Sentences with phrase «for global consumers»

A new research paper has put forth the argument that fundamental changes are needed to the design of decentralized blockchain networks should any iteration of the technology serve as a transaction network for global consumers.

nChain Group, a blockchain research, and development firm announced today they have taken an equity stake in Centbee, a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) wallet provider launching this year that makes it easy for global consumers to acquire, hold and spend BCH with retailers and other merchants.

Centbee aims to make it easy for global consumers to acquire, hold and spend bitcoin cash at retailers and other merchants.

Centbee makes it easy for a global consumers to acquire, hold and spend Bitcoin with retailers and other merchants.

His photos reinforce the notion of «made by Africans in Africa for Africans» as a lifestyle choice for global consumers.»

Shipito makes it easier and more affordable for global consumers to purchase items from US - based sellers with lower shipping rates,

The oil price drop will act as a sizable tax cut for the global consumer, and this should begin to boost growth well into 2015.

Previously he was an equity analyst responsible for global consumer discretionary stocks at Nicholas Applegate Capital Management.

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GT Advanced Technologies Inc. is a leading diversified technology company producing advanced materials and innovative crystal growth equipment for the global consumer electronics, power electronics, solar and LED industries.

«Maybe VW is also «too German» for a global consumer company.»

True Clarity has built a strong reputation for building and operating high transaction platforms for global consumer brands, which attracted Valtech to the firm.

Lulu is an advocate for global consumer privacy rights, protection and security.

Not exact matches

While 66 percent of global consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable goods, a full 73 percent of millennials are (Nielsen defines Millennials as those born from 1977 to 1995).

It has returned -16 percent year - to - date through Sept. 16, compared to a -1 percent return for the iShares S&P Global Consumer Discretionary ETF.

China's economic rebalancing towards more consumer - oriented growth has global businesses cautious, but pessimists need only look at the country's annual e-commerce event for a powerful reminder of consumer buying power.

The Nymi Band was originally intended primarily for consumer use, but in June it became one of the first devices compatible with Salesforce Wear, a toolkit launched by the global cloud CRM giant to facilitate enterprise uses for wearables.

«Each brand has a unique set of opportunities and actions to improve the shopping experience for its customers,» said Laurence Haziot, IBM's Global Managing Director and General Manager, for Consumer Industry, according to a press statement.

DST Global's Tom Stafford said: «Revolut is developing and delivering technology that reduces the complexity and cost of financial services for consumers and small businesses.»

«BB10 has a strong following around the world in enterprise and government, as well as consumers in particular markets,» Alex Thurber, BlackBerry's senior vice president for global device sales, told The Financial Post.

As Neil Downey, RBC Capital's managing director for global equity research, observes, «I think I can pinpoint who the winner will be, and it's the Canadian consumer.»

Trump's embrace of trade barriers this year has sparked fears of tit - for - tat retaliation that could undermine consumer confidence and stymie the strongest global economic expansion in years.

-- Lori Mitchell - Keller, global general manager of consumer industries for the software company SAP

WASHINGTON, April 18 - «Robust» business borrowing, rising consumer spending, and tight labor markets indicate the U.S. economy remains on track for continued growth, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday, with the risks of a global trade war the one big outlier.

The report said the Chinese accounted for half of all the global luxury products» consumption during the period and remain far and away the largest luxury consumers in the world.

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The proposal includes the potential for the border tax adjustment, which, if implemented in the oil sector without exemptions, would raise oil prices for US consumers relative to global consumers.

The product is called Fairlife and it will sell for twice the price of regular milk when it hits store shelves nationally in December, Coca - Cola's North American chief Sandy Douglas said at Morgan Stanley's Global Consumer Conference last week.

While smartphone owners only use a handful of apps, messaging apps are the platform of choice for consumers with more 1.6 billion global users this year,» Smullen said.

«They are therefore a rare opportunity for brands to reach large global audiences and for consumers to be a part of a rare event.

«Given that smartphones should constitute 60 - 70 percent of the global addressable market (in 2020), we do not believe new verticals, such as smart cards, will be able to compensate for competitive pressure in consumer electronics,» Nilsson wrote.

Their simple premise: The falling costs of solar power and LED lights made it possible to provide affordable lighting for the 2 billion or so global consumers who lack access to reliable power.

This presents businesses with enormous opportunities for global growth if they can spot the lucrative parallels in consumer habits that arise in different markets.

If the most recent batch of confidence surveys are any indication, consumers have just figured out the global economy may be headed for recession.

«With continuing concerns for the global economy, consumer confidence slipped for the quarter,» he said.

This London - based startup is applying blockchain (the same tech that powers bitcoin) to global supply chains — along with physical tags for consumers to see where their products come from.

For years American whiskey, led by Jack Daniel's (technically not a bourbon but a closely related «Tennessee whiskey»), had a small hold on global consumers, concentrated in developed markets like Germany and Australia.

Belkin International has three global brands — Belkin, Linksys (consumer and business lines) and WeMo — with something big happening for each brand in 2016.

Hostess, founded in 1919, was picked up from bankruptcy in 2013 by private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC and consumer industry investor C. Dean Metropoulos for $ 410 million.

Data from Statista shows that the global wearables market is likely to grow to over $ 53 billion, demonstrating that consumers are ready for new connected devices.

While Chinese leaders recognize that it's imperative for their economy to shift from an investment and export model to one built around consumer spending, expect global economy to continue to lean on the U.S. consumer in 2016.

The Internet of Things has profound implications for consumers, businesses and the global economy.

In that role, Lawton oversaw all aspects of eBay's Americas business unit, including marketing, merchandising, operations, business selling, consumer selling, and advertising, as well as global responsibility for shipping, payments, risk, and trust.

Through Tmall.com, ChannelAdvisor can offer its estimated 2,400 retailer customers direct access to Chinese consumers through Tmall Global, a Tmall.com program aimed at easing the complexity and cost of selling online for foreign merchants.

In the four weeks that it began shipping cars with an AT&T 4G LTE radio embedded inside, 98 percent of its customers have opted to try out the free trial, which lasts for three months or 3 GB, whichever comes first, according to Mary Chan, president of GM's global connected consumer business.

This enthusiasm and its influence on consumer spending represents a huge potential for global companies — from sponsorship deals to licensing, distribution, and branding.

Mary Chan, head of the automaker's global connected consumer business, says 98 percent of its customers have signed up for its 4G trials.

China is becoming a key market for global oil exporters as surging output from shale fields from Texas to North Dakota allows the U.S., the biggest crude consumer, to rely less on overseas supplies.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- Some of the world's biggest retailers and food companies including Kellogg Co, Walmart Inc, and Nestle backed a new initiative on Wednesday to improve global supply chains amid rising consumer demand for slave - free goods and services.

The EPC educates policymakers, consumers and the media on the system's role in economic growth and the importance of consumer choice, security, innovation and stability for the continued growth of global commerce.