Can a company dependent on a revered luxury item boost its sales with a low-end product without alienating long-time customers?
Question: Can a company dependent on a revered luxury item boost its sales with a low-end product without alienating long-time customers?
Cerberus got a company dependent on a narrow range of sales (trucks and sport utility vehicles), behind on key technologies, burdened by high U.S. labor costs (though the new labor contract with the UAW includes some savings) and having little presence outside of North America.
That means you must be single, divorced, or otherwise unmarried at the end of the tax year and (1) you paid more than 50% to keep a home for the entire tax year for a parent who was a dependent OR (2) you paid more than 50% to keep a home for the entire tax year with your dependent (there are some exceptions to this rule).
As a rule, suppliers with several customers, and customers with several suppliers, should be more resilient than if they were a dependent captive of a large group.
You may be able to deduct qualified tuition and related expenses that you pay for yourself, your spouse, or a dependent, as a tuition and fees deduction.
The probability of actually catching the flu or a bacterial infection as a result of cell phone contact is actually dependent on a number of factors how long the viruses or bacteria have been on the phone surface.
Mr Cameron and Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem deputy prime minister, share a vision of a public sector enlivened by greater competition and less dependent on a dwindling pot of state funding.
However, a child who can be claimed as a dependent is not eligible for a tax credit on his own.
"The kibbutz has changed vastly in the last decade and a half, from a community dependent solely on agriculture to a diverse, entrepreneurial and innovative economy which still retains its core values of sharing, " said Leah Kayman, educator and public relations director at Ketura.
The idea of a device that's dependent on a single network is becoming old-school.
As it is made entirely out of circuit board, users can solder components directly to it -- such as a light dependent resistor or a microphone to make it respond to sound.
When one country is economically dependent on a second country, the bad policies of the Hegemon country constitute a risk factor for the dependent country.
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For a company so diversified, it is vulnerably dependent on a single brand.
This will have a dramatic impact on countries that have become overly dependent on a weak currency to stimulate economic growth.
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When the government decided to replace the Post Office Department with the U.S. Postal Service in 1971, it exchanged a taxpayer-dependent bureaucracy with a government-owned business that was supposed to rely on the sale of postage, mail products, and services for revenue.
The Syrian reports on Wednesday have sparked outrage in the Israeli parliament, however, where several MPs said they would seek to accelerate the passage of a bill requiring any withdrawal from the Golan to be dependent on a referendum.
In essence, a company can change cloud storage vendors easily and is not dependent on a single vendor.
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Coming off of a strong first quarter, Yoon believes that Huntsman is due for growth thanks in large part to a diversified market that has seen increased demand, which is dependent on a limited supply.
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The Boise, Id. metro (No. 7) is seen as a dangerous market in part because its small economy is heavily dependent on a few large employers, including semiconductor company Micron Technology, which suffered severe job losses during the recession.
It is a red flag, in my opinion, when a manager seemingly fails to attract additional clients over decades and remains dependent upon a single public pension.
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Some may be deterred by Facebook's performance but most try to buy earlier in a company's life cycle so that they aren't dependent on a post-IPO bounce, he said.
It's turning the US from a hugely dependent energy importer to a potential net exporter.
With a better than 40% increase in government debt footings, the Ryan plan then is heavily dependent on a continuation of these historically low rates of interest.
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In any case, a production slowdown would be a problem, but for a country so heavily dependent on oil and gas revenue for basic government spending, it could be a disaster.
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Even a work permit offers limited protection: since it is non-transferable, it makes a worker wholly dependent on his employer, a relationship that many abuse.
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If you do not have a Social Security Number for your dependent, and your dependent qualifies for a Social Security Number, you need to file a form SS5, Application for a Social Security Card (downloads as a pdf), with the Social Security Administration (SSA).
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This is a signal of Ethiopia moving from an aid dependent economy to a can-do economy.
Totally dependent on a combination of government investment through the NIH (40%) and Venture Capital (60%).
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The system is not dependent on a customized bridge, transmitting device or pre-determined restricted special network.
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