Sentences with phrase «increases in consumer demand»

The index is up on increases in consumer demand for homes and communities designed to address the specific needs of mature home buyers.

Meat prices fluctuate because of a variety of factors, and CFO Ed Smith says the market is influenced today by historically low cattle herds and an increase in consumer demand for protein products.

«Our research and an increase in consumer demand have pulled us into the retail arena.

He adds: «For instance, several customers have asked us to include 187 ml single serves in our portfolio of wine, reporting an increase in consumer demand from singles, health conscious under 35s and older consumers.

Besides the increase in consumer demand for kosher certified products, many companies are often met with the insistence that what they produce or sell should be kosher certified.

And with the recent increase in consumer demand for mission - driven companies, now became the perfect time to launch it.

Late»80s - Toward the end of the 1980s, the overall sports car market faces a downturn due to a significant increase in consumer demand for multi-purpose vehicles such as minivans and sport utilities.

Equifax said the increase in consumer demand for new credit has been driven mainly by credit card and auto credit inquiries.

The high winds and low temperatures resulted in a substantial increase in consumer demand for energy, putting the electricity system, in particular, under major additional pressure.

Not exact matches

But that is what would have to happen, because the current consumer price deflation of -0.3 percent can not be stopped, and reversed, without rising employment creation, accelerating wage claims and a sustained increase in the growth of domestic demand.

Smith & Wesson's revenue forecast did not reflect any potential surge in demand caused by consumers worried about increased gun control, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Buchanan said on a conference call.

However, given the catch - 22 we're in (without increased demand / revenues, it is unlikely businesses will hire and take us out of the recession and without businesses hiring, it is unlikely consumers will have the income to spend to increase demand / revenues), the mantra of the day remains «caution.»

For example, consumer durables that need to be replaced in the US could also see heightened demand in China as the consumer strengthens, and raw materials might be lifted by increasing demand in China and as well as the reconstruction and repair efforts in the US infrastructure and housing sectors.

He attributes the company's progress in the market to increasing demand among consumers with unique dietary restrictions, but who are also looking for convenient meal options.

This puts businesses in a difficult position, as some may be unable to meet this increased consumer demand.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Mondi has embarked on a 750 million euro project to increase capacity at its paper mills and bolster revenue from 2019 onwards by catering to higher demand in container and corrugated packing and some areas of consumer packaging.

Their consumer loans in the year to February increased by about 3 percent, while non-bank lending to households during the same period soared by 9 percent, showing that banks» sluggish consumer lending is not a question of a weak loan demand.

In the Global Allocation Fund, we have increased exposure to quality companies with stable cash flows in more defensive sectors, particularly within healthcare and consumer staples, where demand tends to be more inelastic and may be able to withstand increased market volatilitIn the Global Allocation Fund, we have increased exposure to quality companies with stable cash flows in more defensive sectors, particularly within healthcare and consumer staples, where demand tends to be more inelastic and may be able to withstand increased market volatilitin more defensive sectors, particularly within healthcare and consumer staples, where demand tends to be more inelastic and may be able to withstand increased market volatility.

Even despite softening markets and economic uncertainty around the globe, our port still saw 1.5 per cent growth in the first six months of this year compared to 2014, with increases in demand for Canadian wheat, sulphur, potash, lumber, and consumer goods.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

Neal and Taylor's argument was rooted in math: there were more consumers than there were IT users, which meant that over the long run the rate of improvement in consumer technologies would exceed that of enterprise - focused ones; IT departments needed to grapple with increased demand from their users to use the same technology they used at home.

U.S. gasoline demand is at a record and even with a drop - in consumer confidence, in part caused by an uptick in gas prices, the outlook for demand is still increasing for this summer.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

It should understand consumer demand and competition in the US better and have more chances of improving sales within the US through increase in the number of stores than it does in Canada.

A lower price point delivered a much better value proposition to the consumer, yet still remained a great business decision due to the remarkable increase in demand.

The demand for services in the Building Exterior Cleaners industry cum window cleaning line of business is on the increase in recent time, as growth in household formation rates expanded the available clientele base for industry players and rising per capita disposable income enabled consumers to purchase cleaning services they put off during the recession.

Strong export growth has continued, but there has also been a pick - up in domestic demand in a number of economies in the region, reflecting increases in both consumer spending and, in a few cases, investment (Graph 4).

This would facilitate an increase in duty - free online shopping for Canadians from American websites, a popular demand from consumers across the country.

Rental revenues totaled $ 65 million, an $ 11 million, or 18 percent, increase from the second quarter of 2012, reflecting an 11 percent increase in transient keys rented as well as a 7 percent increase in average transient rate driven by stronger consumer demand and a favorable mix of available inventory.

Senior Consumer Analyst Jon Wolfenbarger said he found this survey helpful in confirming his expectations for improving lodging demand in 2018: «This research suggests that corporate travel budgets could increase by 4 per cent, aided by a stronger global economy and US tax cuts.

However, if domestic demand pressures ease appreciably, it is possible that increases in upstream costs will to some extent be absorbed into profit margins rather than flowing into consumer prices.

The first is a general increase in the demand for cash savings by consumers and businesses.

In addition, as it became known today, US consumer spending increased significantly in December, as households have purchased cars and a wide range of services amid rising wages, pointing to robust domestic demand, which could push the economy up to the more rapid growth in early 2017 of the yeaIn addition, as it became known today, US consumer spending increased significantly in December, as households have purchased cars and a wide range of services amid rising wages, pointing to robust domestic demand, which could push the economy up to the more rapid growth in early 2017 of the yeain December, as households have purchased cars and a wide range of services amid rising wages, pointing to robust domestic demand, which could push the economy up to the more rapid growth in early 2017 of the yeain early 2017 of the year.

This, in turn, will increase the demand for labor and will give workers sufficient wages to develop their needs beyond mere subsistence, thus ensuring ever - rising consumer demand.

Since the demands for Prosecco stateside continue to increase, knowledge about the range of styles consumers can enjoy — as well as the ideal foods to pair them with — comes in handy especially when it comes to assessing quality.

The $ 30m in funding will allow Harmless Harvest to support its growth initiatives including increasing and optimizing its sustainable production capacity in Thailand, as well as raising brand awareness and expanding geographic distribution to meet growing consumer demand for refrigerated premium coconut water.

Tapping into a growing consumer trend that has attracted the attention and support of meat industry titans like Tyson Foods, who own a 5 % stake in Beyond Meat, the expansion into Kroger marks a more than tripled distribution growth of The Beyond Burger within two months» time and reflects an increased demand for plant - based protein among mainstream consumers.

«Technological advances and other factors have spurred an increase in the potato grower's ability to produce more potatoes at a time when consumer demand and industry infrastructure have changed.

It is more vital than ever to listen to the demands of consumers in order to increase the overall performance and profitability of your business.

In just the past eight months, the company launched a High - Pressure Processing (HPP) tolling station and increased its capacity to process cold fill aseptic beverages; both in response to ever - growing demand from a more health - conscious consumer basIn just the past eight months, the company launched a High - Pressure Processing (HPP) tolling station and increased its capacity to process cold fill aseptic beverages; both in response to ever - growing demand from a more health - conscious consumer basin response to ever - growing demand from a more health - conscious consumer base.

The survey of 400 executives and managers at food and beverage retail companies found that 97 % of retail executives believe that consumers are driving a demand for green packaging and 98 % of these professionals anticipate an increase in this demand within the next year.

CEO Shelagh Hancock said the investments will continue, as the amount of cheese manufactured will increase next year and is forecast to grow further in the future in line with consumer demand.

In parallel, Capsugel will demonstrate how the innovative delivery system can solve the stability challenges of moisture - sensitive probiotic formulations through the latest update to its prebiotics - probiotics DUOCAP offering, as well as highlighting that the dual - release technology can be used for vegetarian products to meet the increasing consumer demand for clean label products.

Consumer demand for the thaw - and - serve Smucker's ® Uncrustables ® sandwiches has been growing and brand sales have increased, recording double - digit growth from $ 10m a year in 2010 to $ 200m a year in 2016.

Beena Goldenberg, president of Hain Celestial Canada, said, «Value - added product offerings like Europe's Best Fruit Essentials antioxidant blends and Roasted Gourmet Frozen Vegetables meet the increasing consumer demand for convenience in better - for - you products.

The increasing perception of cheese as a natural and healthy snack option, interest in origin, consumer demand for unusual flavors and convenient formats (slices, strings, spreadable) were cited as key factors in driving these product launches.

Consumer demand for organic foods is increasing sales in catering and restaurant sectors, which experiences and rise of 10.2 % to # 84.4 million in 2017.

Today, consumers demand increasing environmental consciousness from their food manufacturers and expect them to act in an ethical and eco-friendly way.