The Japan-only premium line accounts for 30% of sales overall.
The suits in Tokyo were so fed up with the company's low-rent reputation that they decided to launch a premium line to prove Toshiba is indeed capable of making high-end machines.
One customer demanded that Cellnet should compensate its customers "for the inconvenience and the money they have spent in calling your premium rate line".
There is a premium for line-caught fish: hake, monkfish, tuna.
The Mail on Sunday claimed leaked emails showed that the quiz's premium rate entry line continued to be promoted after a contestant had been selected.
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Brands are having a harder time holding the line on premium pricing.
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The company launched its Chicken Selects chicken breast strips the following year and its line of Premium Chicken sandwiches in 2005 with similar success.
The company said it was responding with new trading initiatives, such as a new line of premium cycles as well as spending on a new marketing campaign.
It gives users a simple external storage solution with the same quality and attention to detail that we put into our entire line of premium external storage solutions.
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The transaction would combine two highly complementary product and technology portfolios, adding LaCie's line of premium branded consumer storage solutions, network-attached storage solutions and software offerings to Seagate's array of mainstream consumer storage products.
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More evidence of parts-sharing will come in 2004, when Chrysler (nyse: DCX - news - people ) launches a line of premium family cars, including the Dodge Magnum wagon and a sedan.
Fans waiting in line will get premium items (while supplies last) during the event.
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To complement its iconic look and profile, Plastic Logic has also designed an entire line of QUE premium accessories, including three carrying cases to match any busy lifestyle.
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"The M-Series family utilizes a blend of thoughtful design detailing, minimalist construction and premium materials to create a line of HDTVs consumers will be proud to showcase in their homes, " said Scott McManigal, VIZIO VP of Design.
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Clearly Target is currently available below its historical premium valuation, and solidly in line with its intrinsic value.
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Speaking of which, the industrial design on the XVT line is understated and premium, with an anodized silver metal band surrounding the edge of the set and minimal branding.
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" He adds: "'Cheap but good-quality' is fine for market share, but a premium brand is good for the bottom line.
"VIZIO is entering the consumer PC market in an even bigger way in 2013 and we are thrilled to include AMD in our line-up for the premium visual and gaming performance we believe their processors deliver, " said Lily Knowles, vice president of Product Marketing, VIZIO.
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Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said the government had introduced the pupil premium at the same time as cutting school budgets elsewhere, so overall the amount of money in the front line in schools was exactly the same after the pupil premium.
The bottom line is an increase in the premium costs to everyone else in the Medicare program.
Furthermore, one could easily make the argument that this business deserves a significant premium to the industry that is more in line with T.
Once they get on board with liability laws, they will unleash their 1 million-plus agents to sell a new product line worth hundreds of billions in premium revenue.
Asha, the budget smartphone line from Nokia, is outselling its premium handset offering, the Windows-run Lumia, by over two to one.
Others complained to BBC News Online that they spent more than half an hour in a queue for the technical help line of the Genie Wap service - a premium rate call costing 50p a minute when accessed on a normal telephone landline.
To further ensure a premium consumer experience, VIZIO once again delivers the only PC line-up fully equipped with Microsoft Signature for Windows and backed by award-winning VIZIO Customer Support.
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Wii were more or less stellar, and it's still hard to get your hands on one unless you want to stand in line waiting for a fresh shipment or pay a premium on eBay .
Early reviews of the Nintendo Wii were more or less stellar, and it's still hard to get your hands on one unless you want to stand in line waiting for a fresh shipment or pay a premium on eBay.
The U.S. luxury segment is heating up with Cadillac revamping its line-up and aiming to be No.1 premium car brand in the U.S. within three years.
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Predictive analytics will allow auto insurance companies to accurately determine a reasonable premium to cover each automobile and driver, which helps their bottom line, as well as ours.
The first of several products iFrogz has planned for gamers this year, the Caliber line of headsets provides amazing design and sound quality for a premium mobile, desktop or console gaming experience.
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