment?

this week, it seems that FinTech - only flexible workspaces could provide a solution to this issue thanks to the industry - specific relationships they foster, as Taylor explained: «Partnerships are an essential element of the FinTech ecosystem, as is sharing knowledge on overcoming some of the operational struggles from regulation to fraud.

As Barclays opened Europe's largest co-working space dedicated to FinTechs this week, it seems that FinTech - only flexible workspaces could provide a solution to this issue thanks to the industry - specific relationships they foster, as Taylor explained: «Partnerships are an essential element of the FinTech ecosystem, as is sharing knowledge on overcoming some of the operational struggles from regulation to frauAs Barclays opened Europe's largest co-working space dedicated to FinTechs this week, it seems that FinTech - only flexible workspaces could provide a solution to this issue thanks to the industry - specific relationships they foster, as Taylor explained: «Partnerships are an essential element of the FinTech ecosystem, as is sharing knowledge on overcoming some of the operational struggles from regulation to frauas Taylor explained: «Partnerships are an essential element of the FinTech ecosystem, as is sharing knowledge on overcoming some of the operational struggles from regulation to frauas is sharing knowledge on overcoming some of the operational struggles from regulation to fraud.

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.

Key reasons for last year's sluggishness was a plunge in oil prices and other commodities prices, that added to the struggles of China as it attempts to transition its economy away from manufacturing exports to developing its services industry.

In many ways, coworking could represent salvation for such incumbent corporations as they struggle to remain competitive in an increasingly disruptive set of markets and industries.

As the automotive supply industry recovers from a struggling economy that took the major auto makers to the brink of bankruptcy, automotive industry companies are experiencing increases in sales and new growth opportunities.

The drama of the music industry — we've all heard about it to some degree as artists that we follow change record labels, go independent, struggle to make it and so on.

Although a cottage industry has sprung up to define jihad exclusively as an internal struggle to gain self - mastery in order to act morally, the classic Muslim tradition also uses the term to denote war against unbelievers to extend the territory governed by Islam (an idea not without its historical analogues in Christianity and Judaism).

This is not the place to trace in depth the history of Industrial Areas Foundation — its beginnings under «radical community organizer» Saul Alinsky in the Chicago of the 1940s, its entry into national prominence (and a certain notoriety) in the 1960s and 1970s as a result of its organizing role in The Woodlawn Organization (Chicago), the Kodak FIGHT controversy in Rochester, and similar community - industry and community - urban government struggles elsewhere.

As big food weighs how to deal with struggles to grow sales, Morrison said her company has been profoundly impacted by the ethos of the natural products industry.

Given the tight operating environment for restaurants throughout the U.S., it comes as no surprise that many of the national chains continue to struggle to post consistently positive same - store sales, long considered another indicator of industry health.

As a result, many mead makers struggle to find a middle ground between the industry's historical definition of mead and what the federal government will recognize as sucAs a result, many mead makers struggle to find a middle ground between the industry's historical definition of mead and what the federal government will recognize as sucas such.

The storm confronting Keely and his family feels like it has reached gale - force levels: as farmers struggle with the fall - out of an unprecedented, late - in - the - season 15 per cent drop in the milk price and demand politicians deliver an industry fighting fund, the largest processor and price - setter Murray Goulburn was hit with a class action and an Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation.

The legal actions come as the spotlight continues to shine on the dairy industry and plight of farmers, many of who are struggling to survive.

Nationals senator John Williams said he was sick of a lack of action on food labelling, particularly as the honey industry struggles with drought and bushfires affecting production.

We've Never Been Stronger As the brand that spent the last decade reshaping the dairy aisle by challenging industry norms and constantly innovating, Chobani continues to push the yogurt category forward, even as other big companies have struggleAs the brand that spent the last decade reshaping the dairy aisle by challenging industry norms and constantly innovating, Chobani continues to push the yogurt category forward, even as other big companies have struggleas other big companies have struggled.

They are more profitable (mostly due to inefficiencies of the purchase process and pricing practices that aren't transparent), and their health has been a stabilizing force in an industry where many chains (particularly large casual - dining chains) have struggled to grow as saturation, value issues, competition and lack of differentiation have impacted their success.

As our nation struggles with the complex challenge of obesity, the food and beverage industry continues to step up to be part of the solution.

France Set to Retake Global Wine Crown: France is set to take back the top spot as the worlds largest wine producer following a poor harvest in Italy but the industry is still struggling with the fall in Chinese demand...

This kind of thinking, along with superb food, has enabled Centeno's first effort as restaurateur to turn a profit in less than two months — this while opening in an edgy area of the city, in a struggling economy, in an industry with a 27 percent failure rate.

Restaurants struggled to survive as Americans began to eat out less, and experienced workers retired or moved on to other industries.

Struggling supermarket giant Woolworths is slashing 500 jobs and will take a charge of $ 959 million against its profit as it continues restructuring its operations within a competitive retail industry.