Sentences with phrase «products of a few companies»

If the Paris meet decides, for this reason, to bar the use of HFCs and substitute them with the more expensive proprietary products of a few companies, then some estimate the Indian refrigeration sector may be hit by around Rs 90,000 crore.

Not exact matches

A few of the best ones will find a way to get there, but most young companies will have to fold their product or service into someone's else's success story.

These founders eagerly plot out five - year financial projections before they've even developed a product or service; a few theories about the fates of those impacted by a company's success are not any less likely to hold water.

That product recall led to the firing of Lululemon's chief product officer and after only a few months, the exit of the company's then - CEO Christine Day.

Still, he added, «technology is giving the consumer a much better product — much cheaper, much faster, more alternatives — but at the expense of fewer workers, and we have to find ways for companies to create jobs as well as profits.»

A survey of 34 executives from leading US fashion companies last year found that, for the first time, fewer US brands were looking to China for products, even though the country remains the top sourcing destination for the industry worldwide.

The company said fewer sales of Kate Spade - branded products were made online, as it continues to cut back on wholesale distribution and flash sales of that particular banner.

Though Apple appears to pull exquisite new products fully formed from the minds of a few geniuses in turtlenecks, that's what the company's «magicians want us to see.»

Leaked information about a new product can negatively impact sales of the current model; give rival companies more time to begin on a competitive response; and lead to fewer sales of that new product when it arrives.

It's the sort of rapid gearshift that few companies ever experience, much less master: over the course of about five years, FouFou Dog (FFD), a Markham, Ont. - based dog apparel firm, has seen its revenue grow by more than 800 % — a steep growth trajectory matched by the company's shift from providing very specialized boutique goods, like jewelry and booties for small dogs, and to a far wider range of products suitable for mass merchandisers and large offshore customers.

Any business that is offering business - to - business (B2B) services or products is most likely best served with advertising on LinkedIn, which can target specific professions, hierarchy levels, employees of a specific company or industries, just to name a few.

Intel, Dell and Apple are just a few of the companies competing to introduce a product that allows consumers to simply set hardware down for a charge.

While there may be a few companies whose products or services could be made to appeal to all of the groups on this list, the odds are that a company will be better off picking one or two that represent the most potential and then seeing how these demographics respond to more targeted advertising.

«It turns out 4 to 5 percent is enough of a discount for shoppers,» CEO Marc Lore said, discussing the results of tests the company ran over the past few weeks by raising the prices of some products.

A few years later I was working a full - time job as a marketing and brand manager at a toy company where I got a lot of product development experience and realized I had gained enough knowledge to give this idea a shot.

But no matter what route they choose, very few people are willing to change their company's name or the name of its products once they are under way.

In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easier.

That building is the home of Omaha Steaks, the mega red - meat company (which sells its products through direct mail, catalogs, retail, the Internet, and telemarketing) that has exploded to become a nationally recognizable brand name in the past few years.

The company does plan to release new features and ad products in the next few months, but one must wonder, if Hempel is right in her assessment of the company, will the new services be enough to keep the company afloat?

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

May 2 (Reuters)- Estee Lauder Cos Inc topped expectations for quarterly profit on Wednesday but investors were worried about slowing U.S. sales as fewer shoppers visit department stores where the company sells a bulk of its products.

At the same time, the company warned that revenue could be weak over the next few quarters — in part because Twitter is winding down a number of advertising products that weren't performing.

Avis Car Rental this week announced the launch of a new marketing campaign, which once again features the famed founder, along with a few other familiar faces including: Alexandra Wilkis Wilson and Alexis Maybank, the co-founders of online luxury retailer Gilt Groupe and Baratunde Thurston, the comedian co-founder of Cultivated Wit, a digital content and product development company.

Several times over the past few years, RIM's management has promised that the company's next generation of products would be mind - blowing — Balsillie said the Torch, for example, would be a «quantum leap» over the iPhone — only to have the reality disappoint.

Our Inc. 500 honorees this year include all types of companies, but few are as exciting as these product - driven brands.

This company reduced the out - of - pocket costs of EpiPen for some patients last week amid a wave of criticism from lawmakers and the public over the rapid escalation in the product's price in the past few years.

Product Hunt's founder Ryan Hoover says that the Philz in San Francisco's Civic Center neighborhood was his defacto office in the early days of building his company (and he still puts down a few cups of Philz every day.)

The reason offered by Google: «usage of Google Reader has declined, and as a company we're pouring all of our energy into fewer products.»

We added a few new names to the portfolio for the quarter: Grupo Televisa, a Mexican media company and the most dominant producer of Spanish - language content in the world; SMFG (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group), the third largest bank in Japan; and Wolseley, the world's largest traded distributor of plumbing and heating products and leading supplier of building materials based in the U.K.

Plenty of new financial technology companies promise to revolutionize the way things work in consumer banking, but Beam Financial is one of the few that appear to be converting ideas into a tangible product.

But Stamos's responsibilities have eroded over the past few months, and most of his team was reassigned to other managers inside the company, including Chris Cox's product group, according to two sources familiar with his role.

However, by working through a few key questions, investors can improve the accuracy of their guesswork: How quickly is the market for the company's products growing?

A few of these times include when your company is launching a new product, when your company is experiencing a sudden influx of capital, and when your company is targeting a new vertical market.

A couple of companies have released products over the last few weeks, and other Chinese companies have phones in development.

Of course, it also didn't help a few months ago when inspectors in New York accused the company of overcharging consumers by using inaccurate product weights, calling it the «worst case of mislabeling they have seen in their careers.&raquOf course, it also didn't help a few months ago when inspectors in New York accused the company of overcharging consumers by using inaccurate product weights, calling it the «worst case of mislabeling they have seen in their careers.&raquof overcharging consumers by using inaccurate product weights, calling it the «worst case of mislabeling they have seen in their careers.&raquof mislabeling they have seen in their careers.»

One of the few companies that you can fully trust to produce ethically sourced, gorgeous, natural products.

I had an opportunity over the last few weeks to sample a number of products from a company called Just BARE Chicken.

Although it does seem to come around every few years, this year has brought with it a push from consumers, government and companies to reduce sugar and salt in products in many areas of the globe.

The Boise, Idaho - based company uses few preservatives in its products, which have a refrigerated shelf life of 10 to 14 days — compared to the typical retail product, which is required to have a shelf life of 60 to 90 days.

The company's Spirits & Wines division is by far the leading importer of these products in the market and has secured partnerships with world leaders in the industry including Diageo, Moet Hennessy and Red Bull, just to name a few.

Today, the Budget $ aver brand is one of the few remaining twin pop makers on the market, giving the company's products a memorable look.

The company is one of a few independent Coca - Cola bottlers in the United States that actually bottle the product and not just distribute it.

The company processes more than 2 million pounds of shellfish products each year, sending Goose Point labels to retail stores such as Trader Joe's, Walmart, Fred Meyer, Albertsons and Costco, as well as a few restaurants.

The company expects to see continued growth over the next few years as a result of the use of its flour products in this sector, he adds.

The company launched retail products a few years ago as an expansion of its offerings.

Five years ago, only a few employees located in the United States arranged the importing of the company's products.

Most of the company's products are shipped within a few days of being produced, Hoover maintains.

Some of the company's newest products over the past few years have received recognition in the industry.

Although Shelton Farms still has its original 40 acres, the company has added a few hundred more acres and sources product from a number of local growers.

A company graciously provided me with a few jars of their product to sample, and I turned to the Onespot Allergy Facebook group for tips on how to use it.