Sentences with phrase «chain analyst firm»

Supply chain analyst firm KGI Securities has now issued a new report predicting how Apple's flagship iPhone lineup will look next year with new details on different screen sizes, display types, and camera features.

Not exact matches

«Investors are squarely focused on the health of the iPhone business, as supply chain data increasingly points to weakness,» the firm's analyst writes.

Though investors and analysts sometimes question fast - casual chains about the cost sacrifices they may be making by holding a firm line on their menus, Shaich isn't dissuaded.

In some instances, a single firm runs licensed and unlicensed warehouses in the same building, with the metal counted by the LME separated from hidden stockpiles by a chain - link fence, said David Wilson, a commodities analyst with Citigroup.

Natasha Valeeva, report author and supply chains analyst at Rabobank, said: «The European market has witnessed some notable M&A deals in recent years, but we expect more in the future as firms respond to headwinds in what is still a very fragmented sector.

The data comes primarily from Futuresource's contacts in the audio device supply chain complemented by other data feeds according to Rasika D'Souza, a senior market analyst at the consulting firm.

Analysts suggest that one possible outcome is that a private equity firm could acquire both chains and combine them into a single company.