It's part of an ongoing
shift in the industry in how consumers pay for their service, with more people actually opting to pay for their own smartphones because it can lead to lower monthly charges down the line if you stick with the same device after two years.
Millennial preferences and attitudes toward cars mean we will see a big
shift in the industry in the decades to come.
Not exact matches
The
shift is reflected
in Canada, where the total number of employees
in the
industry in 2012 rose 5 % to 16,500 over a year earlier, according to the Entertainment Software Association of Canada.
Winners and losers often change places quickly
in the entertainment
industry, but even so, it's staggering how quickly Viacom chairman and CEO Philippe Dauman's fortunes have
shifted in what amounts to the blink of an eye.
AI may be the current exemplar for what Levi's hopes to achieve — a
shift in the way the
industry thinks about its workers and acknowledges their needs.
That's made snacks one of the few bright spots
in a consumer packaged foods
industry struggling to respond to shoppers»
shifting tastes.
Many networks have already shown at least some willingness to bend to the
industry's
shifting tides, as Disney and other networks have reached deals to include their channels
in Dish's Sling TV along with other paid streaming platforms.
Meanwhile, a huge amount of video consumption has
shifted from TV to the mobile phone (over 70 % of video is now viewed on mobile devices, according to research firm eMarketer), and Legere believes that puts some of the pay - TV
industry's $ 100 billion of annual revenue
in play.
Ian MacGregor entered the oil and gas
industry in 1969, splitting his time between studying mechanical engineering at the University of Calgary and doing
shifts as a night watchman at the machine shop where his father worked.
«He saw the whole
industry shifting in a dramatic way to the cloud and it was clear to him that this was the wave of the future,» says Sam Jadallah, long - time friend and CEO of consumer product startup Tyto Life
in Burlingame, California.
It has concluded that oil demand is likely to peak sometime between the late 2020s and the late 2040s because of an epic
shift underway
in the energy
industry: a transition from petroleum to electricity.
Worse yet, according to Siu, this
shift would most likely come
in the midst of a recession, when the
industry is looking for new ways to cut costs.
CO-OP is taking the lead
in helping the
industry make this
shift and deliver value at scale while ensuring that purpose - driven companies are ahead of
industry standards.
How it Innovates: While most competing teaching platforms offer the same features as they did 15 years ago (like delivering quizzes and publishing grades), D2L is already leading a major
shift in the
industry: It's harnessing data and analytics to become the Netflix of education.
The tech
industry isn't experiencing a bubble — a paradigm
shift in how companies fundraise is underway.
«There is an important
shift in the
industry that is driven by mobile technology at the point - of - sale, integrated with a finance marketplace that is finding innovative ways to help small business get funding for mission - critical equipment, said CEMC founder and currency CEO, Charles Anderson.
A: This
industry is massive and is going through a once -
in - a generation
shift to digital.
Our response to higher commodity prices was the logical one:
shift investment toward the resource sector and away from other
industries, manufacturing
in particular.
They pioneered new strategies
in their
industries — Mr. Bezos by
shifting retail online, Mr. Mackey by popularizing health food — and they are intensely competitive, say people who have worked with them.»
The past 20 years or so have seen a dramatic
shift in the
industry, as newspapers and news organizations have moved to publish stories both online and
in print.
And as many chains have saturated the U.S. market (and American tastes have
shifted) the fast - food
industry is finding a hungry market
in far - flung locations — from Malawi to Mongolia.
In some
industries — emergency medicine, airlines, trucking — long
shifts with little sleep are the norm, and managers worried about potentially deadly oversights are paying increasing attention to the effects of sleep deprivation (many railways now have directors of alertness or similar roles).
(As articulated
in the classic Clayton Christensen book The Innovators Dilemma,
in industries with rapid technology or market
shifts, disruption can not be ignored.)
Starting with the rise of the Internet
in the mid-1990s, «Microsoft has missed a lot of
industry shifts,» says IDC analyst Al Gillen.
A new report from BIS Shrapnel has forecast a surge
in mining production over the next four years as the mining
industry's focus
shifts away from the investment and construction phase of the boom.
In Europe, the banking
industry is
shifting from closed unilateral systems to a more decentralized «bank as a platform» approach.
Though much of the success of craft breweries (which are technically defined as those that make less than 6 million barrels per year) and microbreweries (which make less than 15,000 barrels) can be credited to
shifts in public taste, those
in the
industry say they've learned a few truths along the way that have aided
in their success.
This «Super Bowl of Software,» held annually
in San Francisco and attracting well over 150,000 attendees
in September of this year, represents a community of business software users that exemplify these key
shifts in the tech
industry.
«The Internet is a powerful platform, taking control from gatekeepers and large corporations and letting small businesses and start - ups play a much larger role
in creating value for almost every
industry out there... this fundamental
shift will create an incredible amount of innovation and opportunities for start - ups, and I hope Canada will be at the forefront of this development.»
There is a consumer - driven
shift toward fresher, cleaner foods — and Shaich, like many others
in the
industry, say he thinks this change isn't a fad.
The traditional ad agency has been under tremendous pressure as the power
in the
industry has
shifted to technology giants like Facebook and Google.
The demand woes are essentially tied to three main factors: Across the
industry, retailers still had to unload food shipments from the fourth quarter, resulting
in some delayed ordering at the start of 2017; executives also blamed a delay
in tax refunds for hurting consumer demand during the quarter; and then there was a
shift in the timing for Easter — the holiday landed
in March for 2016 but April this year.
As a result of this and other factors, Coady says, the oil and gas
industry is already being forced to reorient itself: «
In CSR, market - based innovation and
shifts are key.
It's also worth noting that Apple, along with Sony, had previously helped
shift the
industry from 5 - inch floppy disks to 3.5 - inch floppy disks
in the early 80s — though that's not quite the same as removing them altogether.
Job responsibilities can
shift dramatically
in the course of a few years as a result of
industry changes, technology advances, or increased efficiency.
eCommerce and Retail are up for a dramatic
industry shift, especially
in their digital marketing strategies — and that
shift will inevitably be toward mobile.
«This new policy is further testament that consumers and companies are aligned
in shifting the egg and pork
industries away from confining animals
in cages,» said Josh Balk, senior food policy director of the Humane Society of the United States, who has partnered with Dunkin' Donuts (DNKN) on the initiative.
The
shift adds to rising tension
in the ethanol
industry.
Companies can operate
in different worlds depending on their
industry, size, geographic location, and much more, but the companies most prepared for the future of work have plans
in place and know how to tailor things no matter what color world they end up
in and how things
shift.
Although the
industry suffered
in the two years immediately following the recession, revenue began growing again
in 2011 as business owners freed up capital by
shifting to renting — rather than purchasing — heavy equipment.
It's a race being driven by a sudden, ongoing, massive
shift in the
industry's economics — a
shift that is mandated by Obamacare.
If Tuesday's attempt is a success, and all three of its reusable boosters land themselves — a huge cost - saving
shift in an
industry that's used to discarding rockets after one launch — Musk said it could be «game over» for other heavy - lift systems.
The ability to move information and data instantly, from anywhere to anywhere, has already
shifted the balance of power from service providers to consumers
in nearly every
industry — retail, publishing, travel, finance, and so on.
Recent
shifts in regulations are one of the major forces driving changes
in the the asset management
industry in China.
Concierge services are gaining popularity
in all
industries, so it comes as no surprise that the rental
industry is beginning to make the
shift as well.
As incumbents refocus or
shift direction to get out of an incoming rival's crosshairs, their reactions
in turn threaten other competitors, thus rippling out through the entire
industry.
«He understood the significance of the consumer
shift to digital photography and that it would remake the entire
industry in just a few years.»
For example, rather than saying a purchasing manager must have 10 + years
in the hardware
industry purchasing fasteners, a BS
in a technical field and strong ERP background with SAP, say, «Lead the redesign effort of our entire fastener procurement process as we
shift to SAP's new materials management module.»
His 2013 book, The Big
Shift, written with John Ibbitson, was inspired by the sociological and demographic changes he's observed
in his three decades
in the
industry.
Despite the TV
industry's perception that it is at the top of the entertainment food chain, at some point the impact of this
shift becomes inescapable, just as newspaper and music companies eventually had to admit that the
shifts they were seeing
in consumer and advertising behavior were more than just a speed bump.