Otherwise, margin increase would come from offering an equivalent level of service at a better production-to-retail cost differential.
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At some higher-end retail, 40% of the retail cost of furniture is just the fuel and shipping costs, he says.
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In the 1990s, it was easy for Dell to use its direct-sales model to take share from companies like Compaq that were selling through higher cost retail stores.
It has unveiled a low-cost retail package for domestic customers.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has opened a store inside its headquarters near Victoria station in London, offering low-cost retail floor space for start-up businesses to showcase their products.
And earlier this week the British Retail Consortium's survey showed an increase of over 15% in the cost of retail crime alongside a drop in the proportion of crime reported by retailers to the police from 48% to 16%.
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The carrying cost of retail inventory includes storage, financing, insurance, theft and damage.
About two-thirds the cost of retail, three times cheaper than current solar, and inexpensive enough to undercut coal (and possibly natural gas).
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Perhaps more relevant, its success is no longer dependent on being the lowest cost provider of retail goods.
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The fund focuses on 8 themes: gaming, luxury goods, big box retail, popular low-cost food brands, rising incomes, real estate, healthcare and, lastly, the internet.
This meant that Dell did not have to include the cost of the retail channel in its prices, according to the Harvard Business School case, Matching Dell, that I used to teach.
The Power Max will retail for roughly half the cost of current EV charging stations, offering 240V charging, and reducing charging time by half while helping customers reduce their need for fossil fuels.
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But the hardware is easily the biggest cost of the operation the average retail price is around eight thousand dollars, and some cost twice that, with no solid evidence of real differences in results.
Goldman Sachs reckons that, thanks to new technology and a lean structure 400 employees in a single call-centre the cost of executing a DM10, 000 trade through ConSors is less than a third of the average cost through a retail bank.
They manage members of the insurance companies, build the lists of approved drugs for manufacturers and reimburse the retail pharmacies for the difference between the true cost of a drug and the co-pay amount that a customer of a retail pharmacy plays.
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Thanks in part to falling module prices, solar is today cost-competitive with retail electricity rates in at least 20 states.
American consumers are especially vulnerable, because low fuel taxes leave a thinner cushion between the cost of crude and retail prices.
But that slice is one of the company's most profitable, with retail markups two to three times cost, and sometimes higher.
Defined contribution retirement plans, in addition to shifting responsibility for investment decision-making onto workers, almost always force workers into higher cost, poorer performing retail oriented investment options.
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The Fiat 500 EV's likely price was indirectly revealed, too, by the company chief's assertion that it'll retail for about three times the cost of its gas-powered version.
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Operating-cost inflation is outpacing retail-price inflation.
If walk-in clinics in retail outlets are the most convenient, cost-effective way for families to safely meet simple needs why should government stand in their way?
One, ensure the retail price of junk food reflects the social cost of its over-consumption.
BfG Bank, a retail bank, in a deal that could cost it DM5 billion.
Activision raised its fiscal 2012 guidance based on major product launches, strength in retail and digital sales, production efficiencies and cost reduction measures.
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This may not be too terribly useful for the average home user, but for the tablet PC market doing all the buying right now (healthcare, manufacturing, and retail, of course) it drives down cost, ups reliability and security, and actually makes the generally ho-hum specs of the machine something a little more of a powerhouse on its new platform.
How much would electricity cost in the United States if the retail price reflected the health impacts of burning fossil fuels?
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The PlayStation 3 was criticized for its high retail price, which came in part because of the cost of the specialized chips that ran it.
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