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Working towards challenging targets in relation to revenue generation, candidate and client development, and the selling of additional services that the company offers.

«Refined technical solutions, an explicit attention to the most challenging targets in terms of performance, comfort, efficiency and safety — these are the key elements of the all - new Maserati Quattroporte.»

Not exact matches

In June 2014, however, Target Canada released its apology on YouTube, which featured employees and executives reflecting on the challenges of the first year and confessing to their sins.

On a full - year basis, 2013 same - store sales growth of 1.1 % in the Canadian segment was below our original target range of 2 % to 4 %; we believe this was due to ongoing challenging economic conditions and increased competitive intensity in our industry.

«While we don't have meaningful reason to doubt that Tesla can eventually achieve its targets, doing so in a timely manner without some growing pains could prove challenging.»

Robert Kozinets, director of MBA specialization in global retail management at York University's Schulich School of Business, says none of the challenges experienced by Target so far have been out of line with what should reasonably be expected of a brand making its first foray into international territory — certainly not a powerhouse such as Target.

The less challenging task required «digit cancellation» where each row of digits was preceded by a «target number» that the participant was to circle and then proceed to cross off each time that number appeared in that row.

«The performance - based environment at the company, where challenging targets were set and achieving those targets was a key performance expectation, may have been contributing factors resulting in the company's improper revenue recognition,» read Monday's release.

Target and J. Crew will challenge Sears in terms of apparel, and back at home, Canadian Tire's purchase of the Forzani Group creates a stronger sports and activewear business.

The chain, which reported better - than - expected quarterly profit last week, recently announced that achieving the low - end of its U.S. comparable sales growth target of 2 to 3 percent in 2014 would be a challenge.

Once you have successfully pinpointed your target market and their interests, the challenge is reaching them on a level in which they will critically engage.

Bloomberg names Sam Adams maker Boston Beer (sam) as a possible target, as it sells premium - priced craft ales and is one of the largest players in the craft space (albeit, sales have been challenged of late).

If you're a business owner, the challenge of finding your buyers online in order to deliver the most targeted advertisements directly to them has never been harder!

However, doing so, she says, has become far more challenging since the Trump administration first targeted the program in April 2017.

But the challenge is that as a business grows, the lead decision maker or designer gets further and further away from the target customer: They fall in love with the products they've created and forget what their customer truly wants.

Without a system for identifying regulations damaging to small business and addressing them in a targeted way, the executive order is meaningless, says Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C. - based think tank that seeks nonpartisan solutions to national challenges.

Ebeling's challenge was how to grow the business and achieve the target of plus EUR1 billion in revenues by 2018, going from EUR2.4 billion to EUR3.4 billion.

Establishing year - end S&P 500 targets are always challenging but various indicators argue for continued gains in 2014.

The results are catastrophic compared to those of rivals like Kohl's (kss), Target (tgt), J.C. Penney (jcp), and Macy's (m), each facing challenges but none in nearly as poor condition as the once iconic Sears.

«The tone at the top of the organization and the performance - based environment at the company, where challenging targets were set and achieving those targets was a key performance indication, may have been contributing factors resulting in the company's improper revenue recognition.»

The final DOL regulation «unfairly targets certain types of fixed annuity products, making it harder for Americans to purchase fixed indexed annuities when it is in their best interest to do so,» he said, adding that «this legal challenge is necessary because the rule creates an unworkable standard for independent agents and insurance companies and goes far beyond DOL's authority.»

In a technical briefing this morning, government staff admitted building an LNG industry will make it challenging to meet its greenhouse gas reductions targets.

Yet the United States could face a challenge in crafting trade sanctions that circumvent allies and target China.

There is no doubt, as some have pointed out in recent times, that adverse supply shocks are presenting the most significant challenge to the inflation - targeting approach that it has so far experienced in a period of nearly two decades since New Zealand and Canada led the way in adopting it.

In addition, as part of this assessment of internal control over financial reporting, the company has determined that the tone at the top of the organization and the performance - based environment at the company, where challenging targets were set and achieving those targets was a key performance expectation, may have been contributing factors resulting in the company's improper revenue recognitioIn addition, as part of this assessment of internal control over financial reporting, the company has determined that the tone at the top of the organization and the performance - based environment at the company, where challenging targets were set and achieving those targets was a key performance expectation, may have been contributing factors resulting in the company's improper revenue recognitioin the company's improper revenue recognition.

In exchange, the visitor can access the content and your company can use their information to nurture them with targeted communications created with their interests, pain points, goals, and challenges in minIn exchange, the visitor can access the content and your company can use their information to nurture them with targeted communications created with their interests, pain points, goals, and challenges in minin mind.

«Amidst the economic turmoil in 2009, SCB was able to close the year with a healthy and above - target profit, which strongly bears out the bank's right strategic direction to become the «premier universal bank in Thailand,» plus the bank's resilience in adapting to a very challenging economic environment, which resulted in the solid performance,» says Vichit Suraphongchai, chairman of Siam Commercial Bank.

You'll be able to understand what challenges your target account is currently facing in order to craft your best value proposition.

The article quotes David E. Teitelbaum, Partner at Sidley Austin, as saying that the guidance will be «challenging» and Angela Angelovska - Wilson, Counsel at Latham & Watkins in Washington D.C. and a Member of the Finance Department and the Financial Regulatory Group, as explaining as others have how the guidance creates more confusion than it clarifies: the new definitions introduce ambiguities and where it seems to target Bitcoin it isn't clear if it affects programs offering «miles» or «points,» etc..

As she progressed with a wider target market, she came to know intimately the challenges of fast - growing tech companies in the sharing economy category, such as Lyft, Etsy and TaskRabbit who experienced bottlenecks in managing their expansive external «workforce» and mobilizing their vendors.

A fluctuating Canadian currency is the major challenge many companies are facing when exporting, but competition in the target market, as well as regulations and tariffs, are also big barriers to success.

You're going to want to do some research in advance of the effort on each of the companies that you will be targeting, so that you can customize your challenge message to them.

By Seshadri Ramkumar The cotton sustainability research challenge program sponsored by Target and coordinated by Center for the Advancement of Science in Space has selected a...

This allows you to get granular in identifying the different characteristics of your target audience — number of employees, geographic location, their interests and challenges, etc..

«In many cases these children have been targeted by sexual predators because they are already experiencing multiple challenges including developmental disabilities, substance abuse problems and mental health issues.

The ambitious targets of tech entrepreneurs also create a high - pressure environment and the fast pace of change in the tech industry leaves many entrepreneurs facing a significant growth challenge.

«In addition, as the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change works with the state government to deliver democratic dividends, we urge it to also assist in addressing the challenges to rule of law posed by these arrests and prosecutions, encouraging respect for press freedom and advocating for protection and justice for targeted communities in southern Kaduna.&raquIn addition, as the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change works with the state government to deliver democratic dividends, we urge it to also assist in addressing the challenges to rule of law posed by these arrests and prosecutions, encouraging respect for press freedom and advocating for protection and justice for targeted communities in southern Kaduna.&raquin addressing the challenges to rule of law posed by these arrests and prosecutions, encouraging respect for press freedom and advocating for protection and justice for targeted communities in southern Kaduna.&raquin southern Kaduna.»

One of the challenges we're finding in Haiti is that families are still moving, so the target population is quite mobile.

Four concrete and relevant targets by 2025 In order to secure the future of chocolate, Barry Callebaut's new sustainability strategy includes four targets that the company expects to achieve by 2025 and that address the biggest sustainability challenges in the chocolate supply chaiIn order to secure the future of chocolate, Barry Callebaut's new sustainability strategy includes four targets that the company expects to achieve by 2025 and that address the biggest sustainability challenges in the chocolate supply chaiin the chocolate supply chain:

Entrepreneurial brands attend Natural Products Business School at Natural Products Expo East to attain targeted, in - depth solutions to common business challenges, and to connect to service providers who can partner with them for success...

This course will specifically target seafood alternatives as a challenge in creating texture alternatives (a key element in the pleasure of eating is texture) and in addressing the vulnerable status of marine ecosystems.

«The biggest challenge in today's packaging industry is to bring new innovative products to the marketplace while still targeting sustainability goals and profitability goals for both the consumer and the packaging company,» said Brian Rivers, Engineering Fellow and Strategic Sourcing at Sealed Air Corporation.

The dispute with ACC is unusual in that it does not target the company on the cost of the beef produce but instead challenges the company for control of a lucrative export business.

«The board considers that the company's FY15 EPS targets are realistic but challenging,» TWE said in the notice of meeting.

Ms Ruston told parliament on Tuesday they were not moving away from the 450gL target, but it was becoming increasingly obvious there were challenges in being able to deliver the water without having detrimental impacts on river communities.

Based on the report findings, CSWA is planning new sustainable winegrowing workshops targeted at the most challenging areas and will issue follow - up reports tracking the California wine community's progress in the years to come.

Based on the report findings, CSWA is planning new workshops targeted at the most challenging areas and will issue follow - up reports tracking the California wine community's progress in the years to come.

Brian Rivers, engineering fellow of Strategic Sourcing at Sealed Air Corporation, said: «The biggest challenge in today's packaging industry is to bring new innovative products to the marketplace while still targeting sustainability goals and profitability goals for both the consumer and the packaging company.»

Four concrete and relevant targets by 2025 In order to secure the future of chocolate, Barry Callebaut's new sustainability strategy includes four targets that the company expects to achieve by 2025 and that address the biggest sustainability challenges in the chocolate supply chain: • Eradicate child labor from its supply chain • Lift more than 500,000 cocoa farmers out of poverty • Become carbon and forest positive • Have 100 % sustainable ingredients in all its products CEO Antoine de Saint - Affrique says: «The targets we have set ourselves after a thorough materiality analysis are bold, and we recognize that we do not have all the answerIn order to secure the future of chocolate, Barry Callebaut's new sustainability strategy includes four targets that the company expects to achieve by 2025 and that address the biggest sustainability challenges in the chocolate supply chain: • Eradicate child labor from its supply chain • Lift more than 500,000 cocoa farmers out of poverty • Become carbon and forest positive • Have 100 % sustainable ingredients in all its products CEO Antoine de Saint - Affrique says: «The targets we have set ourselves after a thorough materiality analysis are bold, and we recognize that we do not have all the answerin the chocolate supply chain: • Eradicate child labor from its supply chain • Lift more than 500,000 cocoa farmers out of poverty • Become carbon and forest positive • Have 100 % sustainable ingredients in all its products CEO Antoine de Saint - Affrique says: «The targets we have set ourselves after a thorough materiality analysis are bold, and we recognize that we do not have all the answerin all its products CEO Antoine de Saint - Affrique says: «The targets we have set ourselves after a thorough materiality analysis are bold, and we recognize that we do not have all the answers.

06 February 2018, Los Baños, Philippines — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is targeting more public - private support to address key challenges in the successful and wider adoption of Direct - Seeded Rice (DSR) systems in South and Southeast Asia.