Its Anthropologie chain offers higher-end apparel for women ages 30 to 45, and its Free People wholesaler peddles togs to boutiques.
Consider John Mackey, the boss of Whole Foods, a chain of high-end supermarkets.
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Additionally, Cigen has inked a deal with Alila, a boutique hotel operator in Singapore, to set up a chain of high-end wellness resorts in exotic Asian locations.
Tibco is focusing on serving this end-to-end value chain for analytics with its portfolio of products.
The funding, which will finance up to 75 percent of new-unit costs, will help take the chain to 50 units by year-end.
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Same-store sales at the front-end of the drugstore chain rose 2.7%, while same-store pharmacy sales rose 1.2%.
Wendy's is also revamping its menu to improve ingredients and recast itself as a higher-end burger chain.
In collaboration with the NPD Group, its parent company, DisplaySearch uniquely offers a true end-to-end view of the display supply chain from materials and components to shipments of electronic devices with displays to sales of major consumer and commercial channels.
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As COO, Cook was previously responsible for all of the company's worldwide sales and operations, including end-to-end management of Apple's supply chain, sales activities, and service and support in all markets and countries.
But, as anyone on the "field-end" rather than the "fork-end" of the food supply chain will tell you, these days margins are tight and competition fierce.
For example, Pizza Hut positioned itself as a high-end trendy restaurant chain and is doing extremely well in China.
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In India, where the middle class also is growing, Mr. Capuano said Marriott plans to introduce its lower-end Fairfield hotel chain.
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Belu water can be found on the shelves at Waitrose, a high-end British supermarket chain, as well as in some of London's most exclusive eating establishments, including Nobu, Sketch and the Groucho Club.
High demand: The concerns are not the result of weak demand but merely related to supply-chain issues which Qualcomm hopes to overcome by the end of the September quarter.
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For one, Amazon may or may not have the scale of supply chain to obtain components cheaply enough to offer a high-end tablet at even a reasonably steep loss, at least not at a loss they would be willing to stomach.
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Greenpeace asks companies to measure and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of their products: supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, customer use, and end-of-life, using a combination of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy policy advocacy.
Taj Lands End, a branch of the famous Taj hotel chain -- its lobby is great for people watching.
But they have the traditional skills needed for the unique finishes and state-of-the art features that come at the end of the fabric production chain.
He contends there was a significant inventory build across the technology supply chain in the first quarter, leading to Q1 results which over-stated results versus real end market trends.
Since Wal-Mart claims to be a value oriented chain, it is interesting that Wal-Mart is not offering a similar plan for Nokia high-end phones.
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Breedon however has noticed that when payment terms are accelerated at the top of the chain - when for example the government pays promptly - there is a benefit to the supplier dealing directly with the end buyer, but not necessarily to those smaller companies sitting below the main supplier.
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