Sentences with phrase «holiday company as»

My book club loved these, and I'm sure they'll be a big hit with holiday company as well.

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Instead, companies can now institute a chatbot — like Slack — to act as an internal communication channel, to enable staffers to find out how many holiday days they have left this year.

Sure, there's the holiday season to look forward to, but there's also the advent of coughing and sneezing as the latest cold or flu strain makes its way around your company.

As the pace of business slows down over the holidays (sorry retail folks, you're obviously excepted), this is an ideal time to reflect on and update your digital footprint, writes Allison Durazzi, a digital marketing instructor at Seattle Central College, on Fast Company.

As you look across the robotics landscape, there are a number of notable names that may come to mind, from the «cute» robots that consumer electronics companies roll out for the holidays to the big acquisitions being made by Silicon Valley companies, including Google.

As the holiday acquired nation - wide popularity, Alibaba became the first major company in 2009 to monetize the holiday by launching a special online sale and effectively transforming the day into the world's biggest 24 - hour online shopping event, one that reflects the growing wealth of China's middle - class.

While Kohl's is the first to roll out a marathon holiday schedule across its nearly 1,700 stores, it certainly won't be the last, as companies prepare for this year's so - called «Super Saturday.»

Here are eight companies that are harnessing the holiday season as a platform for giving this year.

«We are seeing a creeping erosion of employment rights as companies misclassify their workers as self - employed so as to avoid paying them holiday pay and the national minimum wage,» she said.

Over the weekend, some Apple employees were surprised to discover that the company now recognizes Martin Luther King Day as a paid holiday.

Given the challenging backdrop for retail, companies are holding their holiday sales events even earlier to get a bite at consumers» wallets as soon as they finish their turkey.

As Fortune has written, the holidays are the company's Super Bowl in terms of sales.

Canadians aren't alone in this regard: In the U.S., companies such as Motorola and Charles Schwab have experimented with forced holidays, and even the government of Japan — a country with a word, karoshi, to describe sudden death caused by occupational exhaustion — is mulling mandatory time off.

Companies as diverse as public - relations firm Edelman, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline and financial - services giant American Express have even instituted policies banning e-mail during evenings, weekends and holidays.

The device has been a runaway hit for Amazon: During the holiday season, the company has now sold out of Echo Dot speakers completely for two years running, and the Dot finished the season as the top - selling product overall on Amazon.

TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters)- Japan's Nikkei eked out modest gains in holiday - thinned trade on Tuesday supported by buying in index - heavy stocks such as Fast Retailing and Fanuc, though Sony tumbled after the company issued a profit warning.

TOKYO, May 1 - Japan's Nikkei eked out modest gains in holiday - thinned trade on Tuesday supported by buying in index - heavy stocks such as Fast Retailing and Fanuc, though Sony tumbled after the company issued a profit warning.

What's notable isn't just the sheer sales number (or the fact that it's likely to climb higher before the holiday season ends), but also the fact that it tops the company's initial full - year sales estimate as well as the sales of its predecessor, the Wii U.

Then, when Target and Nordstrom's earnings kicked into high gear and both companies raised their holiday sales forecasts, Cramer started to suspect a genuine turn in the group as a whole.

What needs to change is how marketers view the shoppers who first purchase over the Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend: not as «holiday shoppers,» but as customers who first engaged with your company over the holidays.

Just as jujitsu teaches practitioners to channel an opponent's energy to achieve their goals, running a business during the holidays requires accepting the fact that there will be a certain amount of shifted focus and figuring out how to use it for the good of the company.

While Google's arsenal of perks — which includes everything from «stock equity,» to «free 24/7 gym access,» «aaaaaamazing holiday parties,» and «mini-kitchens, snacks, drinks, free breakfast / lunch / dinner, all day, errr «day» — are notoriously cushy, the company wins real points with employees for attracting «the best talent and best people to work with in the world» as well as providing abundant «opportunities for career growth, and tons of career development resources.»

Extend your no - gossip policy for events outside the office as well, such as happy hours, company outings or holiday parties, where relaxed environments and alcohol can loosen inhibitions.

Apple cut the price on the base version of its 13 - inch MacBook Pro laptop with «retina» display by $ 200 as it revamps its top - end laptops, weeks after the company reported a steep decline in Mac sales in the holiday quarter.

Both companies cut prices for the smallest version of their speakers, the Amazon Echo Dot and Google Home Mini, to as little as $ 29 from $ 50 for the U.S. holidays.

«As companies make their buying decisions especially for the holiday season, which they do six, nine to 12 months in advance they are trying to figure out how they will do this going forward.

Others believe MCAs can be a good tool for some companies; among the most suited are seasonal businesses such as restaurants in resort areas or retailers that bring in the bulk of their sales around the holidays.

Feb 2 U.S. food companies called out rising freight costs as a reason for lower profit margins in the holiday quarter, with more pain seen in 2018 as a dearth of drivers and higher diesel prices make it even more expensive to transport products to stores.

Your company ups its reputation as a great place to work when employees rave about the massage therapist brought in to reduce holiday stress.)

Shanghai investment group Fosun, which owns holiday resort company Club Med, will «continue investing in the brand to develop its full potential as a global luxury fashion house...,» the statement said.

Revenue for the first quarter of the Walt Disney Company's 2015 fiscal year jumped 9 % as sales of merchandise from the hit animated film Frozen dominated the holiday season.

«Results reflect the company's more aggressive efforts to improve its price relevancy, as well as higher shrinkage in the last two weeks of the quarter given purchases were planned for a higher level of sales heading into the 4th of July holiday,» said Whole Foods.

Instead, sales tanked during the 2017 holiday season as harried parents chose to buy gifts online, and the company continued to be crippled by debt.

As previously reported, Henry retired last year, and having just seen him at our company holiday party, I can report that he is thriving in his new role.

As readers of PAR's holiday card may have noted, I now view cash the way Buffett's biographer believes Buffett views it: Cash is an option on thousands of companies and each option has no strike price, no expiration date, and no premium cost other than the lost purchasing power due to inflation.

Technology companies would benefit from a repatriation tax holiday, such as the one enacted by the George W. Bush Administration in 2004.

Other similar things might be investing in supermarkets and «consumer staples» (because if your weekly shopping basket inflates, their shares and divis probably will too) or investing in healthcare as a hedge against future healthcare costs inflating or investing in utilities as a hedge against utilities bills rising (I've yet to buy any but I quite like the idea of owning enough ~ 7 % yielding Centrica for the divis to cover the gas and electricity bills) or investing in travel and tourism companies as a hedge against holiday costs inflating.

Last month, the company hosted another full day, live - streamed event during the Fourth of July holiday in the U.S., which mixed product placement and cultural education as a way to engage Chinese consumers.

As a jew, none of my holidays were school holidays and even now, many years later, I work at a company where the president and CEO is a conservative jew and we still only get christian holidays off.

All around, this is the kind of company I wish to be supporting throughout my holiday baking — as well as in my recipes during the entire year.

It reminds me of a lazy afternoon breathing in the salty sea air as the sand shifts between my toes, and enjoying an endless holiday with brilliant company.

I usually make it for company or during the holidays, as it takes some time to prepare, but the beautiful presentation is worth it.

Made with purple, green and golden cauliflower, it's elegant enough for company as a holiday side dish.

It's a light first course for a festive spring holiday or company meal or as an everyday kind of soup served with sandwiches or wraps.

«As a company founded by a Navy SEAL, KILL CLIFF is proud to support our country's warriors and their families during the Memorial Day holiday and every day,» said Joe Driscoll, CEO of KILL CLIFF.

Don Strange of Texas will serve as the culinary home for the River Foundation for the next year and is kicking everything off with a special holiday gift: the company known for outstanding catering and events will donate a portion of the proceeds from holiday parties booked by River Foundation supporters.

However, the Director will be expected to attend certain office functions, such as Little House on the Prairie marathon watch parties, company writing retreats, the annual knit - a-long, volunteer work days, and the holiday dessert potluck and cream puff eating competition.

Tournament Heaven is a fantastic company that organize football tournaments for those bunches of mates that fancy a footballing challenge as well as a beer when going away on holidays.

Perfect, especially if you're cleaning for company, cooking holiday meals, and / or dealing with life as usual.

I love my kids, but MLK day, Presidents Day, and Columbus Day my wife and I have as company holidays.