Sentences with phrase «giant cut it in»

Can the fitness giant cut it in the more fashion - focused sector?

Not exact matches

Laurence will still have his work cut out for him, competition-wise, as Rogers continues to compete with fellow telecom giants Telus and Bell in a media world that continues to evolve in different directions.

The test reflects the increasing adoption of technology by big retailers as they try to keep up with online retail giant Amazon (amzn), which uses robots in some of its warehouses in addition to other cutting - edge technology.

After companies from cable giant Comcast to satellite TV titan AT&T, which owns DirecTV, reported their fourth quarter results, the total number of pay TV subscribers dropped 3.4 % from a year earlier, the highest rate of decline since the trend of cord cutting emerged in 2010, analysts at MoffettNathanson Research reported on Thursday.

Telstra has confirmed up to 103 job cuts in Perth and 326 nationally, with a union claiming the telecommunications giant's head count would be reduced by as much as 450.

These cost - cutting strategies have now become the plus point for SpaceX to compete against the giants in the industry and for the first time, it is looking possible for the low - cost passenger flights in the space.

In reality, these giants help even bigger names like Amazon and Netflix save fortunes on hardware, cut overhead and streamline operations.

3G, which orchestrated Brazilian beer giant InBev's takeover of St. Louis mainstay Anheuser - Busch in 2008, promptly cut 1,400 jobs from the acquired company.

It wasn't until after Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014 for $ 2 billion that Nguyen and his team could re-engineer Home with the resources of a giant corporation that has expertise in cutting - edge software development and data processing.

OPEC and non-OPEC oil giant Russia agreed Thursday to extend production cuts until the end of 2018, following hours of discussions in Vienna.

OPEC and non-OPEC oil giant Russia have agreed to extend oil output cuts until the end of 2018 following hours of discussions in Vienna, according to two reports.

Some of the giants will also go under — and those that survive will cut their payrolls, close plants or offices, and outsource even more than they have in the past.

It's landing in the hands of the masses, cutting out traditional tech giant middlemen like Oracle and Microsoft.

Ruth Porat, the search giant's chief financial officer, expresses faith in her former colleague, pointing out that Georgiadis ran one of Google's most important businesses, giving her the background she'll need for «applying cutting - edge tech into all parts of Mattel's business.»

Breen and Dow CEO Andrew Liveris have vowed to cut R&D and break the combined company into three smaller firms, leaving it a weakened player in a competition against global chemical giants like Germany's BASF and Bayer, and China's Sinopec and Sinochem.

Generic drug giant Teva really is going to cut tens of thousands of jobs in a gigantic restructure for the struggling and debt - laden pharmaceutical — in fact, the 14,000 planned layoffs announced Thursday actually surpass initial reports.

Media giant Viacom said on Wednesday it cut the compensation of its top two executives, executive chairman Sumner Redstone and CEO Philippe Dauman, as the company faced business pressures and a sharp drop in its share price.

While most banks were cutting down on staffing in 2015, the Wall Street giant hired 2,800 employees, up 8 % from a year earlier, according to Business Insider.

HALIFAX — Embattled tech giant BlackBerry announced the closure Thursday of its offices in the Halifax area, eliminating more than 300 high - paying jobs as part of a global push to cut costs.

In an interview with Bloomberg TV today following the company's strong earnings report, Rorsted said board members have not discussed the possibility of cutting ties with West — who spearheads a collaboration with the athletic giant through his Yeezy sneaker line.

The European Union on Tuesday ordered Ireland to collect up to $ 14.5 billion in back taxes, plus interest, from Apple Inc., after ruling that the technology giant cut an illegal deal that allowed it to pay almost no taxes from 2003 to 2014 on profits for sales throughout the 28 - nation region.

The U.S. tech giant notified suppliers that it had decided to cut the first - quarter production target to around 20 million units, in light of slower - than - expected sales in the year - end holiday shopping season in key markets such as Europe, the U.S. and China.

The social media giant obviously has a direct interest in assessing shutdowns because its service delivery is affected by any cut - off.

The US - headquartered ride - hailing giant is looking to cut its losses before going public, but recently committed to more investments in Southeast Asia.

The retail giant cut its forecast for the full year, pushing the shares to their worst day in more than 25 years on a percentage basis.

The telecoms giant, which currently operates across 100 sites in the UK, is cutting the number of its customer service centres down from eight to...

I'm fine with this; I'm willing to accept small paper cuts in order to avoid a giant gash.

JB Hi - Fi's shares plunged to the lowest in five months after the retail giant cut its full - year profit forecast, blaming bad weather.

Meanwhile, companies have been inspired by tech giants and successful startups from across the pond to invest in new techniques and cutting - edge technologies.

Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK - A, BRK - B) vice chairman, Charlie Munger, is «all for» his company and other corporate giants figuring out how to cut costs in the U.S. healthcare system.

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has been known to police itself since its inception, but in the wake of ongoing data breach scandal, the social media giant has decided to cut user some slack.

The Qualcomm factor: Cellular technology giant Qualcomm announced layoffs of 1,231 in San Diego this week as part of a cost - cutting plan.

The oil and gas industry may not be in the best shape at the moment, but a company with clear - cut advantages within the industry is midstream giant Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI).

Its most promising overseas markets will be low - trust, underbanked emerging economies — the markets in Africa, Latin America and Asia where other Chinese pioneers leaving the home market, such as Huawei, a telecoms giant, cut their teeth.

As for me, I can't believe in an human - like being that designed and jump - started the universe 13.8 billion years ago and set aside a planet for His special favorite creations, so He'd have someone to keep Him company and sing songs praising Him, then gave Bronze Age hermits a book of His orders to mankind that includes «thou shalt not round thy head nor cut thy beard» on penalty of eternal suffering... just CA N'T, any more than I can force myself to believe the world rests on the back of giant turtle.

Globalization is the era of mega-competition, in other words, the competition among giant TNCs which accelerates the race for the bottom to make TNCs acquire more profit by further exploitation of labor including lowering the wages, cutting the welfare benefits, laying off employees, depriving workers of their labor rights, using cheap labor such as casual and even child labor, and also by further destruction of environment.

Tiny grape tomatoes — or rather, tiny tomatoes, but giant for grapes — cut in half and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil baked slow for hours and eaten ravenously as a bright acidic burst next to the ham and scalloped potatoes the boyfriend requested last night...

Love the little Japaneses pumpkins so this will be perfect for breakfast, planning to add a pinch of cardamom (something else I love the taste of)-- I also make my own puree but I make it in the microwave by washing, poking holes in the top and cooking on high till the juices start to leek out the holes than let sit a few minutes (easier to cut cooked) The oven works as well - like a giant baked potatoe.

The company is a pioneer in the cost - saving bladder approach, which substantially cuts freight costs and reduces the environmental footprint because of the lower weight of the giant bags, compared with transporting finished bottles of wine stacked on pallets from countries such as Australia, Chile and New Zealand.

Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise, then cut each half into quarters (producing long, skinny wedges — like giant frieCut the potatoes in half lengthwise, then cut each half into quarters (producing long, skinny wedges — like giant friecut each half into quarters (producing long, skinny wedges — like giant fries).

For being low - carb this sandwich is pretty filling, which is why I decided to cut in half and set it to 2 servings rather than the one giant that I couldn't seem to finish myself.

He describes it was a «positive blowback» from the drama at Murray Goulburn, which was quickly followed by New Zealand - based dairy giant Fonterra in also cutting payments hard.

She would cut up a giant bowl of strawberries, sprinkle them with sugar and put them in the fridge to macerate.

The most staggering news coming out of the soft drink giant's disappointing first - half result was confirmation the company had been cutting back on service and promotional activity in its Australian beverages business at a time when it made absolutely no economic sense.

But given there is no specific fight between CCA and Woolies, it appears that CCA is being caught in the broader push by the supermarket giants to make drastic cuts to the number of different products (known in the trade as stock keeping units or SKUs) in a bid to simplify their ranges, increase private label sales and — perhaps most importantly — cut costs.

Remember the fruit punch that was made in a giant cut glass bowl and served at every family birthday party, baby shower, and wedding you ever attended as child?

Also the giant scallops take a long time to cook so I cut them in half to match the cook time of the shrimp if I can't find smaller ones.

It looked like a giant frittata which I then cut into six wedges, wrapping each piece in greaseproof paper and storing in the fridge.

Private equity giant TPG has cut the price of shares in chicken group Ingham's, and will hold on to a bigger stake in the group than first expected,

Danone must cut the prices of its branded dairy products significantly in parts of Europe to compete with lower - price private label brands, French banking giant Societe Generale has claimed.