Last year was one of the most aggressive for the discount chain,
with planned spending of $ 750 million for the opening of 73 new Canadian stores — including 39 locations owned by former Canadian retailer Zellers.
Not exact matches
Even though the planners had, in effect,
spent more time thinking about their task,
with no progress made on the task itself, as Baumeister and Tierney explain, «their minds had apparently been cleared by the act of writing down a
plan.»
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions
with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements
with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements
with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts
with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension
plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships
with the unions representing many of our employees; 24)
spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance
with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase
plan, among other things.
On September 10th of this year I
spent an entire day in California State Prison at the California City Correctional Facility
with people who had committed felonies and worked
with them on business
plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6 - month training program.
Underpreparing for meetings When you prepare for an important meeting, how much time do you
spend thinking about what you're going to say versus how you
plan to communicate that message
with your body language?
They have also demanded a new vote on the budget for next year after the government approved the
spending plan by not putting it though parliament, but holding the vote in an nearby chamber,
with a high number of government supporters — something that the country's opposition deemed as «illegal.»
If you
plan to raise money for your business through crowdfunding, get ready to
spend lots of quality time
with a good lawyer.
Gerdes
spent much of her time in corporate marketing, scrutinizing the business
plans of companies eager to form alliances
with her then - employer.
At a Thanksgiving dinner party in 2012, four Harvard Business School MBA students had a
plan: Rather than
spend their upcoming summer interning at big corporations or traveling the world, they were going to drive around the United States consulting entrepreneurs
with a social purpose on key business issues.
Whether you're raising seed funding for your business or you're bootstrapping,
spending the time to research and build a better business
plan with appropriate forecasting will save you money — and will likely save your business.
Early steps to get there include greater advertising
spending, a move to sign hundreds of sponsorships
with NFL and MLB players (the target is 500 players for those two leagues alone), and a
plan to change the look of the company's retail stores.
While you should take a break from thinking about work during your lunch hour, it's smart to
spend at least a few minutes coming up
with a
plan for tackling your afternoon tasks.
Democrats complained that the Republicans had loaded up the measure
with «poison pills» including a ban on federal
spending for
Planned Parenthood.
How much time will you
spend online today — to shop, bank, stay connected
with friends, get the latest news or
plan a trip?
With three landing pads now
planned (instead of one on land and a drone barge at sea), the company hopes to be able to recover all of the
spent boosters that will be used for the launch of a Falcon Heavy.
Three quarters of millionaires
plan to
spend the same as last year,
with about 15 percent
spending more.
Veterans Stand for Standing Rock members will meet
with Standing Rock Sioux elders to determine how the potentially 3,500 veterans arriving over the weekend can aide protesters who have
spent months demonstrating against
plans to route the Dakota Access Pipeline beneath a lake near the tribe's reservation.
Based on responses to the 3 - Hour Web Site
Plan hiring someone to build your Web Site has hit the big time
with small business owners who are realizing that often the time and energy
spent doing - it - yourself may not only be better
spent other ways, but also may not provide the results you want.
As James O'Connell, CEO of JDP, explains, «Millennials believe in making a difference
with their
spending habits... Companies like Uber and Airbnb are doing so well because their business
plan taps into that mindset so completely.»
The company announced
plans to
spend up to $ 8 billion on content in 2018, putting it on par
with Time Warner.
According to Ian Lurie, founder and CEO of SEO consulting firm Portent, «A good consultant
spends the time to
plan out a successful project
with their client.»
France's AXA says it will
spend $ 15.3 billion on buying New York - listed insurer XL Group and speed up its
plans to spin off its American life insurance business — the IPO would give it $ 6 billion to help fund the XL purchase,
with the rest coming in the form of cash and debt issuance.
While completing his dissertation, Clark
spent two years working for the central
planning ministry of the then - socialist African nation, and the first of his four children was born there,
with only a midwife present to support the birth.
AWE and Origin Energy
plan to
spend $ 17.5 million on the first stage of their Waitsia onshore gas project in the Perth Basin after an offtake agreement was finalised
with Alinta Energy.
My clients work
with me because I save them time every week (time they used to
spend planning, shopping, cooking and cleaning up) and they still get to enjoy delicious and healthy food.
While the
plans to build your own TieFi are real (it calls for a tiny Raspberry Pi computer and some software customizations), the launch is a stunt — a tongue - in - cheek reminder to close the laptop and
spend some time
with your kids this Father's Day, lest you find yourself Cat's Cradled a few years from now.
It was a great privilege
spending these past two days
with all of you — and months of
planning with many of you.
Since arriving at the chain in September 2014, Shelagh Stoneham, Shoppers» senior vice-president of marketing, said her team has been engaged in market research and strategic
planning that has led to a bigger marketing
spend, an increased television presence, more online video and new partnerships
with Women of Influence and the entertainment show ET Canada.
Additionally, there is some evidence that people tend to be more cautious
with their healthcare
spending in general when they have a high - deductible
plan, even for nondeductible costs, so employers are trying to slow the total
spending.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital
spending and research and development
spending, including in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection
with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension
plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection
with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated
with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated
with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The smart business owners I know
spend time thinking up every conceivable thing that could go wrong in a partnership and have a
plan for dealing
with it.
That's part of the reason why this year Tang
plans to quintuple
spending on promotions and work
with phone carriers and makers to pre-install its app.
Your design
plans need to fit
with your existing business and how you
spend the majority of your work time currently.
In large corporations
with strict
planning routines requiring annual, semiannual and quarterly
plans and
plan updates, managers
spend at least part of their time working on or thinking about a new
plan or
plan update.
«
With such a massive project, the overall architecture of the application needs to be really well
planned out up front,» says Katz, who
spent the early part of his career as a web developer for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.
To support these efforts, Chobani
plans to
spend 35 percent more on marketing next year,
with the bulk of
spending occurring in the first half of the year, said Chobani's chief marketing and commercial officer, Peter McGuinness.
The companies broadly maintained their
spending plans for 2017,
with Statoil slightly reducing its exploration budget.
The original
plan was for us to
spend the first year establishing the brand and experimenting
with different types of reporting techniques.
The companies are providing workers
with a set dollar amount they can
spend on the exchanges -; and employees who want a more robust
plan can make up the difference out of pocket.
In fact, they'll likely
spend more time traveling to work than dealing
with issues related to their retirement
plans.
Ferrari's stock has boomed over the past year, but
with some serious potential
spending ahead, investors will be eager to get some insight into the 2018 - and - beyond
plan, which could be expensive.
Sterling
spent the next year creating the toy, studying gender differences and cognitive development in children, writing a business
plan and doing in - home testing
with a prototype
with more than 100 boys and girls in three schools and more than 40 homes.
President Donald Trump
spent the weekend in Washington, rather than at his Palm Beach estate, where he had
planned to celebrate the anniversary first year in office
with friends and supporters.
Jolie told the magazine that the exercise led them to their leading actress, a girl called Srey Moch who was «overwhelmed
with emotion» on giving back the money, which she had
planned to
spend on a funeral for her grandfather.
If it will be used daily, or several times per day, and you
plan on keeping it for years to come, then you'll want to consider the quality of the item along
with the price and determine if
spending more makes sense.
If your holiday
plans include a celebration
with others, you are probably
planning to
spend some money.
Don't
spend until you have a very clear
plan with benchmarks for success and failure.
Action point:
Spend time distilling key points from the
plan you have developed to present what you want your audience to do
with the
plan.
The
plan calls for Apple to keep up 2018's $ 55 billion «supercycle»
spending rate
with domestic suppliers and manufacturers.
Now, after
spending most of the past year working under the expectation of the merger, Ainsworth has to come up
with a
Plan B.