But retailers of all stripes are benefiting from investor optimism for the economy and pent-up demand on the part of consumers as stocks in the consumer discretionary sector, which is heavily weighted toward retail, is up an average of 12.8% this year.
On the demand side, groups of consumers can get together and co-ordinate their choices.
Economies of networking arise on the demand side of the market, when consumers buy a product in groups rather as individual units, the larger the number of consumers joining the group, the greater the benefit for each consumer.
In fact, they were designed to -- the reforms were designed to ensure the kind of transparency that consumers demand and to protect consumers.
"Sports brands in China are generally slow to understand demand from end-consumers because of these multiple layers of distribution, " said Alfred Ying, analyst of Piper Jaffray Asia Securities Ltd.
Generating this suspension of disbelief is essential to stirring up demand for gadgets most consumers had no idea they needed, and is an art form of which Mr. Jobs has long been the acknowledged master.
Apple's success in quickly securing a large slice of the market, with fashionable products enjoying good demand from consumers, prompted several rivals to launch their own gadgets hoping to win a share of the fast-growing market.
By pinning the price of power to market demand, MHP rates are supposed to send consumers price signals that accurately reflect the costs of producing the power they are consuming.
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The demand by consumers has matched the demand of athletes to jump on board.
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All this points to an economy that is faltering not because of slowing export demand but because European consumers are suddenly less willing to spend.
"On the demand side, austerity measures and the recessionary environment in Europe will keep the purchasing power of European consumers down, putting pressure on diesel vehicle sales and platinum demand levels, " she said.
And in turn this has provided another lift to demand as consumers try to get in front of any new restrictions.
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My estimate for iPhones represented smoothed out demand, and did not reflect the willingness of consumers to wait for the product upgrade.
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Ultimately, the power is in the hands of consumers to drive down the demand for extended shopping hours, retail and employment experts agreed.
He added that the shift towards smartphones and tablets had led to a rise in demand for such centres as consumers made use of remote computers to provide cloud-based services.
Employed consumers added their demand to the demand of industry and business.
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Publishers balked at Amazon's strategy out of concern that low prices could cannibalize their print sales, set unrealistic expectations in the minds of consumers, and lead Amazon to demand e-book price concessions from publishers.
"Thanks to consumers' demand for portability and ease-of-use, the ultra-compact camcorder category has exploded in growth, " said Mr. SangRyong Kim, Senior Vice President of Camcorder Team, Samsung Electronics.
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You only have to look at the growing popularity of sites like Etsy that see a rising demand by consumers for goods that are niche and personalized.
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It has been a key brake on Japan's efforts to spur domestic demand as consumers tend to put off purchases in hope of getting a cheaper and better deal later on.
The issue has been a big hurdle in its attempts to boost domestic demand as consumers tend to put off purchases in hope of getting a better and cheaper deal later on.
The logic behind this is derived from a theory called Ricardian equivalence, which holds that government spending cannot boost demand, since consumers cut their own expenditure in anticipation of higher taxes ahead.
"From day one, we've been very clear about the importance of digital and our desire to respond to the significant pent-up demand for our films -- delivering to consumers whenever and wherever they want, " said Mike Lang, CEO of Miramax.
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Weak demand from consumers, whose spending accounts for two-thirds of output, is one of the strongest headwinds facing the economy.
Steel manufacturers, the largest consumers of iron ore, have started to demand even shorter-term contracts, with some Chinese buyers entering into monthly contracts.
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The plan is that Gemfields will provide an ethical and traceable source of providing its gemstones to consumers, thus fueling demand for its product.
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That has hurt domestic demand as consumers tend to put off purchases in the hope of getting a cheaper and better deal later on.
Consumers, for so long the mainstay of demand, are pulling in their horns and need to save more in order to restore finances debilitated by excessive borrowing.
It has been a big hurdle in policymakers' attempts to boost domestic demand because consumers tend to put off purchases in the hope of a better deal in the future.
But much of this increase in money is locked up in the banks because the Fed now pays interest on the bank reserves held at the Fed (and therefore it is not lent or spent), because of increased regulatory restrictions that discourage banks from making loans to small businesses and consumers, and because of the lack of demand for new loans.
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