Sentences with phrase «sales of its consumer products»

Spinning off Lamb Weston, which generated about $ 2.9 billion in revenue in ConAgra's fiscal 2015, will add pressure on the remaining company to boost sales of its consumer products.

A 2009 scientific review, funded by the «Breast Cancer Fund», has recommended «a federal ban on the manufacture, distribution and sale of consumer products containing bisphenol A».

Last year, international sales of its consumer products grew from almost nothing to around $ 60,000.

To enhance the sales of its consumer products, Huawei has cooperated with telecom companies to promote its premium models.

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally.

She routinely advises clients regarding compliance with various environmental laws related to the sale of consumer products, including Proposition 65, Green Chemistry, FIFRA, TSCA and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.

(c) A person commits an offense if he knowingly or intentionally threatens to tamper with a consumer product with the intent to cause fear, to affect the sale of the consumer product, or to cause bodily injury to any person.

Sewer and drain cleaning, customer service, sales of consumer products, plumbing jobs and new sewer installations.

Not exact matches

«This Agreement addresses the most significant negative competitive effects of the merger by ensuring that consumers continue to benefit from competitive prices in the retail sale of drugstore and pharmacy products in Canada.

Net sales for the world's largest consumer products maker by market value rose 4.3 percent to $ 16.28 billion, compared with analysts» estimate of $ 16.21 billion in a Thomson Reuters survey.

Direct sales seemed like a perfect fit for Steeped Tea: The party setting would allow consultants to educate consumers and build camaraderie, and the consumable nature of the product would be an ideal recipe for repeat business.

For example, ecommerce stores may link to a list of products for sale, while blogs may link to a recent popular article, it allows businesses to include another layer of relevant information in their Instagram profiles without confusing the consumer.

ConAgra, which has reported flat or falling sales in four of the past six quarters, is struggling to boost growth as consumers shift from packaged products to fresh foods in search of healthier options.

Clearly the company has had its product and operational issues, but while global sales remain strong and the company's marketshare with younger consumers actually grew earlier this year, a huge part of RIM's problems can be traced back to image.

Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were marijuana was legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.

A recognizable brand isn't just a helpful symbol to help consumers tell one product from another on a crowded shelf; as any marketer can tell you, a brand is about establishing an emotional connection with a consumer, prompting positive associations that lead to a lifetime of sales.

Sales of the Apple Watch to consumers set a record during the first week of holiday shopping, and the current quarter is on track to be the best ever for the product, Apple Inc..

The so - called core retail sales correspond most closely with the consumer spending component of gross domestic product.

That makes it all the more difficult for a direct - seller reliant on «word - of - mouth» to make consumers aware of its products and for reps to make money, resulting in a vicious cycle of declining sales for Avon.

Among other requirements, the FTC had asked Herbalife to ensure that 80 % of its annual sales were from documented purchases of nutritional products by consumers.

Walgreens (wag) has halted the sale of certain lots of fruit products that could be dangerous to the consumer.

In both cases, consumers pay the government to get a product (a lottery ticket, or box) and get an opportunity (winnings, or the ability to make money off a sale of a product shipped in that box).

For instance, whereas many consumer - products companies would employ rank - and - file workers in sales and marketing, Baker has farmed out most of those functions to brokers and outside strategists.

In the past, 15 years ago, you used to make a quality product, put it on the get it onto the shelf, get it onto retail points of sale, and have good advertising, in other words create positive consumer impressions of those products and essentially that was how business worked.

«While the agents are not directly employed by Bell, all door to door sales agents must always provide consumers with complete information about Bell products and pricing, receive direct training from Bell experts to ensure all Bell sales procedures are followed, and abide by Bell's Code of Conduct.

While you're more than likely to get a heavy sales pitch touting all the benefits when shopping, consumer advocates say these plans, which can cost hundreds of dollars depending on the product you're covering, generally are not worth the money.

If pork, wine, and other products lose sales to China, they could ultimately go out of business or be forced to charge higher prices when selling to businesses and consumers back here in the U.S.

As the world's largest auto market, China was responsible for about half of the sales as the crackdown on polluting industries has propelled renewable alternatives from power generation to consumer products.

While giant alcohol producers like Constellation do sell some of their higher - end products directly to consumers, retailers like liquor stores and alcohol distributors conduct most of the sales.

Yet for many consumer - product companies, media was a significant budget item, sometimes as much as 30 % of gross sales.

BlackBerry still owns more than 40 % of the North American smartphone market, and though it continues to show healthy growth in emerging markets, investors worry about the declining average sale price for its products, about RIM's failure to make a dent in the consumer marketplace, and about the growing sense that it no longer offers an enterprise user anything that one of its sexier rivals doesn't do as well or better.

The product and the overall experience are the deciding factors in the consumer's decision, and chances are good that he or she has already made a choice by the time of that phone call or chat with a sales rep.. By focusing on the customer experience, your company can make sure that that choice is to purchase.

The market is also seeing increased pressure from the sale of in - shower moisturizers in the body care segment, which may discourage consumers from spending more on soap, bath and shower products that highlight intensive moisture.

Previous experience of investing in software companies that hire direct sales organizations and take years to build the product using waterfall development doesn't translate to expertise in Consumer Internet startups.

About the Company: Apple Inc. is one of the world's largest makers of PCs and peripheral and consumer products, such as the iPod digital music player, the iPad tablet, the iPhone smartphone, and the Apple Watch, for sale primarily to the business, creative, education, government, and consumer markets.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Instead, the Conservatives would recover the money by applying sales taxes to a broader range of consumer products.

If pork, wine, and other products lose sales to China, they could ultimately go out of business or be forced to charge higher prices when selling to businesses and consumers back here in the US.

Stan Smith and Superstar products, which target the fashion - minded consumer, have performed well, but those «sales trends have slowed meaningfully which shows fashion offerings are fading in favor of performance,» Jefferies analyst Randal Konik wrote.

In consumer sales, you will often have the opportunity to sell to couples the opportunity of owning your product or service.

Sales of high - end and luxury consumer products, such as our performance electric vehicles, depend in part on discretionary consumer spending and are even more exposed to adverse changes in general economic conditions.

Carl Wilkerson, vice president and chief counsel, Securities & Litigation, for the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) said in a prepared statement that ACLI was «disappointed» with Warren's report, which «misrepresents the comprehensive regulatory framework that governs conduct in the sale of insurance products and protects consumers» interests.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

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WBENC believes that creating awareness of these products can result in sales growth, increased consumer knowledge and loyalty,» said Laura Rehbehn, Senior Manager, Marketing, Communications & Brand Management, WBENC.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

In her Toronto presentation, Wang said that the next frontier of e-commerce is going to be consumer - to - manufacturer (C2M) and manufacturer - to - consumer (M2C), giving consumers direct access to the companies making their products, and allowing for faster, cheaper sale of goods.

Patent trolls are increasingly targeting Main Street retailers, consumers and other end - users of products containing patented technology — for instance, for using point - of - sale software or a particular business method.

The holiday season might have officially arrived for consumers when the clock ticked midnight on Oct. 31, but businesses have been prepping their offerings for months, ready to entice shoppers with new sales on all of their favorite products.

J&J generates billions of dollars in annual sales from selling consumer goods, such as Band - Aid products, and medical devices used in surgeries, but it's the company's pharmaceuticals business that determines whether the company's results are better or worse than anticipated.