Sentences with phrase «seen as a store»

Gold is often seen as a store of value during times of geopolitical and economic uncertainty.

Those that managed to get their hands on the Samsung tablet before the injunction (and possible still, seeing as some stores have stock to buy) will know that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a 16.9 aspect ration, and is longer and thinner than the iPad.

Gold is seen as a store of value because, according to some, it does not «lose value» unlike paper currency during inflation.

Not exact matches

A company that became a national phenomenon with retail alchemy — a rare ability to attract millions with hip designer items at clear - out prices — has seen that delicate formula stifled by excessive caution and a strangling bureaucracy, even as competitors emulated Target's approach, and fast - fashion retailers like H&M, off - price chains such as T.J. Maxx, and dollar stores all muscled onto its turf.

Meaning, whatever big box store you frequent — or the social media network you check when you're bored — is able to see your digital footprints so as to know what you like and dislike.

She said investors looking for smaller ups and downs should consider ETFs denominated in U.S. dollars or other so - called «hard currencies» that are seen as better stores of value.

Fill your cart by shopping the Express and Standard Boxed items (which are kept separate for your convenience, as you can see above), choose a delivery date and time slot when you'll be home to receive them at checkout (up to 5 days in advance), and one of Boxed's «Boxed Shoppers» will head to the store, shop for you, and deliver the fresh foods to your door at the chosen time.

Ultimately, as Gupta and Chen achieve brand recognition and drive demand for NatureBox products, they hope to begin stocking the shelves of grocery stores: «We really do see this brand living not just online, but offline as well,» Gupta explains.

By the end of his two hours in the store, Cornell had some germs of what only a few months later, as we'll see, are significant changes he is planning.

I sometimes become an informal mystery shopper inside my own stores as well as those of the competition to see what works and what needs improvement.

And as you can see the design of the store, it's very young, it's very open, it's very design - focused.

The limited version could only run apps from the Windows App Store and was seen as a competitor to Google's Chrome OS.

As digitally dependent as shoppers may become, the desire to see and touch products inside a physical retail store is not going awaAs digitally dependent as shoppers may become, the desire to see and touch products inside a physical retail store is not going awaas shoppers may become, the desire to see and touch products inside a physical retail store is not going away.

When we saw that our first location was taking forever to open, we established a new store operator position and got John DeFranco, who was then employed by Michaels, to help us create a store launch process and then use that as a checklist to expedite the launch of future stores.

Take the recently announced Nokia Lumia 1020 as an example — it's coming to the United States and United Kingdom, but there's no word on when or if it'll even see store shelves in Canada.

In a blog post, the company explained that it sees this as a way to explore and test how «advertisers to connect with consumers on Twitter and convert them to loyal customers in their stores, on their websites and in their apps.»

He rewrites copy every day, then sees it in action through every industry (online, offline, ecommerce stores, software - as - a-service businesses, etc).

How many times have you as a customer, seen something online you wanted to take a closer look at in person, then visited your local store only to find that it wasn't in stock?

Wasson had long wanted to improve the retail part of Walgreens stores (two - thirds of sales came from the pharmacy), and he saw Boots, which did more than half its business in retail, as the ideal laboratory.

As you can see from these photos of Imperfect's «too ugly» for stores produce, these fruits and veggies aren't even that bad looking — they're just being held up to unreasonable beauty standards.

But experts see growth potential for stores that act as entertainers, educators, interactive environments — anything but mundane nexuses for commerce.

While we have a unique and tailored product selection, excellent customer service and a website dedicated to just a certain niche, the search engines just see larger branded names as more authority — even though we can offer something to customers that bigger stores can't — personalized service and competitive pricing.

Tech giants such as Sony, Samsung and Panasonic along with thousands of smaller consumer - electronics companies descend on Las Vegas for the week, where they'll make arguably some of the largest tech announcements of the year and show off not only what we'll see in stores this year, but what we can expect to see for years to come.

Working with Best Buy, Fling saw that the company could provide customers other valuable utilities on the mobile site, such as a tool to alert customers when a store has an item, and to be able to hold it if they do.

And Kohl's can reap savings on not shipping items to stores that it won't end up selling, as it has seen with the 300 stores it has shrunk and expects to see with the smallest stores as they open.

As well, the Canadian stores didn't offer the popular product lines found in the U.S. stores, which Canadians were expecting to see on the shelves.

Apple Pay, the mobile payment feature available on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and on the soon - to - launch Apple Watch, is widely seen as the product that will finally help mobile in - store payments take off.

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.

As the U.S. economy improves, top dollar stores Dollar Tree and Dollar General have been seeing something of a secular recovery, Cramer said.

«As such, we are encouraged by the fact that Macy's sees this move as part of a wider program to reinvent itself and will direct the savings from shuttered stores into its remaining locationAs such, we are encouraged by the fact that Macy's sees this move as part of a wider program to reinvent itself and will direct the savings from shuttered stores into its remaining locationas part of a wider program to reinvent itself and will direct the savings from shuttered stores into its remaining locations.

Hit by Amazon's explosive growth a decade ago, as well as the rise of e-books (which now seem to have peaked at around 20 % of total book sales), Barnes & Noble closed stores year - in, year - out, benefiting from a savvy move in the 1990s that saw it opt for short leases.

Company veteran Antonio Urcelay took over as CEO last year and plans updates for both stores and online, but he has said he does not see major closings.

Multiple store reps said they often seen those redeemed on LG Tones, and the headphones themselves are discounted with some frequency as well.

The operator of the Circle K convenience store chain in the United States is seen as a likely bidder to buy the retail assets of oil and gas giant Hess.

«As soon as I saw the lineup to get into a store, I was like, «These people are crazy, I don't want to stay here.&raquAs soon as I saw the lineup to get into a store, I was like, «These people are crazy, I don't want to stay here.&raquas I saw the lineup to get into a store, I was like, «These people are crazy, I don't want to stay here.»

«From a console perspective it's not clear to me that there's not one more cycle, but even there you're starting to see the console become extremely Internet aware and in fact thinking of itself as an app store.

Walk into a store now and you're as likely to see T - shirts, mugs and posters adorned with rock band logos up front, with the CDs and DVDs being pushed to the back.

«We have seen our online sales grow by more than 50 per cent in the past year and new services, such as in - store reserve and pickup, more than doubling,» said Best Buy Canada president Ron Wilson in a release.

Most of them see the store as an investment opportunity.

Soon after she became Walgreen's (WAG) first CMO in 2008, Kim Feil's research showed that some consumers viewed the retailer as a convenience store with a pharmacy in the back; she saw an opportunity to reposition the company as a premium health care brand, and at her urging the company started showcasing its wellness offerings, including its walk - in clinics.

Jollibee Foods Corporation's aggressive international expansion includes a focus on Canada, where Filipino food is seeing a rise in visibility with several higher - end Filipino restaurants opening in recent years, as well as a major grocery store catering to cooks of the cuisine.

Miller says that his niece lost the family's confidence by what they saw as «overspending» on new stores.

We're going to see significant, major brands — as we've seen already — not open many stores as they have in the past and it's the beginning of lots of companies announcing store closures.»

For others, this could also mean taking something away, such as allowing consumers to only see items in a store that suit their personal tastes.

The App Store saw not only more downloads, but more time spent within the store as a result of its recent redesign, which rolled out over the past quaStore saw not only more downloads, but more time spent within the store as a result of its recent redesign, which rolled out over the past quastore as a result of its recent redesign, which rolled out over the past quarter.

Traditionally, Black Friday starts the day after Thanksgiving, but as we've seen over the years, the name no longer applies, with retailers releasing deals and opening up stores earlier and earlier.

And it's blurring the lines between the virtual world and its bricks - and - mortar stores: Shoppers can buy items they see on Pinterest and Instagram with just a couple of taps on their phones, via apps such as Like2Buy.

After building up a base of customers our own online store will get more popular (customers will see our url on invoices and will hopefully have a look at our shop as well) and we'll mainly sell about our own platform (increasing margin as we don't have to pay commission for ebay and so on).

The concept of showrooming, where customers browse in - store but then buy online, often getting a better price, was widely seen as an insurmountable challenge in the age of Amazon.

Indeed, analysts and industry consultants have been urging retailers to better leverage their physical stores by also seeing them as warehouses from which goods can be shipped.