Famous Quotes & Sayings

Byron Dorgan

None of us knows much about pricing, but we see the pain of consumers and we see the gains of the companies.

None of this bodes well for retailers depending on strong holiday sales, nor for the entire economy, which has mostly relied on consumer spending to keep it afloat,

One would think that consumers would want to see someone in. But when push comes to shove, the consumers want their World Perks miles, and they will support Northwest.

Only a month ago, I felt we could see the first negative selling season in over 20 years, but the drop in gas prices has given consumers a newfound shopping spirit that should sustain them throughout the month of December.

Maria Cantwell

My constituents are frustrated. Consumers want to know what we're going to do about this. Consumers definitely want to know what's going on.

More importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable by consumers so you don't have to have a whole IT department in your house to make this stuff work.

More and more retailers are feeding on a smaller consumer pie, and many are going away hungry, ... What Wall Street Wants from the Retail Industry.

More power to you as the consumer if we can help you negotiate a lower rate,

Monkeys resonate with consumers because we can all relate to office situations that are difficult.

E. B. White

Monday's CPI number could go a long way toward getting us a better sense of direction, ... And perhaps what we'll see on Monday is a return back to the normal levels of consumer price index inflation.

David Rosenberg

The primary driver of this slowing is consumer spending. Spending will be hurt by continued elevated energy prices and a slowing in housing.

On a national average, we could hit $3.25 at the pump easily, potentially even by this weekend, ... This is going to cut into consumer demand.

Since nobody knows yet which of these positions will prove truer, most vendors are trying to cover all the eventualities. They want to make sure they have a product for every type of consumer who walks into a retail store.

Since nobody knows yet which of these positions will prove truer, most major vendors are trying to cover all the eventualities. They want to make sure they have a product for every type of consumer who walks into a retail store.

Shelf space is diamond-encrusted gold. It's exposure to the consumer and everyone wants exposure to the consumer. They each had a lot of economic power before, but with the marriage they'll have a lot more power, power to get shelf space, preferred positions, all of that.

Most people don't know that the Middle East has one of the highest growth in consumer spending in the world.

Mobile demand remains strong worldwide, but in the U.S. desktop consumer market demand increased in response to renewed price competition.

Miracle cures, once thought to be laughed out of existence, have found a new medium. Consumers now spend millions on unproven, deceptively marketed products on the Web.

Now we're starting to see that wash out, and we're seeing that the labor market really has been gradually strengthening for most of the first half of this year. And this is fundamentally good news for consumers and for the health of the recovery going forward.

Jerry Yang

Now we're seeing services and applications. This has been one of the promises the Internet has offered for a long time -- the consumer can really be the programmer.

Now the question is whether sales can hold up in the face of lower consumer confidence,

Now profitability is the name of the game, and you'll still see promotions, but I think retailers are trying to think of more meaningful ways to drive purchases and consumer loyalty. We won't see crazy promotions, but we will see the kinds of promotions you'd expect this time of year.

Next week's producer price index or consumer price index could tip the Fed in favor of a June hike if they're on the upside.

Obviously, the question is what happens in 2006 and some analysts have been hoping that the problems on the consumer credit side will start to flatten out into this year.

Obviously, consumers just ignored all the dire warnings and kept on spending.

Revenues and net income for the quarter were negatively impacted primarily by lower motor home deliveries as a result of lower consumer confidence, which in our opinion is due mainly to the increase in fuel prices.

Retail sales numbers were stronger than expected, and that shows that consumer are still spending, and I think that is weighing on the market today and it should. But it's not weighing on the Nasdaq, where you're seeing those really good earnings reports. People really regard tech as the place to make money.

Michael Penn

Retail sales have shown tentative signs of a modest recovery from weak levels, but in our view a continuing threat remains the weakness of the labor market ... which may slow the pace of consumer spending.

Right now, consumers have to hunt for privacy documents, and that can sometimes be scary when they see all they will have to read and sort through. Hopefully this will be a way they can see easily how a site matches their personal preferences.

Pessimism about New Zealand's short-term economic prospects and wariness about big spending commitments underlie the fall in consumer confidence.

Many retail stores have consumer trackers that study how long your eyes linger on one product, whether you follow it through by touch, and things that you buy. You can redesign things on a shelf, all by tracking such information.

Many consumers have made a significant investment in DVD libraries.

Many consumers have discovered that customer service can be a misnomer. The first person you encounter on the phone maze may not be the most helpful.