Sentences with phrase «picked up the services of»

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I've written about it ad nauseam before — in the form of grocery pick - up systems, healthy eating subscriptions, and meal prep services — but I really hate grocery shopping.

There's evidence to support this view: In 2014, Google purchased streaming music service Songza, while last November, Pandora picked up the remains of Rdio, which declared bankruptcy and shut down.

An analysis of the leaked information found very few accounts belonged to women and that many of those accounts were probably fake, meaning Ashley Madison is essentially a service for men to launch grammatically incorrect pick - up lines and photos of their genitalia into the digital ether, never to be viewed or acknowledged.

People will pick up on that because they often buy the why, not the what of a product or service.

«While energy inflation should pick up again towards the middle of this year, it should start to slow towards year - end... And with wage growth still muted, a marked pick - up in service inflation is not on the cards,» said Marcel Thieliant, senior Japan economist at Capital Economics.

In 2017, Walmart has also introduced a membership - free, two - day shipping program, a discount for customers who pick up an online order at a order rather than have it shopped, curbside grocery pickup at hundreds of stores and other novel services such as having a Walmart store worker drop off an online order on the way home after their shift.

Unless you can sign up a hot college draft pick or persuade John Grisham to switch agents, it may be years before your literary agency or sports management firm can generate enough revenue to cover the cost of recruiting and servicing your clients — much less make a profit.

Furthermore, Schnatter picked up all of the medical and funeral service costs, The Tennessean reports.

Swick Mining Services has won two new contracts for work with Independence Group, while the local subsidiary of Queensland firm Hughes Drilling has also picked up more work.

Hulu, meanwhile, made Emmy history as a streaming service winning the night's biggest award, while actress Elisabeth Moss also picked up her first Emmy (after being nominated seven times before, but never winning, for Mad Men and Top of the Lake) in the Best Actress category for The Handmaid's Tale.

This reminds me of an anecdote I recently heard related by an executive at Disney, about the customer - service orientation of the Disney employees responsible for picking up trash and emptying trash bins at the company's amusement parks and resorts.

Mobile Order & Pay is an integrated service in Starbucks» pre-existing app that allows customers to order coffee ahead of time and pick it up at a specific location.

(That's one reason why user innovation, the phenomenon in which «companies that produce new goods and services rely on users of those goods and services to come up with and even help develop and implement new ideas» continues to pick up speed.)

«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.

One base hit: a call to the U.S. Postal Service, where he learned that for $ 8.25, it would pick up shipments of any size, quantity, or weight (under 70 pounds) at his company.

One of our picks, financial - services giant Toronto - Dominion Bank (td)(better known in the U.S. as TD Bank) is up 12 % over that span (and 26 % for the year).

Iger crowed about «the quality of the assets» Disney is picking up in the deal, which includes Fox's film and TV studio, along with various cable networks and regional sports networks as well as Fox's stake in Hulu (giving Disney majority control of the streaming service).

In Canada, Walmart Canada currently offers grocery pick - up services in five major markets and plans to double the number of locations this year.

Tratt is using much of the $ 3 million raised this year to flesh out the development team (11 employees and counting), improve the product (a web - based version rolled out this summer) and offer above - and - beyond customer service (Haiku Deck employees like to surprise customers who make a support request by picking up the phone and calling them).

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David Farmer, Chick - fil - A's vice president of menu strategy and development, told Business Insider that the service would not only benefit customers — it would also clear out the area in front of the counter where customers cluster to pick up their food.

But if your product / service is outstanding and your team is depending on you to come up with a plan, the inspirational words of Twisted Sister's co-manager Joe Gerber will keep you going: «You pick yourself up, dust yourself off, strap your Spandex back on, and get back out there.»

Megan Bradley, the director of recruitment services, said snowbird retirees can pick up work when they return in the spring through a temporary agency owned by the hospital, BulFinch Temporary Sservices, said snowbird retirees can pick up work when they return in the spring through a temporary agency owned by the hospital, BulFinch Temporary ServicesServices.

Bangalore - based Parcelled provides courier services by allowing users to schedule a pick - up within 30 minutes for delivery in any part of the world.

In a phase of profound upheaval in the automotive industry, it is vital for Volkswagen to pick up speed and make an unmistakable mark in e-mobility, the digitalization of the automobile and transportation as well as new mobility services,» Diess says.

The service, backed by Barry Diller and a number of other venture capitalists, uses giant arrays of antennas to pick up freely available television signals and stream them to the phones, computers and other screens of paying subscribers.

«There are probably a handful of people, five to seven people, who if they just picked up and went, you would see that in the revenue stream,» said Kevin Sullivan, the state's revenue services commissioner.

For example, weekly initial jobless claims are currently running at around the 345,000 level, which in the past has been consistent with monthly employment gains of around 150,000; the manufacturing ISM employment index is at a 20 - year high; and growth in temporary - help services employment (which tends to lead overall employment) has picked up.

If you plan on simply picking up a part time income and have no desire of expanding your service down the road, using your own name for your business is acceptable.

AT&T and Time Warner have said there won't be any incentive for a combined company to threaten to withhold content or increase prices, because by doing so, it would risk distributors walking away, leaving the company out tens of millions of dollars in ad revenue and subscription fees — far greater than any revenue AT&T might pick up from customers who would switch to its own pay - TV services in order to get Time Warner content back.

If you decide to offer pick - up and delivery service for your laundry business, you may need to include the costs of an automobile and licensing fees in your startup fees.

The bottom line is that if you don't already have an established relationship with someone, and you have to pick up the phone and qualify and set up a demo or presentation of your product or service, then you have to make a, a... (cold call!).

As a member of my First Stage Investor service, I'll send you an email alert whenever there's an opportunity to pick up 10 % or more on the bitcoin you own.

For a while on Wednesday, any San Francisco passenger who requested a ride from UberX, one of the service's cheaper options, might have been picked up by an autonomous vehicle.

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Grady recounts stories of American evangelists who refuse to visit a church to preach unless a limo picks them up from the airport, takes them to a five - star hotel, and the church allows them to give time and attention during the service to an extended appeal for money or guarantees a hugely inflated ministry gift.

One issue which could have been raised is that regarding the place of the Bible in such a context, where one is not surprised to occasionally find copies of the Bible kept with old newspapers on the kerbside, to be picked up by the paper recycling service!

Nor do the authors pick up on the same pope's astonishing invitation of the leaders of other churches and their theologians to a «patient and fraternal dialogue» to help find ways in which the pastoral and doctrinal ministry of Peter might be differently exercised in the service of universal Christian unity» a move that opened the prospect of a «reformed papacy» such as Luther, at least, was willing to contemplate.

«Through a single click of a button, customers will be able to sign up for delivery or pick - up service from their favorite Pete's location.»

Unlike many of the chains it competes with, Flippers is a full - service, dine - in restaurant, although it does pick - up and delivery, as well.

Peter Woodward, who is also Chairman of the family owned Australian Organic Honey Company (Berringa) picked up the gong for his years of service and contribution to the organic sector in Australia.

Whether they want a mix of traditional and healthy choices or just an afternoon coffee pick - me - up, Southern Refreshment Services can help.

Speaking of ground transport, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that the hotel can also provide reasonably - priced pick up and drop off service from, and back to, the U.S. Border, which is only about a 90 - minute drive each way on the scenic toll road.

Created by Miami - grown tech entrepreneur David Koretz, Plum Wine gives guests the perfect glass of wine at the touch of a button without ever having to leave their room, pick up the phone to call room service or open a full bottle.

If you don't pick up the option with the intent of still singing him at a cheaper deal we probably might still be the highest bidder for his services.

A record - breaking 13 of those went to Just Fontaine, the striker gorging himself on Kopa's silver service, but the playmaker managed to pick up three for himself, and the Times of the day identified him as the inspiration behind France's progress through the tournament.

While Inter Milan will be without the services of an injured Matias Vecino and yellow - card plagued Marcelo Brozovic, Atalanta will not have Andrea Petagna who was suspended after picking up too many yellow cards.

FC Barcelona is set to miss out on the service of Victor Valdes for a period of three to six weeks after picking up a calf injury in last night friendly.

Sebastian Larsson and Ki Sung - Yueng, who completed 100 % (20/20) of his attacking third passes against Liverpool, are both extremely comfortable when in possession and with Lee Cattermole adding increased steel in combination with their patience on the ball, Sunderland look far more balanced in midfield and all three will try to prevent Rooney from picking up the ball in dangerous areas whilst providing good service for both Johnson and Giaccherini to flourish.

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