Sentences with phrase «over the chain of»

The owner of Menzgold, superintends over a chain of businesses ranging from Minerals explorations, exploitations and exports, oil and gas, real estate, mass media, marketing and security service.

ALBANY — The State Legislature has adjourned for the year without coming to an agreement on mayoral control of New York City's schools, leaving a looming question mark over the chain of command for the nation's largest public school system and its 1.1 million students.

Not exact matches

April 24 (Reuters)- Burger King owner Restaurant Brands International Inc and its franchisees will spend C$ 700 million ($ 546 million) over four years to revamp coffee chain Tim Hortons, following a round of bad publicity over its management of the Canadian chain.

The proposed $ 4.5 billion merger is trying to achieve similar economies of scale and supply - chain efficiencies, but of course looming over all of it is the spectre of Amazon:

IFTTT is an innovative application that allows you to string together core functions from over 300 popular apps — including Evernote, Skype, Buffer and Dropbox — and link them together into a kind of daisy chain of seamless functionality (called «recipes»)... and all without having to learn any code!

Wal - Mart Stores, the retailer's parent that also operates the Sam's Club chain, said it expects profit for fiscal year 2019 to increase about 5 % over the expected adjusted earnings of $ 4.30 to $ 4.40 per share for the current fiscal year.

The company's $ 150 million settlement agreement was the largest and most severe of its kind involving a drug wholesaler, or any member of the pharmaceutical supply chain over violations of the Controlled Substances Act.

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.

Now it's been almost a year and the new stores continue to do incredibly well, so we'll change over about 20 % of the chain this year.

The eccentric Billes family offspring scrapped for years over the fate of the Canadian Tire chain before one emerged triumphant.

The Dick Smith chain of technology and electrical goods shops is probably a poor example of the wider problems confronting retailing but its collapse this week is a reminder that the shake - out which has rattled the retail world over the past few years is far from over.

The expectation U.S. pharmacy chain CVS Health Corp would issue over $ 40 billion in new supply this week to fund its acquisition of health insurance company Aetna also boosted yields on Monday.

If Target failed to cater to regional and cultural differences, it's also done a poor job of distinguishing itself in the marketplace, says Mario Pilozzi, former CEO of Walmart Canada and the man who presided over the chain's entry into Canada in the mid-1990s.

Servings of breaded chicken sandwiches grew an average of 3 percent over the last four years, and chains including Domino's, Pizza Hut and Burger King added new chicken menu items in 2014.

But it's hardly the first time questions over the role of distributors in the pharmaceutical supply chain have been raised.

With over 790 locations, the chain is no small - time regional player, and its reputation of high - quality sandwiches and food precedes it.

With the goal of cutting the cost of your supply chain, this financier and operator of greenhouse farms brought in just over $ 6 million in 2016 revenue, up 1,812 % from 2013.

News emerged over the weekend that the two retailers had opted out of Apple Pay in favor of a rival system that roughly 50 chains, including Wal - Mart and Best Buy, are developing for in - house use.

«In the last year, we sold over 50,000 units, putting our international supply chain and the scalability of our product to the test,» she ways.

Nonetheless, Bombardier Aerospace has over 20 years of experience in managing global supply chains, mainly within its business - jet division with the Challenger 300 and Global lines.

While movie theaters nationally had a 3.4 percent drop in box office sales, the Alamo Drafthouse chain had an increase of 2.6 percent over 2010.

Theater chains have fought against Netflix's incursion into movies, over its model of releasing films for theatrical debut the same day they're available to stream on Netflix.

It's a supermarket chain with over 1,000 stores (mostly in Florida and Georgia), and it brings in $ 34 billion of revenue per year.

Compound annual growth rates of the overall fashion industry have been flat or grown by 1 % to 2 % over the last 20 years, but fast fashion — driven by chains like H&M, Zara, and Forever 21 — has grown by more than 12 % each year.

A Bloomberg index of seven North American hospital chains has fallen nearly 8 % over the past three days, with Tenet Healthcare (thc) down more than 10 %, Community Health Systems (cyh) down 12 %, and Quorum Health (qhc) sinking more than 16 %.

Thus, somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean aboard Air France 23, the idea for Flight 001, a chain of accessories stores invoking the golden age of travel, was born.

With three months still remaining in 2017, we've already seen seven straight months of year - over-year auto sales declines and over 6,300 retail chain stores shuttered.

Over the past few decades, the sale of such goods migrated largely to big - box multinational chains, where employees couldn't care less about answering customers» questions or concerns.

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.

While we won't know if Panera has successfully won over former Chipotle customers until executives present their quarterly results to Wall Street Wednesday morning, there are hints that the Mexican burrito chain's weakness may have helped one of its biggest fast - casual rivals.

Dasilva says independent retailers» lack of legacy systems actually gives them an advantage over large chains in this realm.

The salad chain launched in D.C. in 2007 and, over the past 10 years, it has grown to 87 locations nationwide, according to Bloomberg, with the goal of reaching almost 100 locations by the end of the year.

The print - advertising revenue that used to prop up the business models of newspaper chains like Gannett and Tribune's former parent, Tribune Co., has disintegrated over the past decade as advertisers and readers have moved to digital platforms like Facebook and Google.

Over the last two years, the movement has brought national attention upon the issue of minimum wage, with a special focus on how much fast - food chains pay workers.

The former VP of business development at high - end gym chain Equinox took over as CEO of SoulCycle, the sizzling hot cult cycling chain, in June.

If Shake Shack's early pop holds until the end of the day, it will have reported the best first - day performance among the seven restaurant chains that have gone public over the last 10 years.

But it has a unique advantage over those chains: Wahlburgers is the subject of an Emmy - nominated reality - TV show, which was recently approved for two more 14 - episode seasons on A&E.

And over the last several years, we have invested significantly in this category to capture more of our customers» trips... in mid-September, our new supply chain partner, McLane, will begin to service our stores.

We weren't immediately convinced of KFC's ability to triumph over rival chicken chains.

A combination of Apple's control over the supply chain and a shortage of parts means Android - based smartphone makers, like Samsung, LG, and Google, might need to wait until 2019 to deliver a true Face ID competitor, Reuters is reporting after discussing the matter with parts suppliers.

The chain has been gradually implementing these changes over the course of the last year.

The founder managed to retain his grandfatherly image even as he repeatedly locked horns with provincial and industry authorities over issues like the number of pharmacies he could own and what the chain was allowed to sell on Sundays.

What if I told you that you needed to increase the traffic to your website by 500 percent over the next 12 months, and that if you didn't, I would chain you up in a basement for the next 30 years, forcing you to watch 18 hours a day of Mork and Mindy?

On the flip side, a separate study by the GT Nexus, a supply chain platform, found that 75 percent of U.S. adults have come across an unavailable product in stores over the past year, with 63 percent encountering that issue online.

The embattled restaurant chain deflected attacks from Wall Street over its policy of handing out unlimited breadsticks, saying it «conveys Italian generosity.»

More scale also gives more bargaining power over other parts of the healthcare chain.

Ackman convinced the fast food chain to refranchise a number of stores, sell off Tim Hortons — its most profitable business — and use the proceeds to buy back over $ 1 billion in stock.

Seasons 52, a fine - dining chain owned by Darden Restaurants Inc, will pay $ 2.85 million to settle the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's lawsuit accusing the company of refusing to hire «old white guys» and other applicants over 40 in order to maintain a youthful image.

The supply chain that had been suffering serious logistical issues last week, showed some positive signs of improvement over the weekend.

Year - to - date as of June, the upscale chain segment had seen the most significant growth, 3.8 percent year over year, according to STR.