Sentences with phrase «higher service price»

Second, if commodity prices fall — as they have over the past year and a half — then consumers will have more money to spend on services, and the result will be lower goods price inflation but higher service price inflation.

Not exact matches

«We have strong concerns that the combined company's unmatched control of popular content and the distribution of that content will lead to higher prices, fewer choices, and poorer quality services for Americans,» they wrote.

In the beginning I questioned the price point of my services, but they helped me realize I was providing a fast, high - quality and trustworthy service that warranted higher fees than fly - by - knight repair companies.

Aside from the limited availability of cloud gaming services — due to the need for data centers to be close to users — prices are much higher than a monthly subscription to Netflix or Spotify.

In 2008, the company made a bid for Napster, the file - sharing service that had relaunched as a subscription music product, but bowed out when the asking price was too high.

The service and its comparably high prices - starting about $ 10,000 a year, according to many reports - are the reasons it did not place among our best services.

Take that funding away and the market settles back into something more closely aligned with the underlying reality — the one of high unemployment / underemployment, high oil prices, stagnant middle - and lower - class incomes, unprecedented wealth concentration in the upper class, demolished savers, under - investment in capital, and an ongoing transition to a low - wage service economy hard - pressed to service debt.

«That's problematic because the service provider doesn't know how complicated the install is so they have to quote, literally, the highest price they can to cover all their contingencies.»

Now this doesn't apply to every kind of business I know, but it does apply to a very large proportion including trades and services as well as businesses that sell higher priced products.

Just like in business in general, when you offer your clients a «done for you» service, even at a much higher price than general consulting, you will get a percentage of your clients who will be delighted to just have it done, and who will gladly pay much more for that privilege.

He said 365 stores will complement Whole Foods» premium, full - service sister brand — often dubbed «Whole Paycheck» in popular culture in reference to its perceived higher prices.

However, prices of services were only 1.0 percent higher, compared with a 1.5 percent increase in March Core inflation measures of inflation, which the ECB also looks to as a guide, were also below expectations.

Or take pricing schemes: Many businesses offer a high - priced «premium» service simply to make a less expensive level of service seem like more of a bargain.

As people flee the high prices of cable, there are a slew of services stepping into the gap to offer more flexible streaming TV services tailored toward younger people.

If you are having a hard time selling services at an acceptable profit, the problem may be that your employee costs are too high rather than the price is too low.

Admitting that «drug prices are too high,» Wichmann pointed to UnitedHealth's efforts to make pharmaceuticals more affordable for everyday consumers through point - of - service discounts.

The common wisdom for setting a price on a product or service is that it can be as high as you like so long as someone is willing to pay.

High demand for diesel and home heating fuel in particular means refineries are willing to pay more for crude oil, said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at Oil Price Information Service.

DIRECTV NOW just entered the market and already owns the claim to the highest starting price of any streaming TV service at $ 35 per month.

Fast casual chains sell food that consumers perceive as having higher quality than fast - food restaurants and are also priced a few dollars above those bargain - focused chains, but doesn't require table service like Olive Garden, Applebee's and other casual - dining chains.

Market Makers also provide another service in periods of high volatility: if the market exerts upward or downward pressure on a security during a trading session, the Market Maker will mitigate the pressure by absorbing some of the orders, thereby limiting excessive price swings.

When it comes to mortgage default insurance, Canadians get little choice and sky high prices, regardless of service.

Burger King Worldwide Inc. and other fast - food chains are fighting to attract diners constrained by the economy and a storm - filled winter, along with tough competition from higher - priced quick - service restaurants like Chipotle.

«If they're charging roughly $ 50 a month, they need to bring in new services similar to high - end clubs or slash their prices,» says Longwell.

That period of reflection appears to have emboldened Poloz's conviction in the story he's been telling from the start: that international sales of manufactured goods and services would lead a rotation away from the economy's reliance on high commodity prices and consumption by heavily indebted households.

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Fast Food While higher - priced restaurants struggle, takeout and fast - food franchises are more than holding their own: 22 of this year's top 100 franchises are quick - service restaurants, including three of the Top 10 (Subway, McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts).

THE BUSINESS: Voice - and text - paging service FOUNDED: 1994 CLOSED: August 1999 PRIMARY CAUSES OF DEATH: Rapid emergence of competitors offering lower - priced or better alternative services; high cost of building a wireless network

But based on appointments of ideological hardliners such as Tom Price (a staunch foe of Obamacare nominated to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services), Michael Flynn (Trump's national security adviser with a dim view of Islam) and Mike Pompeo (the incoming CIA Director who has fiercely opposed the Iran nuclear agreement) and many of his campaign pledges, the chances are high that Trump could squander his limited political capital on divisive ideological issues and neglect his most important priority — getting the American economy out of its low - growth rut.

A defect rate that high drives most customers to shop purely on price, not on service quality.

Kucinski, who has not been available for comment since December, hinted then that the company had paid a high price for its zealous devotion to customer service.

She extracted a $ 10 - million fine from Bell Canada, which for years charged higher - than - advertised prices for telecom services.

In both scenarios, you don't want to price your product or service any higher than 10 - 20 percent of the overall revenue lift, or the overall cost savings estimated (e.g., a gross gain of 10 percent, may only net them 8 - 9 percent after they pay your fees).

«Most firms make a profit in two ways: by charging a service fee of $ 10 to $ 30 or $ 40 per transaction, and by pocketing the difference between the low price at which they buy currency and the higher price at which they sell it to customers.»

Passengers claimed that the airlines» collusion began in early 2009, led to higher fares and reduced flight choices, and together with low fuel prices and higher fees for checking bags and other services helped the industry post record profits.

It established a new, more appealing brand to showcase its unique brand promise: to perform a high - quality service for a reasonable price.

Its downstream consequences are lower cost in production and in warranty service, advantages in pricing, and higher customer satisfaction leading to brand loyalty and market share.

So make yours competitive and attractive, using high - demand products at smart prices to draw in customers who may purchase additional products and services.

MedPro Disposal was founded in 2009 with one goal: to offer a similar high - quality disposal service for a much more affordable price.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

It's very hard for a service company or one that has a product with a very high price point to succeed.

This struggle over whether internet service providers should enable equal access to all content and applications regardless of the source, without favoring or blocking particular products or websites, or alternatively be permitted to differentiate the price for some (e.g., high volume) users over others, has been around for some time.

The extraordinary cost reductions achieved by North American oil and gas companies have likely reached their limit, and any boost in profitability for much of the U.S. shale and Canadian oil sands industries will have to come from higher oil prices, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.

Real interest rates, which subtract inflation from the nominal rate to show the true cost of borrowing, soared as high as 8 % in the aftermath, as demand for goods and services evaporated and prices tumbled.

Someone requesting Uber's carpool service on a route where there are unlikely to be other passengers to share the ride, for instance, will be quoted a higher price so the company does not have to eat the cost, said the executive, who asked not to be named.

The airlines that survived the volatile decade following 9/11 have since consolidated themselves into a lucrative oligopoly, prompting questions about why smaller cities continue to lose service, why seats keep getting smaller, why fares have remained stubbornly high even as fuel prices dropped and profits soared, and why paying passengers are being quasi-defenestrated from overbooked flights.

Without it, any preference for at - home companies in procurement leads to cartel - like higher pricing and lower quality goods and services.

The alarms over AT&T's deal for Time Warner stem from mounting frustration over high prices and the lack of competition in the telecom industry, with most Americans limited to one or two providers of broadband services.

In cases where consumers are fiercely loyal to a product or service, the manufacturer or provider can generally charge higher prices.

«We look forward to proving at trial that this deal would lead to higher prices and diminished service for customers,» said Debbie Feinstein, the head of FTC's competition bureau, referring to the administrative proceeding.