Sentences with phrase «which consumers and businesses»

Money20 / 20 Asia is critical to realising the vision of disruptive ways in which consumers and businesses manage, spend and borrow money.

Not exact matches

The authors show how platform businesses bring together producers and consumers in high - value exchanges in which the chief assets are information and interactions.

If GDP is slowing down, or is negative, it can lead to fears of a recession which means layoffs and unemployment and declining business revenues and consumer spending.

Business Insider nailed it when it wrote, «The new on - demand models have opened the door to real - time fulfillment of goods and services, which consumers have embraced with a frequency that is unprecedented.»

For Nestle, which first sold milk chocolate in the 1880s, a consumer shift away from junk and sugary foods has led the Swiss company to focus on «nutrition, health and wellness,» although it says it is committed to its non-U.S. confectionery business.

Among the things that may have contributed to future sentiments are uncertainty about the country's fiscal stability, taxes, and consumer spending, all of which could severely impact small business owners, Bernstein says.

«It fit a need for our personal business here, which is great, but it also fit a product and service need that we saw businesses having,» he says, adding that the new offering helped M2 sign three large clients, including an international consumer products company and one of the «Big Three automakers.»

The federal funds rates sets the rate at which banks borrow from one another, and it is the underpinning for the loan rates banks set for businesses and consumers.

But faster is not always smarter, especially for any online business looking to connect consumers with local services, in which case balancing supply and demand is critical.

Since long before the arrival of the Apple Watch, businesses and consumers have kept close tabs on the Internet of Things (IoT) market, which is projected to hit $ 7.1 trillion in 2020 with 28 billion connected devices.

But traditional telecom conglomerates like Rogers still rule the content business end - to - end by producing the shows that consumers watch and owning the channels and cable connections on which they do so.

Malwarebytes started as an antivirus tool for consumers and now gets about half its revenue, which totals $ 100 million annually, from businesses looking to protect their devices from the persistent threat of infections and malicious websites.

In June, Butterfield told Fortune's Michal Lev - Ram that the role of Slack — which began as a real - time chat service and now encompasses a range of features for business productivity, wrapped in a consumer - friendly interface — will continue to expand into what he calls a «virtual chief of staff» that could help with functions such as employee feedback.

So, the government will be spending less and consumers will be spending less, which really means that businesses will be spending less, which means you should expect less spending in your business and you got ta operate for a slow - down going forward.

This can be achieved through the sharing of daily work routine which would create a personal feel for your business, and engage consumers.

Before she was sworn in as head of the SBA in 2009, Mills was president of the private - equity firm MMP Group, which invested in businesses in the consumer products, food, textiles and industrial components industries.

And if the devices were cheap and consumers weren't tied into contracts, carriers would have to compete harder for their business, which means monthly bills would be lowAnd if the devices were cheap and consumers weren't tied into contracts, carriers would have to compete harder for their business, which means monthly bills would be lowand consumers weren't tied into contracts, carriers would have to compete harder for their business, which means monthly bills would be lower.

No matter the impetus, higher rates will lead to constraints on credit for both consumers and businesses, which will crimp growth.

Mercenary entrepreneurs -; today disproportionately running consumer - web businesses -; are young, aggressive and ambitious people, which are all good qualities, but they have no broad picture or purpose.

Successful projects reflect well on the business, which could influence consumers and clients who are constantly making choices in the marketplace.

Microsoft's overarching goal is to «democratize A.I.,» which Nadella explained has something to do with analyzing the mountains of data produced by consumers and businesses and then presenting the findings to people who have far less free time than they used to have.

According to FBN's co-founder, VP of Product Charles Baron: «The ways in which farmers do business had not been touched by e-commerce and social networks like other consumer industries before.

The parent of the Columbia House music and DVD clubs said Monday it plans to sell its Columbia House DVD Club business, which sells recorded movies and TV series directly to consumers, through a bankruptcy auction.

Online polls have been a boon for Michael Kahn, senior director of consumer and trade marketing for Chicago - based Socrates, which sells do - it - yourself legal forms to business owners.

Parcel, which was founded in 2013, had raised just $ 2 million from investors, and had pivoted from a consumer - facing startup to a business - to - business startup about two years ago.

After praising the DreamWorks brand, he said the main goal was the company's «deep library of intellectual property,» which would help NBCUniversal «grow our film, television, theme parks and consumer products businesses for years to come.»

Just as baby boomers took over business, politics, and the consumer economy during the 1980s and»90s, millennials currently in their mid-20s will make up the majority of jobs and big - ticket purchases such as houses and cars, Slok wrote in a recent brief, which was first reported by Axios.

The governmental agencies investigating the cybersecurity incident may seek to impose injunctive relief, consent decrees, or other civil or criminal penalties, which could, among other things, impact our ability to collect and use consumer information, materially increase our data security costs and / or otherwise require us to alter how we operate our business.

A new version of the wearable computer — which generated polarizing reactions and heavy backlash when it initially launched as a consumer product in 2012 — is being rolled out to businesses, The Wall Street Journal reports.

And much like Amazon's (AMZN) Web Services division, which quietly provides cloud computing to other businesses, MLB.com has turned its powerful consumer brand into a healthy technology business.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

At Toronto's Eaton Centre on a busy Friday afternoon, outlets for Bell, Rogers (which owns Canadian Business) and Telus are bustling with twitchy - thumbed consumers eyeing the multitude of mobile options.

Honest, which first launched as a direct - to - consumer business, currently stocks goods in around 18,000 brick - and - mortar locations.

Its Entertainment and Devices division, which houses all its gaming business and consumer phones, took a big hit last quarter, but operating income more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, to US$ 1.3 billion on revenues of US$ 8.9 billion.

In the world of Canadian tech startups, which tend to build dull business - to - business products and services, Shop.ca stood out when it launched in 2012 — boldly eschewing the enterprise crowd for everyday consumers.

Additionally, shares of Sprint, which through its subsidiaries, provides various wireless and wireline communications products and services to consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers in the US, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 44.43.

B Lab, which created the B Corp standard, assesses businesses according to their impact on their communities, employees, and consumers and the environment.

Reports that the tariff list may also include consumer goods such as clothing and footwear drew strong protests from US business groups, which argued that it would raise prices for US consumers.

Maintaining such low rates has a stimulative effect on the economy, because it helps businesses and consumers borrow money cheaply, which in turn encourages them to buy things.

They also tend to sell products and services to other businesses, which consumers rarely see but which do most of the heavy lifting in powering innovation and economic growth.»

Here's where it gets really interesting: Winthrop guarantees that no matter how big the company gets, its apparel will always be made in the U.S. and will be sold at competitive prices, thanks to the direct - to - consumer business model, which circumvents retail markups.

Consumer and business sentiment about the economy has risen sharply based on the notion the incoming administration of Republican President - elect Donald Trump and a Republican - controlled Congress would enact big tax cuts and infrastructure spending and loosen regulations, which would boost spending and investments.

Lacavera still owns Toronto - based Globalive telecom company, which provides high - speed Internet and home phone service to consumers and a variety of telecom services to small business.

They're either consumer products and e-commerce type businesses, or they're businesses for which 50 percent or more of the target customers are female.

HealthEquity uses a so - called business - to - business - to - consumer model, which allows for distribution of its products through health insurance companies and, by extension, giant companies including Google and American Express.

Birchbox's subscription base provides recurring revenue and also feeds a growing ecommerce business as consumers head to Birchbox to buy full - sized products, which already account for 35 pecent of revenue.

Braintree's payment platform powers next generation innovators such as Airbnb, OpenTable, TaskRabbit and Uber, which are creating compelling new consumer experiences and disrupting legacy business models.

Earlier this month, Kodak announced a corporate overhaul that split its businesses into consumer and commercial segments, which some analysts said could aid in the sale of parts of the business.

The consumer discretionary sector consists of businesses that have demand which rises and falls based on general economic conditions such as washers and dryers, sporting goods, new cars, and diamond engagement rings.

Whether it is deciding which Latin American country will provide the best operating environment for a logistics business, predicting which cities in China will emerge in the coming years to have the most favourable income levels and socio - demographics for a specific consumer product or assessing distribution channels in Africa for construction equipment, we can help.