The reason why all those accounting system sales reps vying for our business never got a sale is that they never addressed our fear of the regressive stage of change.
Mr Jones told MPs that internet shopping had made a "dramatic impact" on the industry, with online sales accounting for 12.2% of all retail sales.
Yes, GM is making sales and accounting for market share, but only at the expense of the other automakers.
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Earlier this month figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium also highlighted a rise in spending although it said after accounting for inflation, sales were flat.
Food and drink is a big draw here, accounting for 40% of sales, says Mr. Davidov.
These trends are troubling for National, he says, with handsets accounting for 25% of sales.
Ground shipping, accounting for a fourth of sales, is growing at 8% to 10%, twice the rate of express.
The American market is even more oriented to branded wines, with the top 115 wines now accounting for 80% of sales.
Of the 26 jobs included in the survey, only four--national sales managers, accounting directors, marketing directors, and systems and programming managers--are earning less in 2010 than last year.
In fact, North America is Alcatel's largest single market today, accounting for about 20% of sales.
This works well for those with accounting, IT, SEO, sales and other practical business skills.
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That might be your first consultant or it might be a specialist, say in sales training or cost accounting.
Buffalo, NY-style chicken wings (boneless and traditional) dominate at this sports-bar themed chain, accounting for 39% of food sales.
China is Iran's biggest oil customer, accounting for 20% of its sales.
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Step three requires more than simply understanding what the business does, it requires understanding what the business is and how to manage all aspects of it, including sales, marketing, accounting, logistics, management, HR, etc.
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In the U.S., Chinese ranked second behind Canada in home purchases in 2012, accounting for 11% of foreign sales, up from 5% in 2007, according to a survey by the National Association of Realtors.
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Toyota owners were the biggest purchasers of OnStar FMV, accounting for 15.6 percent of sales, followed by Ford owners at 12.3 percent.
Asia is now the biggest market for many products, accounting for 35% of all car sales last year and 43% of mobile phones.
Apple and Samsung continued to run away from all the other smartphone makers accounting for nearly 70 percent of all sales during Q4 2012.
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The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry says the U.S. is playing catch-up, accounting for one-third of those sales, mostly of disposable wipes and diapers.
Midsize sedans are the most popular vehicles in the Greater New York and Northern New Jersey area, accounting for 20 percent of all vehicle sales there.
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From a primarily feature phone player, the company has become the biggest smartphone maker with smartphones accounting for almost 54% of its sales in 2012, up from about 28% in 2011.
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From a primarily feature phone player, the company has gone on to become the biggest smartphone maker with smartphones accounting for almost 54% of its sales in 2012, up from about 28% in 2011.
There are also courses on obtaining money for small businesses, entrepreneurship and business planning, entrepreneurial marketing, developing entrepreneurial work styles, as well as a host of other topics including accounting, marketing, legal facets, sales and taxes.
This sentiment was echoed in the report, which stated that only 1.3% of the companies had a female founder, 6.5% had a female CEO, and 20% had one or more female C-level executives, most commonly in sales and marketing roles - accounting for 27% of the total population sample.
The industry is highly concentrated, with four wineries accounting for 60% of domestic production and sales.
But, to its surprise, Platinum has been consistently accounting for 6% of F-150 sales.
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United Stationers provides, on average, 60% of its superstore clients' commercial offerings, accounting for up to 10% of their sales.
Edmunds.com estimates the retail SAAR at 12.6 million vehicles in November, with fleet transactions accounting for just under 16 percent of total sales.
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