Sentences with phrase «on up the chain»

Each chest has the ability to get bigger, a bronze becoming silver and on up the chain.

The «wild» bugs don't get the wastes, the critters that eat the wild bugs see their food supply dwindle, and so on up the chain.

The underlying policy is that not having to defend against frivolous lawsuits will translate into suppressing the cost of medical malpractice litigation, which would in turn lower the cost of the medical malpractice insurance premiums charged to healthcare providers and so on up the chain.

Not exact matches

By Saturday up to 200 employees drafted from merchandising, logistics, supply chain and human resources teams were marshaling people and goods from Home Depot's buzzing five - room command center filled with monitors tracking the storm and maps of the hurricane region pasted on walls.

As Red Lobster struggles, Darden is looking to sell or spin off the seafood restaurant to focus on more profitable up - and - coming chains.

Building a global - scale order book was the first phase of AGT's expansion; the second is now focused on vertical integration, buying key infrastructure up and down the supply chain.

Napster co-founder Sean Parker's proposal to sell first - run movies to home viewers at $ 50 a pop has stirred up various corners of Hollywood, with big movie studios and theater chains up in arms over the Screening Room idea while multiple major filmmakers have landed on opposing sides of the argument.

California chain In - N - Out Burger had people lined up around the block hours before the opening of their pop - up store in Toronto on Thursday.

Taco Bell and KFC franchisees are still working with Grubhub on what exactly will be delivered and how deliveries will be executed, so keep an eye out for the chains to start popping up on Grubhub and Seamless in the coming months.

Simply link up all the paperclips in someone's drawer and watch on as they proceed to pull out a whole chain of clips rather than just the one they intended to.

We already know that pop - up shops are a powerful way of reaching out to new potential customers, building buzz and evaluating consumer interest — but the In - N - Out customers in line on Thursday were mostly existing die - hards who were just happy to get their hands on the chain's burgers again.

Using an older system, it would take a company up to two weeks to develop an estimate on whether its supply chain could handle a new order.

The department store retail chain reported sales on Thursday morning of $ 4.12 billion, up from $ 4.07 billion the previous quarter, but missing the estimate for $ 4.19 billion.

The two chains are expected to compete fiercely on prices, with Lidl promising to offer prices of up 30 % below its competitors.

Tony talked about a hotel chain where he went in and worked specifically on up - selling.

But it's easy to see why investors in Lowe's (low) sent shares up 7 % on Monday when the home improvement chain announced that long time CEO Robert Niblock was stepping down after 13 years at the helm.

It may have started as a pop - up shop in a ramen restaurant, but today Boba Guys operates a chain of tea shops — and premiered on this year's Inc. 5000 at No. 229.

In one sector after another, Chinese manufacturing has moved up the value chain to a point where it can compete on western markets in increasingly sophisticated products.

A huge, well - capitalized rival already on the inside track and a ticking clock on the deal — you can see why Target, in the heat of the moment, wound up overpaying for the dowdy Zellers chain.

«On Instagram, we saw everyone was catching up,» Ryan Rimsnider, the chain's senior manager of social strategy, told Business Insider last year.

Now, 3G and Warren Buffett are teaming up on a mega-merger of Heinz and Kraft just seven months after they worked together on Burger King's $ 11.4 billion takeover of Canadian chain Tim Hortons.

He added: «In addition, they don't have the means to deal with compliance requirements as there is more and more pressure on corporate buyers to clean up their supply chains.»

With aging boomers making up the majority of its most loyal customers, the coffee chain is keen on drawing in younger consumers, says Doug Hunter, author of Double Double: How Tim Hortons Became a Canadian Way of Life, One Cup at a Time.

But as a race to get the first foldable phone, something that Samsung, Huawei, LG, Oppo, Lenovo, and ZTE all have patents for in addition to Apple, on the market heats up, Apple may no longer be satisfied with relying on its current supply chains.

Katz had freed up this past year to focus on his new foray into show business, along with hockey and real estate, after selling the 470 - outlet Rexall chain to San Francisco — based McKesson Corp. for $ 3 billion.

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.

«I see healthy alternatives picking up more and more [in quick service restaurants],» says Mike Weinberger, CEO of smoothie chain Maui Wowi, which was featured on Entrepreneur's 2014 Franchise 500 list.

Arby's has meanwhile launched an attack on Subway's meat supply chain with its «Slicing Up the Truth» campaign, which has produced no discernible change in its fortunes — although it did have to apologize to the state of Iowa for impugning its residents» meat - slicing skills.

Moog's technology chief George Small said the aerospace industry, like other highly regulated sectors such as the medical and nuclear power industries, was expending considerable effort on tracking parts across the supply chain to keep up with quality and regulatory demands.

Valukas also portrayed a corporate culture in which there was heavy pressure to keep costs down, a reluctance to report problems up the chain of command, a skittishness about putting safety concerns on paper, and general bureaucratic resistance to change.

Since 2002, this chain of discount gyms has been sweeping up members with its decent prices, convenience and a ban on intimidation.

The store's numbers haven't been pretty either: Same - store sales growth last quarter was at its lowest level since 2009, a fact blamed in part on the New York City investigation and on the longer - term concern that it is facing stiff competition in the healthy - eating ethos up and down the grocery food chain — from Kroger (KR) and Walmart (WMT) to Trader Joe's and Sprouts (SFM).

The news begged for a simple question to be answered: How could such an obscure concoction ever end up on the menu of an American casual dining chain?

The burger chain has a lack of diversity on its executive team, and its board doesn't seem to want to show up to the company's annual meeting.

It was the New York - based chain's first outpost to open up on the West Coast, competing with Los Angeles favorite, In - N - Out — which even Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti admits he loves.

Tim Hortons has brewed up controversy for its decision to yank ads by pipeline giant Enbridge from its in - store screens and Calgary Conservative MPs Jason Kenney, Michelle Rempel and Joan Crockatt took the chain to task on Twitter.

After holding numerous positions at the food chain and working his way up, Jones was named CEO of the company on April 30.

With Target gone, Sears Canada struggling, and a mid-market apparel chain going belly up every week, Walmart's expansion plans virtually assure that Canada's desolate retail landscape will soon be dominated by blue - vested Walmart greeters proffering smiles and deals on toilet paper.

But when a plot of land on that road finally went up for sale, Kennedy, the founder of Noodles & Company — a $ 120 million national restaurant chain headquartered nearby — discovered it was too close to the street for his liking.

Although Coutu dabbled with a chain of small stores, which he called Farmeterias, he focused on the discount Pharm - Escompte format after visiting early big - box pharmacies in Toronto and realizing those chains would eat him up if he didn't go for volume.

For that reason, employees at all levels of hotel chain Novotel Canada have the go - ahead to resolve any customer service complaint on their own, including, where appropriate, offering up cash compensation.

But when individuals have more money to spend, they tend to migrate up the food chain to restaurant takeout or prepared items from the rotisserie counter instead of buying more frozen fare, notes a recent report on the sector from research firm IBISWorld.

Given the talk of replacing the tax on exports with one on imports would only drive up the problems the chains face, as their cost of goods would jump significantly.

That led authorities on both sides of the border to make a series of arrests all the way up the cartel chain of command to Zambada.

Burger King, the fast - food chain operator, has a leg up on McDonald's when it comes to letting customers order and pay for...

In a bid to beef up the Toronto - based retailer's leading sporting goods business, it unveiled on Wednesday an $ 85 - million deal to acquire a premium hockey supplies chain.

RadioShack, a long - ailing 94 - year - old electronics chain, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday after striking a deal to sell up to 2,400 of its stores to the wireless service provider Sprint and a hedge fund that is its biggest shareholder.

Mr. Buffett just bought a massive auto dealership chain, and has designs on snapping up even more car dealers in the years ahead.

And an OC&C Strategy Consultants report shows that over 90 % of respondents surveyed increased their spending on skincare products last year by going up the value chain.

SAN FRANCISCO / TOKYO (Reuters)- A labor dispute at ports on the U.S. West Coast is disrupting supply chains across the Pacific, forcing some Asian exporters to resort to costly air freight and pushing up shipping rates as more freighters are caught up in long lines to dock.