Sentences with phrase «of aggressive sales»

One example of the disconnect between the real estate industry and women is its use of aggressive sales tactics developed by and for men.

They are complex financial instruments with particularly low returns in the current interest rate environment and have a history of aggressive sales tactics and high fees.

I'm so tired of aggressive sales pressue folks of any promotion and publicity businesses cold - calling me offering services for big bucks on books published many, many years ago, and oh, so outdated and obsolete.

Many became very rich on the back of aggressive sales of capital guaranteed products.Unfortunately for AMP and NML, those capital guaranteed products came back to bite them when it was discovered there was a mismatch between assets and liabilities.

Not exact matches

When T.J. Maxx and Marshalls parent TJX (tax) reported the chains» first quarterly comparable sales drop in memory in November, many observers wondered whether the off - price juggernaut was running its course after years of aggressive store expansion.

Tesla (TSLA), aiming to meet lofty sales goals, went on a hiring spree (and eventually amassed a staff of 600 people), opened stores and service centers, and began an aggressive rollout of its network of free fast - charging stations known as superchargers.

The three BW authors (Benjamin Elgin, Doni Bloomfield, and Caroline Chen) take us inside the aggressive — and, at times, even combative — sales practices that helped turn a drug that treats a relatively small number of people into a blockbuster.

Juul in a statement said it agreed «with the FDA that illegal sales of our product to minors is unacceptable» and would announce «more aggressive plans» regarding the violations in the coming days.

Hunters are the kinds of sales people we think of when it comes to aggressive, money - oriented folks who thrive on landing new accounts (Hunters are «coin - operated,» which you can read about in my separate article).

It also opened Stumpf up to tough lines of attack from senators — that he was laying the blame on struggling employees who were trying to make aggressive sales targets to get by.

«Although this might signal regained consumer confidence in the PC market, with most of the sales being driven by aggressive promotions in the holiday season, it needs to be seen how much of the real demand is carried forward in the coming quarters,» said Mahajan.

The king of aggressive corporate technology sales, Ellison seems to be one of those people who would rather be feared than loved.

Since then, the stakes have only grown; cases against distributors like Cardinal and opioid manufacturers like Purdue and Teva (teva), which are accused of negligence and aggressive sales tactics, have proliferated across the country in recent months.

According to local independent retailers, the proposed sale of the Action stores would present a significant challenge in terms of leasing arrangements that would have to be negotiated with major shopping centres and susceptibility to aggressive competition from rivals Coles and Woolworths.

China sales have underperformed aggressive targets set by the company, and Chief Executive Elon Musk is prepared to fire overseas executives if they fail to turn around operations in the country, Reuters reported last month, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today reacted negatively to a letter from the Chair of the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) rejecting PIAC's call for the CRTC to pursue a public inquiry into reported inappropriate, aggressive and potentially misleading sales of communications services.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today requested in a letter to the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission that the CRTC hold a public inquiry into the sales practices of major telecommunications and broadcasting service providers, given recent media reports into potentially misleading and aggressive sales tactics.

For example, one copywriter might be more aggressive and creates wonderful sales pieces to go to new lists of prospects.

Wal - Mart, which has projected stagnant U.S. comparable sales for the rest of the year and vowed to be aggressive with its promotions, fired its first salvo Nov. 1 with its earliest - ever holiday deals.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Most discussions treat such a strategy as being entirely a matter of setting a schedule, like those the FOMC has toyed with since 2010, for ending or limiting Fed re-investments of maturing securities and dividends, and (in more aggressive plans) for outright security sales.

NEW YORK (AP)-- The problems at Wells Fargo and its overly aggressive sales culture date back at least 15 years, and management had little interest in dealing with the issue until it spiraled out of control resulting in millions of accounts being opened fraudulently, according to an investigation by the company's board of directors.

«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.

A number of U.S. retail and restaurant companies have lamented poor winter weather and aggressive discounts, resulting in fewer store visits and lower sales.

All in all, a painless experience with the right amount of support, without aggressive sales pitches or marketing communications.

In addition to liking BMC's products, we liked the company's aggressive share repurchases and its valuation, which is much lower than the multiple of sales at which many similar companies have been acquired.

Recent questions in the media about aggressive sales tactics are a good reminder to be on top of your financial services and to consider shopping around

Specifically, a recent analysis by Graham Secker, MS & Co.'s European equity strategist, found that recent disappointments in European corporate profits are a function of at least three important factors that may be reversing: idiosyncratic issues related to heavily skewed index exposure to financials and commodity - linked industries; weak operating profit leverage linked to declining emerging market sales; and less aggressive use of buybacks, tax optimization and non-operating cost reductions versus U.S. peers.

GM said its December sales fell 6.3 % compared with the same month last year because of what executives said were aggressive pickup truck promotions by Ford and tougher competition from Asian auto makers.

Following aggressive store expansion and a strong summer trading period, discount clothing chain Primark expects full - year sales to be 22 % ahead of last year.

On September 8, 2016, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a $ 185 million fine against Wells Fargo for the fraudulent creation of millions of credit and deposit accounts by its employees, who abused their access to existing customer information in order to meet aggressive sales quotas and incentives.

They employ aggressive investment techniques, including, among others, the use of arbitrage, short sales, leverage and derivatives.

Early and aggressive marketing of a sexually active lifestyle, free birth control and a four times per year purchasing pattern are the Planned Parenthood funnel, out of which comes a large and growing number of big - ticket sales - infection treatment and abortions - for which Planned Parenthood works very hard.

Scarpace, 28, brought with him an aggressive sales approach that differed greatly from the traditional method of cold - calling usually used in meat processing, he says.

Borrowing from his experience in the real estate industry, he launched an aggressive sales campaign that had Jensen Meat meet with each of its clients to determine exactly what they expected from the company.

Earlier this month Ms Watkins warned that CCA's June - half earnings were expected to fall 15 per cent because the bottler had been unable to recover higher costs in Australia as a result of aggressive pricing in supermarkets and weaker sales in the higher - margin route trade.

Nielsen's Homescan survey shows private label brands at Woolies now account for 18.3 per cent of packaged grocery sales, up from 16.8 per cent in April 2011, and are catching up with Coles, which has had a more aggressive private label strategy in the past.

This association is driving aggressive sales growth for Tecate during fight week and the week after — two weeks that are among the top 10 selling weeks of the year and are the only two weeks in the ranking not associated with holidays or summer.

With an aggressive plan in place, Trout Town American Amber Ale's ™ distribution continues to grow from its hometown - only point of sale.

As Nestle boasts of infant formula sales growth, Botswana police file charges over aggressive marketing, while Tesco puts formula with «excessive protein» on clearance sale in breach of UK law

As a result, aggressive marketing of breastmilk substitutes is undermining efforts to improve breastfeeding rates, with global sales expected to reach a staggering US$ 70.6 billion by 2019 (Paper 2, figure 2).

Cuomo announced a new series of aggressive enforcement actions in 2016 to combat the illegal sale of K2 and other synthetic cannabinoids, according to a press release Monday from the governor's office.

I agree — sales have been so aggressive over the past couple of weeks.

I had an aggressive obsession with garage sales growing up, which led to a love of estate sales, which meant I ended up with a stockpile of vintage «stuff.»

Aggressive sales environment of singles looking.

IHS is also optimistic about the PS4's overall profitability saying that «lower research and development costs for PlayStation 4 hardware, additional revenue streams from online service subscriptions and a more aggressive transition to higher margin digital content sales are combining to strengthen Sony's games business outlook even in the face of increased competition from cheap Android consoles and alternative devices eating into consumers» gaming time, including smartphones and tablets.»

In its fourth quarter, which ends March 31, 2018, Capcom says it plans an «aggressive sales campaign with the release of its flagship title, Monster Hunter World.»

American Honda +18 % American Honda's sales increase couldn't quite keep pace with the overall market, probably a result of Toyota's aggressive dealing.

Being the owner of a 2014 pristine Acura MDX which was a peach, I was only casually looking at the Q7; I was hoping to lose the itch, and believed the... pushy, aggressive sales staff would assist me in doing just that.

At the same time as there's aggressive competition happening, Thiemer acknowledges that considering the need across the global market for charging infrastructure, the rising tide of EV sales lifts all boats.