Sentences with phrase «hit consumer and business»

It does seem that the Treasury has been a little stung by suggestions that George Osborne's harsh austerity message has hit consumer and business confidence, like Nick Clegg yesterday who is trying to show a little «light at the end of the tunnel».

Not exact matches

One of these major, game - changing trends will hit the business world on May 25, 2018, when the European Union (EU) will begin enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a comprehensive and aggressive approach to the increasingly complex challenge of protecting consumer information.

Since long before the arrival of the Apple Watch, businesses and consumers have kept close tabs on the Internet of Things (IoT) market, which is projected to hit $ 7.1 trillion in 2020 with 28 billion connected devices.

The premise of all these pitches is that you can take any good idea for a product, service or network (typically someone else's idea, who is already hitting it out of the park) and shrink that business down to a narrower target population or niche, or to a certain kind of consumer, and instantly turn the process of serving that smaller segment into a big business as well.

IDC also pointed out a large reason for the Chromebook's success: the low - cost devices have been a hit with K - 12 schools in the United States, even though the company is still looking to break into consumer and business markets.

Its Entertainment and Devices division, which houses all its gaming business and consumer phones, took a big hit last quarter, but operating income more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, to US$ 1.3 billion on revenues of US$ 8.9 billion.

Analysts and investors worry that a government shutdown this week would hit not just consumer and business confidence, but also make it more likely that the United States will default on its debt when it reaches its borrowing limit in about two weeks.

It hits just the right notes for both consumers and businesses because shoppers trust past buyers way more than they trust branded content.

In the first quarter, GDP growth hit an annualized rate of 2.5 % while manufacturing, small business, and consumer sentiment surveys all continue to hold near post-crisis highs.

RIM needs the Torch to be a hit on two fronts: with its traditional business audience, which has become more amenable to alternates such as the Apple iPhone and Google Android, and consumers, who represent a largely untapped market for the BlackBerry brand.

Interest rate hikes can be like stepping on the brakes while interest rate cuts can be like hitting the accelerator but bear in mind that consumers and business react a little more slowly to these changes.

«In the U.S., it is the consumer and small - business market rather than the large - firm market that is more vulnerable to the U.K. rules, as consumers and small businesses are used to getting all sorts of services over the Internet, and they are not impressed by heavy - hitting law firm partners or fancy offices.

It absolutely has been the fastest growing product in Apple's history and it's been the only product that we've ever made that was instantly a hit in three of our key markets, from consumer to business including the enterprise and education.

Chromebooks have been a quiet hit for Google, gaining a particular foothold in education but also popular with consumers and some businesses.

Chinese hardware maker sees its 2015 revenue hit 395 billion yuan (US$ 60.8 billion), fuelled by 73 percent growth in its consumer business and increased global demand for ICT.

Yet it is not entirely business as usual in a retail sector that has been hit by a double whammy of rising e-commerce sales and shifting consumer shopping patterns.

Tech firms are ramping up offerings for businesses and consumers on mobile security, responding to the growing threat from hackers and viruses hitting mobile devices.

It is not entirely business as usual in a retail sector that has been hit by a double whammy of rising e-commerce sales and shifting consumer shopping patterns.