Sentences with phrase «companies made a big splash»

In terms of in - store innovations, the company made a big splash last year by launching and then heavily hyping two stores — a massive 140,000 - square - foot Canadian Tire in south Edmonton and a Sport Chek in midtown Toronto — that came fully loaded with all manner of screens, simulators and other forms of digital eye candy, including interactive video walls, window shopping using glass screens that display products, and community boards that give customers access to local sports clinics, league registrations and fitness classes.

Innovation at Work While Burlington, Ontario - based Pets N Groom (petsngroom.com) has built an illustrious reputation in the grooming industry over the past two decades, the company made a big splash in 2009 with the introduction of its Viper Grooming Tables.

While the company made a big splash in the world of ecommerce with the acquisition of Chewy.com early in the year, increasing the number of physical locations it operates (currently more than 1,600 in all) remains a priority for industry's big - box leader.

The company made a big splash when its December 2014 IPO succeeded in raising more than $ 1 billion.

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It's easy to want to copy what other companies are doing, because they've already made a big splash.

The company is also reportedly hoping to make a big splash at the upcoming «newfronts» digital media marketing event in May.

A small U.S. company called Vuzix hopes a partnership with Lenovo will help it make a big splash in China's wearable technology market.

It's also interesting to see companies and sites that made a big splash and then faded.

The company wants to make a big splash.

The Dropbox IPO may have created waves, but it was perhaps Spotify's Wednesday IPO announcement that made the bigger splash Spotify, a popular music streaming company, announced their $ 1 billion IPO this week — with the notable exclusion of underwriters on the announcement.

The company Conch Fritter King has been around for only a few short years but has made a big splash in the Atlanta food scene.

Tapping the sponsorship of none other than lumbering, financially troubled General Motors and blending it with the skills of some of the most innovative, daring engineers in the vehicle business, MacCready has driven his small company to design and build a car that many observers think will make the biggest splash since the ’65 Mustang, and maybe even since the Model T. It's fast, it's sexy, and it's being rushed into mass production.

The news is not good for Amazon's budgets, as the online giant shows signs of tightening its purse strings: The Last Tycoon and Z: The Beginning of Everything have both been cancelled in the last week, as the company looks to focus its investment on larger original projects that will make a bigger splash, along the lines of The Man in the High Castle or Game of Thrones.

Netflix made a big splash as the French event last year, screening both Bong Joon - ho's Okja and Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories, but French exhibitors protested the company's presence at the festival, because Netflix did not release those titles in French cinemas.

And while recent big spenders like Netflix and Amazon were quieter, and The Weinstein Company MIA altogether, several major new players stepped up to make a big splash in acquisitions.

HTC has already tasted tablet waters with its Flyer though its no secret the 7 incher failed to make the kind of splash that the Taiwan based company had hoped for, leaving it to its bigger 10 inch brethren, the Puccini to do it this time.

This year was the year major companies like Nintendo learned how to bring their brands to mobile and make a big splash.

With the confirmed existence of the Nintendo NX and the company's focus on the mobile gaming market, Nintendo is poised to make a big splash in the coming year.

The company behind Assassin's Creed and Far Cry has a tendency to make big launch splashes for consoles, so it could be much the same with VR devices.

JUMP is a dockless electric bike company that is making a splash in San Francisco right now with its cute red bikes with big baskets.

HTC (2498) obviously wants to make a big splash with its Windows Phone 8 smartphones this fall, and the company is planning on launching three Windows Phone 8 devices: the entry - level Rio, the mid-range Accord and flagship Zenith.

HTC (2498) obviously wants to make a big splash with its Windows Phone 8 smartphones this fall, and the company is planning on launching three Windows Phone 8 devices: the entry - level Rio, the mid-range >>

Style, sound, customizability, and just plain fun are part of every pair of V - Moda and now the company is making a big splash wit their new Forza series of wired and bluetooth wireless in - ear headphones that are hi - res audio certified.