She has concentrated on expanding its offering of contemporary, mid-range and denim brands, bringing labels like Theory, Levis and Michael Kors into the fold and improving the site's front -
end experience by opening creative studio spaces in Brooklyn and London.
Not exact matches
The race car is the
end result, but cars are built
by people: People with different backgrounds, different
experiences, different forms of knowledge and expertise... all of whom come together to try to accomplish something great.
By focusing on the
end user
experience, Amazon will progressively weed out those companies that previously have been able to compete head - to - head with higher quality businesses and higher - quality products.
As you may imagine and have probably
experienced, the key messages of: keeping the customer happy; personally apologising etc. are likely long forgotten
by the
end of the performance review when Tom's salary increase expectations are exceeded (Unlikely), met (Possible) or not met (Highly likely) and Tom leaves the review demotivated and not carrying the key messages, or the meat in the sandwich, away with him.
According to research
by Media Post, «Seventy - one percent of consumers have
ended a relationship due to a poor customer service
experience.
«
By mixing together cutting - edge insights, executive - to - executive knowledge sharing, and high -
end experiences, you can crack open the door to the C - level folks who you really want to speak with,» says Rewers.
Any
experienced retailer with a bird's - eye view of my first six months at Michaels might have wondered if we'd still be open
by the year's
end.
The intimate customer - service
experience is enhanced
by the surprise extras, including free in - store haircuts from high -
end barbers, an evening open bar, and a diverse line - up of workshops and events ranging from ornament - making to banjo music and lectures on the history of code.
Ever since then, says Gilbert, «I've been pursuing this notion of the magic in any product or service is how it's
experienced by the
end user.»
While there's sometimes no substitute for lived
experience, there are also plenty of books that can save you a whole lot of heartache
by teaching you basic skills that lots of young people
end up learning way later than they should.
«Our platform allows companies to react to changing conditions real - time, learn about their fleet through data analytics, and improve their
end - customer
experience by letting them know exactly when they're getting there.»
The product is complemented
by an
end - to -
end experience: customers order online, receive a speedy delivery, and get 100 days to sleep on the mattress — during which time it can be returned for a full refund.
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.
Usually people, on an emotional level, don't have the same
experiences, so
by saying that you did you might
end up showing a lack of sensitivity and could minimize their
experience.
An Allied Market Research forecast says the graphene market will reach $ 149.1 million worldwide
by the
end of the decade,
experiencing a compound annual growth rate of 44 percent between 2014 and 2020, thanks largely to surging interest from the electronics and automotive sectors.
So if you're going to forsake your career, and give up the opportunity to learn and gain
experience by working for others, it's a good idea to know upfront what you're up against so you have the best chance of winning in the
end.
The hope is that projects like Absolut deadmau5 that only require a smartphone and cheap Google (goog) Cardboard headset to operate will help consumers
experience and be captivated
by some form of VR, never mind that it's not as immersive or breathtaking as the higher -
end devices.
In my
experience these organizations are very good at providing this documentation, but if you have not received your documentation
by the
end of January I would follow with an email or phone call.
Another lesson from the U.S.
experience is that consumers» empowerment
by the Internet does not
end with FSBO sites and flat - fee listings on the MLS.
That sharply contrasts with recent analyst reports about the overall PC market like one
by Gartner that said that the U.S.
experienced a weak back - to - school season and that overall PC sales dropped during the a three - month - period
ending Sept. 30.
Pandora says it expects to offer an «expanded listening
experience»
by the
end of 2016, which would presumably include Rdio's on - demand streaming features.
The challenges faced
by the industry today — click fraud, viewability, ad blockers and people not clicking ads — are all rooted in terrible
end - user
experiences.
We know a lot from various kinds of evidence: a) the
experience of the real estate sector, where recent studies
by Macdonald Realty and Re / Max have confirmed the dominance of foreign buyers at the top
end of the market especially, as stated for years
by individual realtors (accounts often denigrated as «anecdotal»); b) there is the digging of several investigative journalists, and most notably
by Ian Young of the South China Morning Post who has boldly and effectively raised issues native journalists have sometimes shied from; c) academic work, including the books
by Katharyne Mitchell (2004) Beyond the Neoliberal Line and David Ley Millionaire Migrants (2011).
Smaller providers in broadband such as Plusnet
experienced a good quarter, increasing their share
by focusing at the value
end of the market.
After
experiencing a 60 percent drawdown in 2008, I gradually liquidated my investment with them,
ending up with most of my money in cash
by the summer of 2015.
The money raised from this round would be used both to «work towards optimizing the user
experience by standardizing aspects of our alternative travel accommodations such as linen washing, cleanliness, and smart capabilities,» and to «further invest in the domestic high -
end real estate market and in foreign markets,» said company founder and CEO Justin Luo in an internal letter.
Obviously this set of scenarios — in which GDP grows on average at rates between 3 % and 6 % for ten years while credit efficiency is improved so dramatically that in 5 - 6 years China begins to deleverage and
by the
end of the period these growth rates can be maintained with no growth in credit — is theoretically possible, but just as obviously it is highly implausible, and I can not think of any country in history that has achieved such a turnaround in its financial sector without having first
experienced a brutal financial crisis.
At the
end of the day, we are a company driven
by consumers so I like to understand as much as possible what my consumer is
experiencing.
«
By allowing individuals to buy and sell bitcoin with our BTM, and now to buy their lunch with bitcoin, we're demonstrating that the blockchain
experience for the front -
end user is not all that complicated.
The tail risk is more sobering: There is a 1 - in - 20 chance this metro region will
experience more than 83 extremely hot days
by century -
end.
Looking at the tail risks, there is a 1 - in - 20 chance the Detroit area will
experience more than 87 extremely hot days each year
by the century's
end.
For the five years
ended this past August 31, the Group of Fifteen
experienced on average negative returns of 8.89 % per year, vs. a negative 2.71 % for the S&P 500.4 The group of ten value funds I had studied in the «Searching for Rational Investors» article had been suggested
by Bob Goldfarb of the Sequoia Fund.5 Over those same five years, the Goldfarb Ten enjoyed positive average annual returns of 9.83 %.
By choosing to only buy homes from Fannie Mae, the lawsuit says, Harbour ended up with homes in areas that experienced the largest amount of foreclosures, which are the same communities targeted by subprime - mortgage lenders — communities of colo
By choosing to only buy homes from Fannie Mae, the lawsuit says, Harbour
ended up with homes in areas that
experienced the largest amount of foreclosures, which are the same communities targeted
by subprime - mortgage lenders — communities of colo
by subprime - mortgage lenders — communities of color.
The big players are taking measures towards better brand safety and a better customer
experience by putting systems in place and hiring large numbers of people to watch what has been uploaded onto the platform, but at the
end of the day it's all happening after the event, when the content has already been uploaded.
The key 18 year bull market we
experienced here in the U.S.
ending in 2000 was driven
by excesses in household debt.
I quite often treat this blog like a diary, so sometimes I'll stray away from talking about my personal finance and share my current thoughts, I'll be excited to go back and read some old post when the years go
by, and it will help me reflect on the overall journey that has been
experienced, because as great as the
end goal of early retirement is, I would imagine the character developed through such a process has more then just monetary value.
Seventy - nine of those metro - sized housing markets (or 91 %) had
experienced a year - over-year increase in median home prices
by the
end of 2015.
Our firm is unique in that we are able to supplement our attorneys» substantial
experience and expertise with technical capabilities that are derived from direct access to coders and back -
end software developers working at a blockchain - based software design studio founded
by our managing partner.
The Black Church in the African American
Experience by C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya Duke University Press, 519 pages, $ 47.50 When we cut through the many good reasons that lead social scientists to study religion, we find ourselves in the
end confronting questions about politics.
By the
end of our lives we have either
experienced and given love, kindness and forgiveness or we haven't — if we have our God and peace is there.
I don't necessary reject your
experience — but I feel mine was driven
by honesty as well — and I've
ended up somewhere completely different.
The book
ends by restating that no
experience is wasted
by God — all can be redeemed.
Jaded
by experience and suspicious of narrative, we can not credit the secular prophecies of the past two centuries, which divined the
end of history in a worker's state or the global triumph of democratic capitalism.
«84 Lewis
ends Surprised
by joy
by relating, very simply, this second - order
experience of Joy: «I was driven to Whipsnade one sunny morning.
Most poignantly, in her report on her firsthand
experience with systemic poverty, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting
By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich makes us see «poverty as acute distress: The lunch that consists of Doritos or hot dog rolls, leading to faintness before the
end of the shift.
His argument, part of which appeared in these pages («Leading Children Beyond Good and Evil,» May 2000), is that moral education as presently conceived almost inevitably
ends up
by thinning out moral content, removing the sharp edges of judgment, avoiding normative traditions of moral
experience, and thus stifling the factors most crucial to the formation of character.
As I'll discuss at the
end of my presentation, political science only does this
by dint of a systematic abstraction of our lived political
experience, that is,
by singularly emphasizing politics as the management of a conflict of interests rather than the prudential navigation of conflicts between competing claims to honor, or of competing claims to the good.
By the 1960s and 70s the established Anglican and Catholic churches would be experiencing the power of this charismatic renewal; intensifying towards the end of the century with the arrival of John Wimber and his Vineyard Church in the UK, followed by the Toronto Blessin
By the 1960s and 70s the established Anglican and Catholic churches would be
experiencing the power of this charismatic renewal; intensifying towards the
end of the century with the arrival of John Wimber and his Vineyard Church in the UK, followed
by the Toronto Blessin
by the Toronto Blessing.
The
end of this «upward» movement was posited to be the
experience of the mystical union with God — described
by the term fana» (loss of self - consciousness) or fana» al - fana» (loss of the consciousness of fana»).
Nor does the
experience of being justified
by faith through the grace of God put an
end to our sinning!