Sentences with phrase «year by purchasing»

On top of spending on food, drink and presents, the UK donates around # 50 million a year by purchasing charity Christmas cards.

NAR members save over $ 2 million each year by purchasing / leasing a new vehicle with FCA US.

I'm planning on expanding this year by purchasing one more apartment building and flipping one or two houses in the Augusta area.

You should also be aware that if the cost of life insurance as a senior is prohibitive, you can potentially save thousands per year by purchasing a second - to - die policy, which only pays a death benefit upon the second death.

8) Auto Insurance You can save several hundred dollars a year by purchasing auto insurance from a licensed, low - price insurer.

You can also give the gift of giving to your friends and family this year by purchasing gift cards that allow the recipient to choose which charity receives the donation.

You would need to have subscribers manually «renew» every year by purchasing the next year's «book.»

Why not cross a few names off your holiday gift list this year by purchasing one of Clinique's exclusive holiday gift sets, like their 3 - Step Home and Away kit ($ 62.50.)

Choose ice - cream... Bring your partner back a couple of years by purchasing her or him some ice - cream.

Customers either pay in full at the time of purchase for both installation and the solar panels, or they can choose a creative leasing offer which gives them the right to pay for the panels over 20 years by purchasing power from SolarCity at a specified rate.

It can automatically convert the current and previous fiscal year, and you can convert earlier years by purchasing one of Xero's add - ons.

Not exact matches

One such firm, Datalogix, was acquired last year by Oracle for a rumoured high nine figures, a tidy sum for a black - box process that, at the end of the day, can essentially only correlate interest and purchase behaviour.

A poll commissioned by Google and released in May suggested only 20 per cent of Canadians had ever made a mobile purchase and only 16 per cent expected to boost their mobile shopping in the following year.

Although high - end purchasing surged again by 2010, giving the retail side an operating profit of about $ 14 million for the year ending Jan. 31, 2011 (compared with a loss of $ 15.7 million the year before), Gannicott started to reconsider whether the retail game was worth it.

Looking at the bigger picture, Anheuser - Busch's parent company, AB InBev, has made a commitment to securing 100 percent of its purchased electricity from renewable sources by the year 2025.

«Looking back now, that seems like small change,» says Gillis, the 18 - year - old CEO of what's now Bitness.io, a location analytics company that aims to help retailers boost sales by understanding shoppers» purchasing behaviour.

Going into free shipping whole hog: Small businesses make a huge mistake by offering free shipping year round or for all purchases regardless of price, says Chris Malta, an Orlando, Fla. - based shipping expert.

It filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009 and emerged the following year, only to be purchased in 2011 for $ 345 million by Canadian firm Mood Media.

This past year, 51 percent of purchases took place online, more than 90 percent of consumers used smartphones while shopping in - store and 78 percent of global shoppers were influenced in some way by social media.

The BoJ has been the least expansionary of major central banks since the 2007 - 2008 global financial crisis, Evans said, adding that its planned balance - sheet increase this year pales by comparison with the $ 1 trillion of assets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is slated to purchase.

Consider Putzmeister, a cement - pump maker in southern Germany, that was purchased last year by China's Sany Group, one of the world's largest heavy - equipment manufacturers.

Twenty years ago, when Walmart entered the Canadian market by purchasing the leases of 122 Woolco stores, it too arrived on bumpy roads.

The 18 - year - old argued that it's too easy to purchase weapons like the AR - 15, which was used by the Florida gunman, 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz.

One study found that consumers who received free shipping on returned items increased their purchases with that retailer by 58 to 357 percent over the next two years.

The U.K. - based pharmacy chain Tesco reported that sales of folic acid — a popular prenatal supplement — have doubled in the past year, while condom purchases fell by 9 %.

Garcea also noted the transaction is the third great deal done by Amaya, following the purchase of slot firm Cadillac Jack in 2012 and of casino gaming and lottery designer and manufacturer Diamond Game Enterprises earlier this year.

He has implemented a massive stimulus policy by cutting the central bank's benchmark interest rate to negative, keeping the 10 - year Japanese government bond yield near 0 percent in an effort to control the yield curve and stepping up the Bank of Japan's asset purchases.

If it sticks to the plan, it will reduce its bond purchases by roughly $ 420 billion this year.

Wekerle is trying to build out an innovation hub in Waterloo, purchased the El Mocambo club in Toronto earlier this year, and is an investor in Wahlburgers, the burger chain founded by the Wahlberg brothers.

The two products, which are typically purchased by governments and large corporations that brand and distribute them in Africa through NGOs, generated $ 6 million in revenue last year for Uncharted Play.

Ikea's 345 stores attracted 775 million customer visits last year, a statistic that goes a long way in validating what the company calls «The Ikea Concept» — that is, striving to design products that can be purchased by as many people as possible.

Together they have purchased nearly $ 57 billion worth of foreign assets over the past five years, more than 15 % of total overseas investments by Chinese firms, according to Dealogic.

Scotiabank's purchase of a 19.9 % stake in the Bank of Guangzhou, which is run by the Chinese government, for about $ 719 million, has been held up for a year.

While the purchase occurred more than two years ago, the controversy arose because eight holding companies controlled by Zuckerberg filed so - called «quiet title» lawsuits against hundreds of locals.

Under the rules handed down by the Fed last year, the cap for debit - card fees was set at 21 cents per transaction, plus 0.05 percent of the value of the purchase and a 1 - cent fraud - prevention fee for the big banks.

Last year, Virgin America was purchased by Alaska Airlines, who proceeded to retire the brand and is attempting to integrate its successful practices (much to the chagrin of Branson).

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.

Despite a long sales cycle and little volume driven by repeat purchases, this legendary piano saleswoman sold more than $ 40 million in Steinways before retiring a few years ago.

Part of the reason for the lack of filings — especially for a year that saw investor interest in cryptocurrencies surge — is that every single trade and purchase using cryptocurrencies is considered a taxable event by the IRS.

This 150 - year - old paper - printing giant has navigated the decline and consolidation of the printing industry deftly, by selling itself as a one - stop shop for large, corporate printing needs and by purchasing smaller rivals.

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.

In 1996, NeXT was purchased by Apple and the following year, Jobs was asked to return to the beleaguered Apple and acts as its interim CEO — a position he held until shortly before his death in 2011.

The prior year, there were eight big deals, including Avago's $ 37 billion purchase of Broadcom, which at the time was the largest tech deal ever, until it was surpassed later in the year by Dell's $ 67 billion acquisition of EMC.

«If you look at our holdings, you would assume that we like them in the order in which they rank by dollar value of holdings, but if you look at them in terms of recent purchases over the last year we've bought more Apple than anything else,» he said in a wide - ranging interview Monday on CNBC's «Squawk Box.»

By using the pay - as - you - go model, companies could save dramatically — up to 50 percent over five years, Forrester predicts — by increasing efficiency, postponing additional purchases, reducing staffing costs, and improving how they monitor and account for computer usagBy using the pay - as - you - go model, companies could save dramatically — up to 50 percent over five years, Forrester predicts — by increasing efficiency, postponing additional purchases, reducing staffing costs, and improving how they monitor and account for computer usagby increasing efficiency, postponing additional purchases, reducing staffing costs, and improving how they monitor and account for computer usage.

There were only three technology deals of more than $ 5 billion announced last year involving a U.S. buyer or seller — Toshiba's memory chip sale to a consortium led by Bain Capital, Intel's purchase of Mobileye, and Marvell's takeover of Cavium, according to FactSet.

A Marketing Evolution study commissioned by inPowered late last year found that when consumers read something positive about a product or brand from a credible source, it increases purchase intent by 50 %.

Years later, in 2010, Amazon launched a full - throttle push to market baby products to moms at the precise moment it was negotiating to purchase the parent of Diapers.com, an act that could only drive down an acquisition price by striking terror in the hearts of other buyers.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

Apple's purchase of Topsy rounds out what has been a busy year of acquisitions by the consumer - electronics giant.