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With a host of features now available across trims like a moonroof, digital touch entry, and a completely revamped interior power package, it was during the mid-1990s when the Nissan Maxima really began to win over consumers as the top introductory luxury sedan.

Not exact matches

Apple's iPhone event today was as much about the highly - anticipated iPhone 8 and iPhone X as it was an homage to the company's impressive feats with consumer technology over the last 10 years.

As the operator of three airlines that fly over every continent, the Virgin Group is a major consumer of fossil fuels.

Messaging applications are now taking over, as more consumers are using them for personal conversations.

The state's retail market will remain the nation's strongest over the next 12 months, despite consumer spending growth expected to ease as expansion in the resources industry tails off, new research from CBRE says.

But that's not the final word, apparently, because other evidence suggests that brand loyalty is as strong as it's ever been: Fully 77 percent of consumers in one survey, for instance, said they return to the same brands over and over again, with 37 percent of them qualifying as «brand loyalists» — the segment of customers who will stay true to a brand even if offered a superior product from a competitor.

It's a relationship built over time as consumers» thoughts and feelings about a brand are positively reinforced.

As U.S. fast - food workers continue to strike over wages, concerns build about what a wage hike might do to franchise owners and consumers.

The state's retail market will remain the nation's strongest over the next 12 months, despite consumer spending growth expected to ease as expansion in the resources industry tails off, new research f

«Volumes are forecast to fall by 0.1 percent as price rises, which came into play as a result of the weakened pound, will discourage cash strapped consumers from shopping over the seasonal period,» the research company said.

As Fain points out, «The ability to more fully describe and understand a consumer's behavior is more complete than ever before, and that kind of data will make AI marketing tools even more effective over the next few years.»

Now comes word of more legal woes: The cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles have sued the company over allegations that it overcharges consumers, as well as makes misleading claims about the safety of its service.

«As Chipotle told consumers it was «G - M - Over it,» the opposite was true,» the Piedmont, California resident said.

Chinese consumers also tend to choose price over brand, Wang says, opting for much cheaper Android smartphone from local vendors such as Lenovo, Xiaomi, and Huawei.

John specifically described his concern over Trump's calls to bring manufacturing back to the states — and what he sees as an inevitable price increase for American consumers.

As much as consumers claim to have concerns around Facebook privacy issues, we sure don't mind handing our information over to it left and righAs much as consumers claim to have concerns around Facebook privacy issues, we sure don't mind handing our information over to it left and righas consumers claim to have concerns around Facebook privacy issues, we sure don't mind handing our information over to it left and right.

«Mobile services are forecast to be the fastest growing segment over the next five years as operators, including Interactive Corp. and eHarmony, cater to consumers moving toward easy - to - use mobile applications,» IBISWorld online dating expert Jeremy Edwards said in a report released last week.

«When I took over as CEO in 2008, we took a look into the future and we looked at it through the lens of the consumer.

These studios controlled the financial and technical resources necessary to create content and, as a result, had enormous leverage over distributors: the movie theaters, television channels, video sellers, and other middlemen who delivered entertainment to consumers.

Along with FinTech and InsureTech, RegTech will continue to grow over the course of the next decade as demand grows for online business for both consumers and businesses.

And according to a recent Consumer Expenditure Survey, baby boomers also love the sharing economy, as it often saves money over traditional methods.

But there is no escapting the fact the country's consumers are not happy campers: Market researcher Nielsen found that consumer confidence in Malaysia fell to 78 points over the July - September period, down 11 percentage points on the quarter, marking a record low since the survey began in 2005, as well as Southeast Asia's worst reading for the quarter.

Meanwhile, bitcoin still has defenders such as Jeremy Allaire, a successful entrepreneur who raised over $ 60 million for his startup, Circle, a money transfer service for consumers using bitcoin behind the scenes.

Using a website, a YouTube video and a few posters designed to be shared over social media, the board, which represents 34,000 Greater Toronto Area realtors, portrays itself as the guardian of consumer privacy and safety in an ongoing legal fight with the federal Competition Bureau.

The holiday retail push is in full swing and virtual cash registers are virtually ringing as consumers the world over are scouring the Internet, buying up gifts for friends, family members and clients.

I'm on a mini-vacation in Quebec, but I couldn't not write something about Steve Jobs's resignation, which was about as surprising as Google taking over Motorola or HP announcing its exit from the consumer business, both of which happened last week.

If there's one thing time - pressed consumers hate more than anything, it's explaining their plight over and over, as they're passed from one sales rep to another.

And there is also no doubt that Apple's devices have benefited from group infatuation, a phenomenon that has often favored a product or a class of designs based on an allegiance that the devotees themselves have difficulty defining in coherent terms, as by people willing to pay high premiums for German engineering even after decades of Consumer Reports evaluations have failed to demonstrate any stunning superiority of German cars over Hondas and Toyotas.

«Varying reports have also indicated weakness in the consumer economy due to flagging brick - and - mortar sales over the holiday weekend, but what we may really be seeing is an accelerating shift to online buying as mobile phones spur increased showrooming activity,» he continued.

The cost - cutting comes as Big Food manufacturers have found their legacy brands pressuring by a consumer trend toward foods and drinks they deem healthier, a trend executives say will only accelerate over time.

Having Whole Foods as a source for nosh is sure to help win over consumers who might be skeptical of Amazon's grocery delivery service, Amazon Fresh.

The reliance of technology is not only seen on a consumer level (just go to an Apple Store and watch people fret over having to part with their iPhone as it gets repaired), but also required for businesses to remain competitive.

Before his talk, Berger told me over coffee that he's not so sure about the of - the - moment advertising strategies often positioned as the only way business owners — especially small - business owners — can expand their brand and engage consumers.

Just as baby boomers took over business, politics, and the consumer economy during the 1980s and»90s, millennials currently in their mid-20s will make up the majority of jobs and big - ticket purchases such as houses and cars, Slok wrote in a recent brief, which was first reported by Axios.

«Yet, once these devices begin to get into consumers hands and developers launch content that moves beyond the «wow» moment and into uniquely, useful experiences, it will be clear that entertainment, communication, and many enterprise functions will change dramatically over the coming decade as VR / AR evolve.»

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These moves could help, but as far as we're concerned, dumping ScarJo for Kim Mitchell is the real way to win over consumers.

As a result, over the past decade global luxury brands started expanding into the capitals of oil - rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectationAs a result, over the past decade global luxury brands started expanding into the capitals of oil - rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectationas Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectations.

«You can be screaming and proud but that role doesn't suit us as it's our merchants doing the work and we are making sure that consumers over the world can pay any way they want,» Van der Does tells CNBC, sipping on a cappuccino made by his company's barista.

And as consumers continue to get primed to choose experiences over things, delivering remarkable ones will no longer be a «nice to do» for your company.

The upside is as retailers catch on, consumers get more control over the efficiency of their shopping.

Earlier this month, Hearst Magazines, which publishes Cosmopolitan and Elle, said it has more powerful advertising data than Facebook in some cases as it has amassed unique profiles on 120 million digital consumers over the past year via various things like online quizzes and Snapchat polls.

While Nintendo shares jumped more than 10 percent in Tokyo, according to a CNN report, China's gaming market has proliferated for over a decade in the absence of consoles through the popularity of PCs, mobile devices and online gaming — leaving questions as to whether consumers will choose to re-adapt.

Viacom, whose networks include Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon, has taken much criticism in recent years over its high executive pay even as it struggled with slipping ratings while more consumers ditched pricey cable television subscriptions.

Increasingly, banks such as Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs are investing in or partnering with fintechs, in order to learn from their handle over technology and come in line with consumer demand.

Brands as social influencers: Thanks to platforms such as Pinterest, Facebook and Foursquare, we've seen brands build followings of unparalleled size, which has left them with legitimate influence over consumers.

Rolls - Royce Aerospace (U.K.) SCORE: 86.89 Despite negative media over a high - profile jet engine explosion, Rolls - Royce tops U.K. rankings as consumers gave it the benefit of the doubt during crisis

Sloan took over as CEO in the fall of 2016 as the bank has tried to recover from a consumer sales scandal.

Identity theft has taken on a new dimension over the past couple of years as hackers increasingly target big retail in their attempts to steal consumers» financial information.

As a restaurant chain, Starbucks has advantages over traditional retailers — consumers have leave their house to enjoy a drink like a Frappuccino unless they make one themselves.