Sentences with phrase «consumers by lowering prices»

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HTC's VR head says that with decent headsets still carrying hefty price tags, consumers could be turned off by low - end also - rans

Nonetheless, the judge declared «consumer harm is not relevant» to competition policy; Sears broke the rules by selling tires at a lower price than its competitor most of the time.

Disruptive innovation: In an industry ruled by low prices, proved that the segment of U.S. consumers prepared to pay more for local, responsible, organic, fresh, or natural grocery products is much more than a niche when there's a perceived personal benefit.

The burden of comparatively high corporation tax is carried by investors through lower returns, workers through reduced wages and / or consumers through higher prices.

Freed from those barriers, the U.K. could lower prices for consumers by an estimated 8 %.

In other words, consumers» rather modest gains have been far surpassed by the profits reaped by corporations making stuff in China at huge reductions in cost and then lowering the price a bit on the finished retail goods.

And the low prices offered by foreign sellers and hobbyists are part of what makes Etsy so appealing to consumers.

Why it's revolutionary: Yumani is a site that tries to give consumers more power by letting them request products at lower prices.

Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were marijuana was legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.

By including consumers in the process of putting the products together and keeping prices low, Ikea has managed to keep shoppers coming back.

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.

It was once «controlled and regulated by scalpers and brokers, who either gouged consumers on «hot» tickets or withheld excess inventory for fear that selling low would distort pricing,» wrote Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim last year.

Changes in power costs due to falling oil prices, meanwhile, can vary considerably by market and region, and, in many markets, gasoline prices are so inflated by taxation that the impact of lower oil prices for consumers is considerably dampened.

Total CPI inflation remains near the bottom of the Bank's target range as the disinflationary effects of economic slack and low consumer energy prices are only partially offset by the inflationary impact of the lower Canadian dollar on the prices of imported goods.

Within program expenses, major transfers to persons were up $ 1.1 billion, primarily due to higher old age security payments, reflecting an increase in the number of recipients and higher inflation, as benefits are indexed to quarterly changes in the consumer price index, major transfers to other levels of government were up $ 0.6 billion, reflecting legislative increases; while direct program expenses declined by $ 0.2 billion, as lower «other transfer» payments more than offset increases in departmental / agency operating costs.

Consumer staples industries can be significantly affected by competitive pricing particularly with respect to the growth of low - cost emerging market production, government regulation, the performance of overall economy, interest rates, and consumer conConsumer staples industries can be significantly affected by competitive pricing particularly with respect to the growth of low - cost emerging market production, government regulation, the performance of overall economy, interest rates, and consumer conconsumer confidence.

The Labour Force Survey for August showed that average hourly wages were up by just 1.4 % from a year earlier, the same low level of increase as was registered in July. Consumer price inflation was 2.7 % in July, a bit down from 3.1 % in June and 3.7 % in May, but it seems that we have -LSB-...]

By adding a health insurance company in the form of Aetna, the resulting combination — retailer, clinic operator, pharmacy benefits manager, and insurer — can realize significant efficiencies, negotiate for lower drug prices with pharmaceutical manufacturers, and capture the growing share of healthcare spend among consumers and employers.

Thus the wage gains are from a one time energy glut brought about by increased supply from fracking, lower demand from a weak global economy, and some producers increasing production to make up for lower prices (not entirely self defeating as consumer nations expand inventories while prices are low).

Lower energy and material prices are often welcomed by consumers.

Speaking of Aldi, which along with Trader Joe's is owned by Germany's Albrecht family, consumers named it as the top - ranked grocer for low prices in the poll.

Along with improving capital spending and consumer spending, helped by lower gasoline prices, the diminishing fiscal headwinds should allow the US economy to grow much more strongly than for a number of years, he adds.

The economy keeps chugging along helped by high consumer confidence, low unemployment, and stabilized oil prices.

Motor gasoline consumption is expected to increase by 194,000 barrels per day (b / d), up 2.1 % from last summer, reflecting higher real disposable income, substantially lower retail motor gasoline prices and higher employment and consumer confidence.

While the Ontario government's recently updated long - term energy plan said the province's industrial electricity consumers currently face prices lower than that of the average for the Great Lakes region, the plan also showed that the cost will rise to $ 116 per megawatt hour by 2035, a nearly 40 per cent increase from the projected 2017 price of $ 83 per megawatt hour.

While a low unemployment rate can indicate tight labour - market conditions, the 2017 average hourly wage of full - time and part - time employees combined grew by only 1.7 per cent — the lowest year - over-year growth since 1998 and more or less at the same rate as consumer price inflation.

As the CKFTA was implemented, Hyundai Canada announced that it would lower its manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) on most of its models by up to C$ 1,300, passing on the tariff cuts to Canadian consumers.

The gains were driven by strong sales in style, baby, kids and wellness, an increase in digital marketing, as well as an industry factors like improved consumer confidence and lower gas prices.

The consumer price index increased by 0.4 % in November, as higher prices for energy were only slightly offset by lower prices for groceries and clothing.

After declining to low levels in 1997, consumers» inflation expectations, as surveyed by the Melbourne Institute, increased slightly in the first half of this year, most probably in anticipation of the impact of the lower Australian dollar on prices.

July's Consumer Price Index painted a similarly weak picture, with respective monthly and annual gains of 0.1 % and 1.7 % held back by moderating housing costs and sharply lower cell phone charges.

Meat prices fluctuate because of a variety of factors, and CFO Ed Smith says the market is influenced today by historically low cattle herds and an increase in consumer demand for protein products.

«We should all be thinking about how to lower prices for consumers by being more productive and innovative.»

The Business, Energy and Industry Committee has said that a future move by the UK to lower or remove tariffs could have extremely damaging consequences for British farming with only the prospect of very limited benefit to consumers in terms of lower prices.

Lower dairy prices represented a mixed blessing, reducing ingredient costs for consumer products but also weighing heavily on the company's farmer - shareholders whose collective incomes have been slashed by billions of dollars in the last two years.

This special edition Research Report provides insights regarding the modern - day American consumer by including the following: snapshots of the overall macroeconomic environment, data that spotlights spending trends, the potential impact of lower gasoline prices and opinions on the near and medium - term outlook with implications for the US dairy marketplace.

«The key is thinking like a CPG [consumer packaged goods] operator by being extremely close to your customer insights and then developing products that achieve that insight and behave very much like a brand, not just an alternative to a brand at a lower price,» Mr Parker told The Australian Financial Review ahead of the World Retail Congress in Madrid this week.

Constant government advocacy of lower food prices for consumers, without any reference to farm gate price share and the Consumer Price Index, is having a significant impact on producer and processor margins and is a major threat to future participation by Australian farmers particularly in the fruit and vegetable, milk and bread secprice share and the Consumer Price Index, is having a significant impact on producer and processor margins and is a major threat to future participation by Australian farmers particularly in the fruit and vegetable, milk and bread secPrice Index, is having a significant impact on producer and processor margins and is a major threat to future participation by Australian farmers particularly in the fruit and vegetable, milk and bread sectors.

The lesson that has been learned repeatedly by food retailing startups, especially those with low - price positioning, is that it's best to begin by selling a high percentage of branded product to cement the low - price advantage in consumers» minds.

Re: # 2, the argument made (though it's a separate question if the argument is correct) is that not allowing cross-state insurance purchases drives up the prices for insurance consumers by lowering supply and drastically decreasing competition.

The recent NHS pay review body report estimated that by 2019 nurse pay will be 20 % lower in real terms than in 2010 when inflation is measured using Retail Price Index (RPI) and 12 % lower on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Unfortunately, by slowing the proliferation of LCV technology (until the point where the price of oil means consumers literally can not afford not to have a low carbon vehicle) could have obvious repercussions for carbon reduction targets.

Consumers in the United States bought automobiles in the four months from May through August at the fastest clip in more than a decade, propelled by strong appetite for trucks, sport utility vehicles and crossover models and by low gas prices.

«The good news for brick - and - mortar retailers is that low online prices may not be used by consumers as comparison prices.

In this context, switching from high - cost diesel to a low - carbon alternative fuel isn't just the green thing to do; it's key to ensuring consumer products stay at affordable prices, Elizabeth Fretheim, director of business strategy and sustainability logistics at Wal - Mart Stores Inc., explained at a symposium last week hosted by the nonprofit group Business for Social Responsibility (BSR).

In the study, researchers modelled three ways that the soft drinks industry may respond to the levy: reformulating drinks to reduce sugar content, passing some of the levy to consumers by raising the price of sugary drinks, and using marketing to encourage consumers to switch to lower sugar drinks.

Children are likely to be benefit most, however the study also shows that the health benefits of the tax could be reduced if industry responds by increasing the price across their drinks range (including zero sugar / diet drinks, bottled water, and fruit juice) or if heavy marketing led consumers to switch from low to mid-sugar drinks.

Is the «business as usual» approach — subsidizing fossil - fuel supply and nuclear energy and large hydro projects, maintaining low energy prices to consumers by keeping environmental and political costs «external,» propping up oil supply by every available means — part of the solution or part of the problem?

By cutting out the middleman and selling direct to the consumer we can offer you lower prices.

Russian luxury consumers travel much less these days, which is not surprising given that the rouble has lost 30 percent of its value against the euro in the past three years, hammered by low oil prices and bruising economic sanctions imposed over Russia's involvement in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.