Sentences with phrase «keeping consumer companies»

Public anxiety over food safety often spreads like wildfire, keeping consumer companies from Coca - Cola to cosmetics firm Avon Products on their toes.

Not exact matches

Small companies keep innovation at the very heart of their goings - on, using it to propel their business into the limelight, yet at the same time remaining sensitive to the needs and wants of their consumers.

China's huge state - owned infrastructure companies, hampered by their own country's gradual slowdown, need projects that will keep their foundries blazing and their workers paid while the nation makes the transition to a less industrial, more consumer - driven economy.

That order came as a result of charges the Federal Trade Commission levied against Facebook alleging that the company had deceived consumers about their ability to keep information they posted on the service private.

Rather, they are attempts to keep consumers within companies» digital ecosystems, allowing users to access products and services from other retailers and providers but through Apple's or Google's or Amazon's platforms.

Consumers have been willing to let technology companies keep tabs on where they surf and where they take their phones, but when you're physically inside your computer as it hurtles down the highway, the stakes are higher.

The company is now trying a strategy of deliberately keeping inventory low and selling products at full price in order to foster an air of exclusivity, thereby encouraging consumers to spend for fear the desired items will sell out.

With DivaCups on chain shelves, the company focused on consumer awareness to keep them selling, lest it face the potentially brand - sinking setback of being delisted.

For hardware companies, keeping up with these innovations in technology will be key to attracting consumers to purchase their products.

Whether people pay $ 500 or $ 300 for their smartphones matters little to the company; the devices are almost loss leaders that keep consumers in its overall ecosystem.

A company spokesman told The Wall Street Journal that 3D Systems intends to bring the technology to consumers rather than keeping it solely for commercial use.

«It's clear that our world changed and our consumers have changed, but our company has not changed enough and certainly has not kept pace,» said Kraft CEO John Cahill on the call.

As consumers grow tired of downloading new apps, savvy companies are turning to the lowly text message to keep in touch

My argument was to let «er rip — as long as consumers have fair access to the internet and a good chunk of monthly data usage, there will be tons of competitive options that will keep the vertically integrated companies from abusing their customers.

All of this keeps Switch on track to be one of the hottest items this holiday season, which might be great for Nintendo and its investors but is likely to be frustrating for consumers due to shortages, which the company has previously apologized for.

Nooyi's biggest initiative posed considerable risk to the company: She publicly acknowledged that PepsiCo needed to change if it wanted to keep its most avid consumers alive.

Keep abreast of the key trends, strategies, and companies impacting how consumers discover, purchase, and receive products online.

Rather than tap the crowd of consumers, some companies keep track of hot trends and industries via a network of in - the - know experts.

«The public deserves to have a consumer protection watchdog that's going to keep financial companies and institutions accountable and transparent to the public,» she said.

The emerging market has become crowded as some companies struggle to cover their costs but still keep the deliveries at an attractive price for consumers.

Since the financial crisis, several trends have kept it in check, including a surge in business models which are less asset heavy, a shift in focus toward consumer - facing technologies, and passive investing strategies that reward companies for spending free cash on stock buybacks rather than capital goods.

But keep in mind that just because two target consumers serve different functions in an organization or have different reasons for considering your company's solution doesn't necessarily mean you need to create a separate persona for each one.

The move is yet another sign that food companies are trying to keep ahead of regulatory efforts and changing consumer desire for more healthful fare.

Consumer internet companies need visitors to keep coming back on a routine basis.

Now, the Consumer Staples giant is the largest company ever to face a proxy fight, signaling that size alone is no longer enough to keep activists away from poorly run companies.

Consumers and companies are opening their wallets and spending, and all indicators are that will keep happening in 2018.

This access to special iPhone functions — which are so powerful that Apple almost always keeps them off - limits to outside companies — is not disclosed in any consumer - facing information included with Uber's app.

Keep in mind that unfortunately not all private student loan companies offer assistance when consumers are struggling to repay their loans.

This may be another factor keeping some bigger consumer internet companies such as Airbnb and Pinterest, already skittish about going public, on the sidelines, as they worry about market reaction to their numbers and data - collection policies.

But pushback from retailers to keep prices low will limit these companies from passing off higher costs to consumers, Morgan Stanley said.

Now, a coalition of major energy companies and consumers is pitching Ontario on a process that would try to keep politicians and regulators in their respective lanes.

So in addition to following the managers who owned the high - flying technology and consumer brand companies, I kept in touch with what the value managers were doing, including Francis Chou, Seth Klarman (Baupost Group), Mason Hawkins and his team (Longleaf Funds), and Jeremy Grantham and James Montier at GMO.

Generic newsletters and contests are not enough to keep consumers interested in a company.

As a result, companies developing hardware for health need to evolve quickly to keep up with increasing market / consumer demands.

The minister heads the state oil company PDVSA, which is in desperate need of a hike in fuel revenues and favorable financial ratings to fund imports of consumer goods and medical supplies for its citizens and to keep the socialist government's public services afloat.

Consumer staples giant Kimberly Clark (NYSE: KMB) recently posted an encouraging return to organic sales growth that kept the company on track with its modest expansion plans for the year.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Evidence uncovered in the recent tobacco litigation demonstrates that the tobacco companies deliberately deceived the public into believing that their products were safe and non-addictive while conspiring to keep the industry's knowledge to the contrary secret, manipulated the nicotine delivery of their products to better addict consumers, and targeted children in their advertising campaigns.

Crop diversity and keeping up with consumers tastes are also important to the company.

Sponsorships of local sports teams and charities have kept the Dari Mart name in front of western Oregon consumers for more than half a century, the company says.

The company keeps tabs on industry trends to provide consumer insights to its customers, and Roach says there has been an industry - wide decrease in consumers dining out.

Some of the points it puts across are that online brands will reinvigorate their packaging in order to enhance the e-commerce experience, companies adopting clear and succinct package messaging will be rewarded as consumers prefer brands that embrace minimalism, and brands will be called on to keep marine conservation at the forefront of packaging development.

Hershey - owned organic chocolate company Dagoba has launched four new additions to its confectionery range to keep consumers indulging after the new year festivities.

To keep the oceans healthy and teeming with life while still meeting consumers» insatiable seafood appetite, Milobar says the company is diversifying by working with sustainable aqua farmers.

The packaging captures consumers» eyes, and the company's flavorful formulations keep them coming back.

Allen says the company's commitment to driving down costs enables it to keep prices low for all consumers.

In addition, the company has redesigned its patented stir stick, adding a flip - bottom that allows consumers to «pop & pour» or keep with the original mixing method of «peel & stir.»

In keeping with the brand's promise to help consumers looking for healthy options to continue to Eat What You Love, the company is launching Beyond Sausage exclusively at the Whole Foods Market Pearl Street store in three delicious flavors: Original Bratwurst, Hot Italian and Sweet Italian.

Warehouse space is critical to the success of mail order companies and it is important to review and implement the best packaging system not only to maximise warehouse space, but also to meet rising consumer demand and keep up with fast - growing trends.

To keep themselves out of controversy, companies would do well to define what they mean by «clean label,» using it consistently throughout their marketing efforts and informing their consumers of their clean - label self - definition.