Sentences with phrase «delivery services cost»

Amazon's grocery delivery service costs $ 299 per year, and delivers thousands of grocery products from fruits and vegetables to food from local merchants within a day or less to customers in metropolitan areas within northern and southern Calif., as well as New York City and Seattle.

Each meal from a meal - kit delivery service costs around $ 10 t $ 16.

Not exact matches

That would intensify an already - challenging environment for traditional brick - and - mortar grocers, who are fending off attacks from meal - delivery services and low - cost entrants like Trader Joe's and Aldi.

USPS's chief financial officer, Joseph Corbett, wrote in a post for PostalReporter.com in August that the service is required by law to charge retailers at least enough to cover its delivery costs.

Instacart: The grocery delivery service partners with Whole Foods, Costco, and Safeway, among others, and offers a membership program called Instacart Express, which costs $ 99 annually — in exchange, members get free two - hour delivery on all grocery orders.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

But perhaps more important than cost is the service element inherent in the layout of the company's production and delivery infrastructure.

The e-commerce giant has attracted shoppers with its Prime delivery service, which costs $ 99 annually and allows for free two - day delivery.

Instead of eating into profits using expensive air delivery services, how can retailers send cargo more cost effectively?

The Postal Service's low fixed costs and mandate to deliver mail to Americans makes it an ideal option for «last - mile» delivery, or a package's journey from a fulfillment depot to its final destination.

Unlike rival Netflix Inc, a standalone Internet TV service, Amazon's Prime video service comes bundled with the Internet retailer's two - day delivery for items purchased on the site, which costs $ 99 a year, a key driver of revenue for the company.

But why — given low - cost alternatives like Wal - Mart and Trader Joe's, as well as new delivery options like Amazon's new service?

But delivery operations are expensive to scale, so the company will help offset costs by charging companies a higher commission on orders that utilize Grubhub's delivery services.

The service is fast — two to four days — and the delivery and tracking costs $ 4.

Trump is convinced that Amazon takes advantage of the Postal Service, and has previously said the firm costs the service «massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy.Service, and has previously said the firm costs the service «massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy.service «massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy.»

NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters)- United Parcel Service Inc reported higher first - quarter net profit on Thursday, driven by strong package volumes in its core U.S. segment, but higher costs from Saturday delivery and nasty winter weather weighed on operating results.

In 2017, Mr. McNeill earned an aggregate $ 395,803 in variable compensation based on the achievement of certain target levels of (i) vehicle deliveries during the third and fourth quarters of 2017, (ii) operational and financial metrics relating to vehicle service performance and costs during 2017, and (iii) customer satisfaction scores during 2017.

According to the persons cited above, the decision to outsource was taken as the cost of carrying out delivery services on its own had become unsustainable at the unit level.

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We work with Hueler Investment Services, Inc., the provider of the Income Solutions platform, to ensure delivery of high - quality products at a low cost — exactly what you'd expect from us.

It all goes back to 2007, when the postal service was required to allocate 5.5 per cent of its fixed costs to package delivery, and set rates accordingly.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Invoice delivery is flexible and there are no hidden costs to our transportation factoring services.

If you decide to offer pick - up and delivery service for your laundry business, you may need to include the costs of an automobile and licensing fees in your startup fees.

GM was originally designed to do what BitGold is now planning to do, although it has since turned into a precious - metals dealing and storage service (it provides a cost - effective way for people to buy, hold and sell gold and other PMs without the hassle of taking delivery).

Such costs include but are not limited to equipment rental, photocopying, delivery, facsimile, telephone, or translation charges incurred in association with accreditation services.

There could be additional downtime costs on top of this if the employee is generating revenue for the company by performing a service or making a delivery.

«Following the 2008/2009 recession, we worked on managing our cost structure and made sure we're providing services in the most efficient way possible,» Kiesel says, noting that its drivers use telematics and routing systems to plan deliveries.

Joseph Smith has joined SpotSee as supply chain director to deploy processes that deliver positive results in the areas of cost, quality, delivery, service and product improvement.

Reporting to the Director of Sport, you will manage a team of grounds staff to ensure the cost effective delivery of services and end user satisfaction.

Prof Michael Turner, former Master of the Coombe Maternity Hospital, has spoken publicly about the fact that c - section births can cost twice as much as vaginal deliveries and he has published papers highlighting the need for Ireland's maternity services to examine the alarming increase in c - sections (6 % in 1966 compared to nearly 30 % in 2012).

For instance, an expectant mom can ask about what services are included in the delivery room and what the cost is for each service to determine what's best for her family.

So, you've sat down with your doctor to discuss a discount on labor and delivery services and you've checked into how much each service costs.

Unit cost estimation involved a combination of bottom - up and top - down costing methods and followed guidance on costing healthcare services as part of an economic evaluation.15 17 Detailed unit costs, derived from the finance departments of participating trusts and information provided by senior midwives, were estimated for resource inputs into the following components of intrapartum and after birth care for all settings: homebirth delivery packs; NHS reimbursement for midwifery travel; some forms of pain relief; alternative modes of delivery; active management of the third stage of labour; suturing for episiotomy; suturing third and fourth degree perineal tears; manual removal of the placenta; blood transfusions; and care after a stillbirth or neonatal death.

What's great about Wonderwear Cloth Diaper Delivery Service is there is no upfront cost and no long term commitment.

The actual PMC (per meal cost) includes: food, labor, benefits, all supplies (such as paper and plastic, cleaning supplies, etc), any kitchen utensils (e.g.: pots & pans), utilities if paid by food service, delivery vehicles and even indirect costs.

Ethical culture overlaps with the public - service ethos: for reasons that are blandly uncontroversial (everyone wants better standards of service - quality and delivery) but also partisan and contentious (better standards in a fiscally - straightened world need to come at higher cost to public - sector workers and lower cost to tax - payers) this leads the standards agenda into highly - contested territory.

Chief executive Moya Greene has warned that the high cost of the service, which ensures a same - price delivery for letters anywhere in the UK, six days a week, is not sustainable in the face of competition in high - density, low - cost areas.

«Today, it requires a realignment between the real costs and revenues needed to ensure the effective delivery of city services.»

The county comptroller's office reports that the Civil Service Commission rented 500 Apple iPads from Hauppage - based Rent - A-PC, Inc., doing business as Smartsource, from Jan. 13 through 27, for a total cost of $ 38,025, including delivery and pickup.

Clearly, it's past time for a thorough review of state Medicaid policies — and changes to contain costs and rationalize service delivery.

It was soon apparent a more realistic estimate was # 13 billion... By 1997 the estimated cost was # 17 billion; by 2003, # 20 billion, and the in - service date (2003, defined as the date of delivery of the first aircraft to the RAF) was 54 months late.

The governor while urging the Speaker to communicate the development to members of the House, also explained that the decision was taken to reduce the cost of governance as well as enhance service delivery.

Mr. Fuleihan said in the email the budget office would work with agencies «to find productivity and management improvements by restructuring the delivery of programs or services, using technology to produce efficiencies, improving revenue collection, reducing administrative and overhead costs, and funding underused programs at the appropriate levels.»

(7) instructs the shadow Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority and their statutory successors to apply high standards of cost - effectiveness and demonstrate value for money in the business case, to report back to Parliament with up to date costings and a realistic timetable for the duration of the work, and to include measures to ensure: the repair and replacement of mechanical and electrical services, fire safety improvement works, the removal of asbestos, repairs to the external and internal fabric of the Palace, the removal of unnecessary and unsightly accretions to the Palace, the improvement of visitor access including the provision of new educational and other facilities for visitors and full access for people with disabilities;

In county government, we will review all of our service deliveries in and out of county government and provide those services in a consolidated, cost - effective manner.

Establish approaches for revenue collection and service delivery that are environmentally efficient and cost effective.

Responding to a consultation on the pilot closure of HMRC Enquiry Centres in the North East1, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) are urging HMRC to cater for taxpayers» and tax credits claimants» individual needs, focusing on service delivery and not cost cutting

The Municipal Consolidation & Shared Services Grant Program (MCSSGP) incentivizes municipal projects that reduce the total cost of local government through the consolidation of services, creation of shared services, elimination of an entire government entity, establishment of the regional delivery of services, and / or increased efficienServices Grant Program (MCSSGP) incentivizes municipal projects that reduce the total cost of local government through the consolidation of services, creation of shared services, elimination of an entire government entity, establishment of the regional delivery of services, and / or increased efficienservices, creation of shared services, elimination of an entire government entity, establishment of the regional delivery of services, and / or increased efficienservices, elimination of an entire government entity, establishment of the regional delivery of services, and / or increased efficienservices, and / or increased efficiencies....

In a recent meeting with Dutchess County's mayors and supervisors, County Executive Molinaro outlined how his budget proposal will impact local municipalities and encourage localities to work together and with the County to find greater efficiencies, consolidate government, enhance service delivery and reduce costs for taxpayers.