Sentences with phrase «by leading retailers»

The financing will enable FlexShopper to accelerate its growth in originating consumer leases through its LTO e-commerce marketplace and patent pending LTO payment method, which is used by leading retailers across the United States.

The shock admission by the leading retailer revealed that it had identified an apparent # 250 million overstatement of its profits.

Not exact matches

They're already convincing investors — New Millennium just received close to $ 1 million in a round of financing led by Toronto - based venture capital fund Hedgewood Inc. — and a burgeoning array of early adopters, including pioneering chefs, adventurous retailers and corporate partners that could soon include Google.

Amazon earned itself something of a public relations black eye as a result of the strong - arm negotiating tactics, causing a backlash among authors, many of whom backed a boycott of the online retailer that was led by television host Stephen Colbert.

The construction and materials sector also dipped lower Thursday, led by falls for British home improvement retailer Kingfisher.

• PetSmart, a Phoenix - based pet retail chain operator owned by a group of private equity investors led by BC Partner, agreed to acquire Chewy, a Dania Beach, Fla. - based online pet retailer.

The markets will parse over a series of economic reports this week, led by Tuesday's report from the Commerce Department on May retail sales, which likely improved by roughly 0.3 % after posting strong growth of 1.3 % in April.

«Internet retailers (led by Amazon) have added $ 27.8 billion to their apparel revenue since 2005, while dept stores have lost $ 29.6 billion,» Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a 2016 note.

In my role as advisor to small businesses, I often hear first - hand the challenges and failures of retail store owners who fear the advantages of online and feel the exodus to Internet eCommerce, led by Amazon and Ebay.

Pet supply retailer PetSmart Inc succumbed to calls from some shareholders for a sale on Sunday with an agreement to be bought by a private equity consortium led by BC Partners Ltd for $ 8.7 billion, in the largest leveraged buyout of the year.

ESL Investments, the hedge fund led by the CEO of Sears Holdings, Eddie Lampert, has made a proposal to buy some of the retailer's assets.

By integrating technology, retailers can deliver more personal and therefore more meaningful shopping experiences which will lead to increased loyalty and advocacy.

In developing the new brand, Dickinson hired a diverse team of marketers from all over the retail sector, led by a former head marketer for Loblaws.

But the Target strategy is also likely to ease pressure on its margins by cutting down on overtime and general pay at a time when shoppers are scarce, the results of the «Black Friday» creep that has led many retailers to open their doors on Turkey Day and progressively bring up store opening times in the last decade.

The deal accelerates consolidation of the global retail property sector as it grapples with challenges from online retailers led by Amazon.

«Ambient scent may lead to an enhanced subjective experience for retail shoppers... the time consumers spend examining merchandise, waiting in lines, or waiting for help may be made to seem shorter than it actually is by introducing ambient scent into the environment,» the study read.

Internet retail and tech stocks dominated the top U.S. performers list, led by Netflix which jumped 139.2 % in 2015.

Better than initially expected medical utilization, resulting in a strong start to 2018 led by the Retail and Group and Specialty segments

The for - profit venture, led by Canadian CEO Jonah Brotman, keeps a portion of the margin (it buys at 30 % below retail and sells to vendors at 20 % below) and aims to generate more revenue through mobile phone ads.

The deal accelerates consolidation of the global retail property sector as it grapples with challenges from online retailers led by Amazon.com.

In October it led a $ 206 - million investment round in ShopRunner, a U.S. company that competes with Amazon by partnering with retailers to offer free two - day shipping to its members, who pay a fee for the service.

To guide this growth, Indochino landed one of the biggest rounds of financing in Canadian e-commerce history and recruited a management team of fashion and retail veterans, led by a new top suit with experience scaling businesses.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

He has extensive experience leading marketing efforts for major e-commerce and retail brands, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer of Dollar Shave Club, which was acquired by Unilever for $ 1 billion in 2016.

Jefferies analysts said it was a bold move by Coupe, who led Sainsbury's in the purchase of general retailer Argos in 2016.

• AVORA, a London - based machine learning firm, raised # 1.5 million ($ 2 million) led by Crane Venture Partners, and was joined by investors including Peter Simon, founder of retailer Monsoon, and Steve Garnett, former chairman of Salesforce EMEA.

Cypher is the CEO and co-founder of Oak Labs Interactive, the company behind the interactive mirrors, which just announced it has raised $ 4.1 million in a seed round led by Wing Venture Capital to bring refine the technology and bring it to more retailers.

With assets of up to $ 1 billion, the athletic gear retailer will land in the seventh spot in a tally led by Circuit City, Linens & Things, and General Atlantic & Pacific Tea (A&P).

Tulip.io Inc., whose mobile software allows sales associates and retailers to engage more effectively with customers, has raised $ 40 million in a new round of venture - capital financing led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Since its founding in 2010, the eyeglass retailer has raised $ 115.5 million in venture - capital funding (most recently taking in $ 100 million in a round of funding led by T. Rowe Price in April), opened 16 storefronts in nine cities and become a «unicorn» with a valuation of $ 1.2 billion.

Sales of restaurants and retail stores led the pack, with restaurant transactions growing by nearly 80 % year - over-year.

(Reuters)- Pet supply retailer PetSmart Inc succumbed to calls from some shareholders for a sale on Sunday with an agreement to be bought by a private equity consortium led by BC Partners Ltd for $ 8.7 billion, in the largest leveraged buyout of the year.

The addition of Tmall.com, China's leading B2C shopping website, to the ranks of overseas online marketplaces supported by U.S. - based ChannelAdvisor is part of a stepped - up effort by the Chinese e-commerce company to encourage American retailers and consumer - goods manufacturers to sell directly to the PRC's increasingly acquisitive masses.

The retail property giant has agreed with a consortium of lenders led by Santander a reduction of margin and an extension of maturity for the debt facility.

The retail giant has been led by five different people in four years, as it faces declining sales, store closures and layoffs

Founded in 2013 by a team that has previously delivered industry - leading products in networking, SDN, cloud, security and web - scale applications, CloudGenix serves world - class financial services, legal, retail and technology organizations.

This further underscores our confidence in building to a positive North American comp by the fourth quarter, again led by the improvement in our retail stores with the most significant driver being conversion.

New York City - based Casper raised $ 170 million recently in an investment round led by Target, after talks to sell the startup to the giant retailer fell through.

Former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters has also been leading a collaborative effort between IBM and start - up Digital Asset Holdings to explore similar ledger technology, while December saw the Securities and Exchange Commission approve a stock plan created by online retailer Overstock, in which businesses can issue and borrow securities using blockchain.

FabFurnish was acquired by Kishore Biyani - led brick - and - mortar retailer Future Group in April.

According to Barhydt, the movement into bitcoin by institutional investors in Japan led to a feeling of FOMO among retail investors around the world as the price began to climb.

MSE Branded Foods, led by founder and president Jack Hough, has a cross-functional team of retail food experts with over 100 years of combined experience in assisting institutions with the creation, implementation and daily operation of successful food service programs.

A host of organic stakeholders representing thousands of organic farming families, organic certifiers and organic policymakers — along with leading retail brands and groups speaking out for millions of consumers — have supported the suit as declarants harmed by the USDA action.

The event was organized by www.BeverageTradeNetwork.com, the world's leading online platform for connecting importers, distributors, and retailers with suppliers from around the world.

«That led me to the path of retail,» he recalls, adding that he also was driven by his love of wines.

The postponement, until December 14, comes four months after the ACCC raised concerns the deal may reduce competition in fuel and convenience retailing and lead to higher pump prices by removing a strong competitor.

Coopers Brewery has been forced into another big writedown of its Mr Beer home brewing kits business in the United States after major bricks and mortar retailers stopped stocking it in physical stores, as online juggernauts led by Amazon up - ended the market.

For example, a panel discussion led by Andrew Catchpole, Editor at Harpers Wine & Spirit, covered very specific aspects of how retailers could build profitable private label programs.

«The reality is that the only way that consumers will feel confident that the entire pig industry is acting on the cruelty of sow stalls is if Woolworths and other retailers follow Coles» ethical lead and commit to their pork products being sow stall free by 2014.

Pret A Manger, the UK's leading independent retailer of premium sandwiches, has become the first UK high street cafe brand to take all of its chicken from higher welfare sources supplied by British farms.