Sentences with phrase «which business trends»

In managing its own restaurant brands and consulting others on key ways to grow in non-traditional areas, Pool's Restaurant Group has made it its business to discern which business trends lead to lasting growth and which lead to a dead end.

«Enterprises should use this Hype Cycle to identify which technologies are emerging and use the concept of digital business transformation to identify which business trends may result.»

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Under a «business as usual» scenario in which past trends continue, the expected temperature increase in 2100 is 4.2 degrees Celsius (7.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

Apple's announcement on Tuesday, in which it introduced a new low - cost iPad starting at $ 329, could change that trend, analysts told Business Insider.

Similar trends in biopharma M&A, which has disrupted business for third - party firms used by drug makers.

However, automation — which is already being adopted in other areas of business — is emerging as the next trend in the industry.

Last year saw the industry hit by a range of different memes and trends, some of which business professionals were happy to harness for marketing purposes and others which they'd sooner forget.

Keep an eye out for these three tech trends, all of which are certain to impact your small business.

Just exactly how much business is flowing from business server rooms to outside cloud providers and which of those providers is best positioned to benefit from that trend will be a topic next week at the Structure Conference in San Francisco.

This year's list is the product of old - fashioned reporting, boosted by data and insight supplied by a trio of independent research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses of privately held companies; Plunkett Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition ratings.

The disappointing trends of the Great Recession and its aftermath come on the heels of the weak labor market from 2000 - 2007, during which the median income of non-elderly households fell significantly from $ 68,941 to $ 66,575, the first time in the post-war period that incomes failed to grow over a business cycle.

Entrepreneurs like Smith have finally reversed a troubling recession - era trend in which more small businesses were closing than opening.

Pepsi has been struggling to balance supporting its newer on - trend drinks while not losing focus on its profit - making but slower - growing core carbonated drinks business, which includes Pepsi - Cola.

De Geer said his business — which provides mobile card readers and other digital payment products to small businesses — was benefiting from the trend.

Senior writer Cat Clifford breaks down a new report from the Kauffman Foundation which found that the rate of new entrepreneurs starting a business each month rose from 0.28 percent in 2013 to 0.31 percent in 2014, reversing a downward trend over the past few years.

Maple Leaf says positive trends and performance in its underlying business were offset by market conditions in pork markets which were materially below a year ago.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

Businesses are learning which promotions work — and which don't — and adapting their strategies to reflect these trends.

2 The percentage change has been calculated using actual exchange rates in use during the comparative prior year period to enhance the visibility of the underlying business trends by excluding the impact of translation arising from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, which is considered a non-GAAP financial measure.

We've seen an M&A trend across industries involving stubborn sellers, in which the acquiring company agrees to keep management who are central to the business and let them operate with a certain degree of independence.

If the SDGs are grouped into the five P's 1) People 2) Planet 3) Prosperity 4) Peace and 5) Partnerships then the trend shows that SDGs which focus on «people» present the greatest business potential for business leaders.

Since the financial crisis, several trends have kept it in check, including a surge in business models which are less asset heavy, a shift in focus toward consumer - facing technologies, and passive investing strategies that reward companies for spending free cash on stock buybacks rather than capital goods.

In my view, our role as business leaders in uncertain times such as these is to remain positive, focus on what we do well, closely monitor global trends, investigate new opportunities for growth, diversify our economy, and learn from the experts — which is exactly where The Vancouver Board of Trade comes in.

Commercial View (Argentina): Commercial View is a tool for businesses, which allows them to offer a new and more realistic online shopping experience to their customers, integrating trends like webrooming and showrooming, combining the advantages of physical buying (Confidence - Store view and location - Product testing - Immediate delivery), with the benefits of online shopping (24 / 7 - Scalability - Removes distance barriers).

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.

For starters, Arts & Crafts merchants saw a 23 % gain from January to June of 2014, which makes sense as we see a larger trend of online shoppers looking to smaller businesses for these types of products, like with Etsy.

Job creation, which has until now been muted relative to the trends in output and new business, therefore looks set to pick up.

If you're interested in starting a business, it always helps to know which way trends are pointing.

Being a business owner means being on top of technological changes and new trends in your industry, which can require an investment.

Exhibition area will present equipment and technology, among which visitors can find something to increase the outputs of business processes, to match current trends and increase profits.

Square's solutions are cheaper than traditional POS systems, and they deliver data to the cloud, which helps vendors analyze their purchases and business trends.

Walmart's new homepage will be personalized to customers» locations, allowing them to buy products that are trending in their towns and see which of these online services their local stores provide, Marc Lore, the head of Walmart's e-commerce business, said in an interview on Monday.

Cyclical markets, which often follow the business cycle, are shorter in duration and can move in opposition to the broader trend.

Such trends were reinforced by ever - increasing percentages of university budgets being drawn from government and business research grants, which moved the center of gravity away from the humanities.

The immense growth of the business major, which threatens to replace the humanities as the major alternative to natural science, is part of the trend.

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Flexible packaging is at the forefront of important packaging trends in production protection, packaging design and performance, consumer convenience, and sustainability which positively impacts the environment, consumers and businesses.

With this in mind, the panel, which includes Alex Higgs, Creative Manager at Think Tank Media, Simon Rumble, Brand Enhancement at Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co, Chris Jones, Technical Print Production Manager at Novalia and Ian McKay, Business Development Manager of Strand Paper, will explore the latest consumer trends in premium and creative packaging.

The megatrends illustrated in Figure 1 represent five significant trends in the global sector which are already changing the F&A products demanded by consumers and the business models of F&A companies.

To help our readers grow in the hospitality business, knowing hotel industry trends and new hotel development allows HD magazine to highlight which hotels and resorts are driving development and influencing the hospitality industry.

The Spirits Business also set out to predict which trends will take the spirits industry by storm this year.

Embracing this trend is Atlanta - based The Flying Biscuit Café, which celebrates and looks forward to continual franchise growth inside and outside of the Southeast as it hits the milestone of 25 years in business.

«This shows that premiumization continues to be a solid and sustained trend in the wine category that isn't showing signs of abating, which is great news for the business,» says Lechner.

Each special event and feature area has been developed to help you become more informed, more educated and more profitable... the Food Trends Experience which will excite your senses and keep your menu fresh and exciting; culinary demonstration on the Center Stage presents top chefs and artistry — live; our educational sessions bring knowledge to enhance your business savvy and boost profits; the Product Showcase gives you the first look at the latest innovations; Culinary Clash: Battle Los Angeles brings you the thrill of team competition; the Beer, Wine & Spirits Pavilion explores the latest alcoholic beverage trends and how to engineer your beverage menu to maximize profits; and more!

The conference will cover topics such as the growing trend of premiumisation, portfolio diversification, sugar reduction creating «better - for - you» drinks as well as other priorities which business are facing which include importing / exporting with distributors.

The conference this year will cover topics such as the growing trend of premiumisation, portfolio diversification, sugar reduction, creating «better - for - you» drinks as well as other priorities which businesses are facing which include importing / exporting and working with distributors.

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Packaging Herald is a state - of - the - art B2B bimonthly magazine about packaging news and trends, which provides practical tips and innovation insights for daily business.

From small take - aways to range - changing decisions: cost - effectively translating long - term trends to your business strategy for stand - out, exciting products which fly off the shelves