Sentences with phrase «of loss leader»

Or is it an odd form of loss leader call to action?

This is an essential item that, unfortunately, has become a bit of a loss leader in the past few years.

Best sellers and some new issues were priced at a fixed $ 9.99 as the same kind of loss leader strategy commonly found at the end of every super market aisle in the country.

From Amazon's perspective, the price simply gained converts to a new way of reading, sold Kindles, and served the purpose of any loss leader: getting people to the store.

That is the most likely reason why such a reasonably specified machine is able to be sold at # 50 — it is somewhat of a loss leader.

Not exact matches

It's estimated wind can never supply more than the 19 % of electrical needs it does in the world leader, Denmark, until someone comes up with a way of storing the wind power that blows when we don't need it (for the times when it doesn't), or a way of transmitting electricity over huge distances with minimal line loss.

While you can't compete with the volume discounts and loss leaders big companies leverage, you can win by offering unique products and a personalized level of customer service that can't be matched by bigger companies.

Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, was recently asked by a charitable organization to give back a hefty speaking fee — $ 20,000 — after the event he spoke at took a loss.

«You can also integrate the technology with a point of sale system to catch financial losses at the register, such as an employee making bad choices or a cashier working in cahoots with another thief,» says Garth Gasse, director of assets protection for the Retail Industry Leaders Association.

Wal - Mart may have some loss leaders, but they more than make up for it on other items to the tune of a $ 13.3 billion profit last year.

But Uber could think of these nights as loss leaders.

Think of what you can give away as a promotion, premium or loss leader to attract more business for your primary profit - maker.

In the end, that loss of support — coupled with his having to deal with the recent death of his mother — narrowed Mr. Kalanick's options for staying on as Uber's leader.

Last week: The NSU community mourns the loss of H. Wayne Huizenga, titan of industry, philanthropist, and community leader.

European leaders took a step toward resolving the crisis last Thursday, with an agreement from banks to take a 50 percent loss on the face value of their Greek debt.

Korean leaders to meet at North - South border on Friday: BBC Chinese geologists say N. Korea's main nuclear test site has likely collapsed: WaPo China air force intimidates Taiwan with military flights around island: Reuters Conservative Supreme Court justices appear to back Trump's travel ban: The Hill French president expects Trump will withdraw from Iranian nuclear deal: BBC Rising interest rates keep Wall Street on edge: CBS Investors will focus on various inflation numbers in days ahead: Bloomberg A closer look at the 10 - year Treasury yield's rise to 3 %: Calafia Beach Pundit T. Rowe Price's assets under mgt top $ 1 trillion — a sign of active mgt growth: P&I World trade volume slumped 0.4 % in Feb, first monthly loss since Oct: CPB

Uber Technologies Inc.'s net loss widened to $ 1.46 billion in the third quarter, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the ride - hailing leader struggled to fend off competition, legal challenges and regulatory scrutiny.

Learn how to use loss leaders, media buys and sales events to the benefit of your retail shop.

Interviewed by J Lynn Fraser of Human Resource Professional magazine, a national B2B magazine, on succession and what companies / HR departments can do to help employees for change from or loss of a beloved / visionary leader, June 17, 2013.

«The cost of the fight is up more than 200 % than previous fights, maybe 300 %, and it just becomes a law of large numbers where you say you can't possibly get a return on it — it would be a loss leader in a way,» explained Smith regarding the limited number of company - operated restaurants that will show the fight.

These leaders seek to make blacks into the conscience of America, even if the price is the loss of our souls.

We already have a serious, intelligent leader in the WH who works hard for ALL Americans and has done his best to clean up the Republican mess left to him — including the monster debt, two fraudulent wars, a ruined reputation with our Allies, loss of jobs at a rate of 750K a month — and he has turned MOST of it around despite constant obstruction, hate, and lies by traitor Republicans.

Individual leaders in the corporate world may be deeply concerned about species diversity, global warming, the pollution of the oceans, the loss of forest cover, and many other matters.

When the funeral is over, the religious leader has the task of reconciling the bereaved to his loss.

A week - long «Colloquy on the Loss and Recovery of the Sacred,» it had been designed as a small working conference of church leaders gathered from a broad spectrum of the various Christian traditions.

In the memoirs of Asian and African leaders who were graduates from these schools it has become almost obligatory, as part of an attack upon white Christian colonialism, to express bitterness and recrimination about the loss of native roots that came as a by - product of missionary education and of imperialist schools both in the mission field and in the home country.

In addition to casting a pall over some very human and humanizing behavior, says Klein, the religious leaders seem to be at a loss about the significance of Christmas once commercialism has been removed.

The public - policy leader for the largest US Protestant denomination isn't worried over Christians» loss of power.

Secondly, if Christian leaders use the concepts of the new ethic without explicitly clarifying what distinguishes them from the social doctrine of the Church and from the gospel, as is often the case, the faithful will be at a loss and will tend not to discern the difference.

A small group, smarting from the loss of their leader, sought to make him appear more than he was.

Indeed every movement that gains significant mass and suffers the loss of it's primary visionary leader (s) faces the struggle towards denominalizaiton.

Many have been resolved, but the IVCF chapter at the State University of New York at Buffalo plans to appeal its loss of official recognition for asking a gay student leader to resign when he would not accept its belief statement.

Last year the Harper review of competition law recommended getting rid of the «take advantage» test to crack down more effectively on anti-competitive behaviour by big companies such as exclusive deals, loss - leader pricing and cross-subsidisation to stamp out new competitors.

The report, aptly named The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste, was released on behalf of Champions 12.3, a coalition of nearly 40 leaders across business, government and civil society who are dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals» Target 12.3 to halve food waste and cut food loss by 2Loss and Waste, was released on behalf of Champions 12.3, a coalition of nearly 40 leaders across business, government and civil society who are dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals» Target 12.3 to halve food waste and cut food loss by 2loss by 2030.

I believe that I benefited from the conference immensely; as an emerging food security leader, to understand the landscape of food loss and waste is essential.

The untimely death of David Clarke last April was a great loss to the Hunter Valley wine industry, where his Poole's Rock winery has emerged as one of the leaders.

Work with community and local business leaders to develop messaging to the public on the importance of reducing wasted food and the need to address food loss and waste in your jurisdiction.

The new publication, SDG Target 12.3 on Food Loss and Waste: 2016 Progress Report, was released on behalf of Champions 12.3, a unique coalition of leaders from government, business and civil society around the world dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, a coalition of leaders — Champions 12.3 — launched a new effort to inspire ambition and mobilize action to reduce food loss and waste globally.

More than a half dozen Champions will make the case to government leaders that tackling food loss and waste should be part of national and corporate strategies to reduce food loss and waste.

Fresh home brand milk is going to be in the class of products along with things like Coca - Cola and nappies - the products that are regularly used as what I will call «loss leaders»... they are products that are priced very cheaply and that the supermarkets use to entice people into their stores...

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (January 21, 2016)-- At the World Economic Forum in Davos, a coalition of 30 leaders — Champions 12.3 — launched a new effort to inspire ambition and mobilize action to reduce food loss and waste globally.

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, today announced being named by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the inaugural class of the U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions.

The Aggies» first WAC loss of the season all but ends their at - large hopes, meaning the only team in listed above with a decent shot at Committee selection is C - USA leader Middle Tennessee.

Much as Spain has had to learn with the loss of Xavi, Xabi, Puyol, David Villa, Iker's loss of form which has him quiet — without a leader down the spine, you're toast.

It would have been a big help to Arsenal and our chances of winning the Premier League this season if Leicester City had managed to beat Chelsea or at least stop the league leaders from adding another three points to their total, especially after the setback of a defeat last week and the loss of their main striker Diego Costa this weekend, but the fragile Foxes could not even hold out for seven minutes.

The Reds slipped to ninth place in the Premier League table after the loss, and now sit 12 points adrift of leaders Man City as they look to keep up with the pack for a top - four finish this season.

The current Premier League leaders went into the clash against the Hammers on the back of suffering a 2 - 1 loss at the hands of Serie A giants Juventus in the Champions League opener in midweek, although they had made a perfect start to the domestic campaign.

The Eastern Conference division leaders meet for the first time since Miami handed Chicago its only home loss of the season, 83 - 80, on Dec. 7.

I think it's something Brooks has been harping on in a lot of those bad losses... talking about «we have to share the ball» «we have to pass and move» «we have to play tough defense consistently» «we have to stop looking for personal stats» if wall felt it was on him and was the leader he would say say «I have to...»