Famous Quotes & Sayings

As we start the new year, we could see tech get a slight boost, but then I think investors will turn to consumer stocks as the economy continues to recover.

As mobile use grows, consumers want to be able to do more with their mobile devices.

All our surveys and research have demonstrated that consumer spending is very slow in growing and contracting. It resists change. We can expect this to last quite a while.

A combination of weak consumer spending and challenging world markets is weighing on UK manufacturing.

It's fashion driven. Manufacturers recognize that consumers want their outdoor spaces as stylish and fashionable as their indoor spaces.

Tom Scott

It's a struggle, but the weather is warming and spring is coming, so we're looking for a boost. Consumers are being cautious, but at the same time they have not stopped spending. They continue to spend at a good level, just not near as good as everyone wants.

A lot of consumers use the term 'bait and switch' when they hear this.

a lot of consumers today who are looking for great-tasting products at that level of caloric intake.

Daniel Yergin

A lot of consumers, particularly in New York and other places, are already seeing $3 a gallon. I think the question is will most consumers be seeing $3.50 and $4? At this point it's a real possibility.

Michael Kelly

A lot of golf equipment has been purchased over the last five years. This is the first time it has shown a little decline, little flatness in the marketplace and I think it's because consumers are very satisfied with the products.

A lot of people start by representing themselves and making phone calls. Consumers read the law, and there is so much on the Internet about lemon laws, it looks so easy. ... But Ford doesn't give you the F-150 with a ribbon wrapped around it just because you send them the letter.

A lot of this show has to do with people taking positions and making statements, but where the rubber hits the road is at the retail level, where consumers speak with their wallets.

A lot of this is about variety. Consumers want new exciting beverages.

They have all this personal information that they use. If the wrong person gets a hold of this it could be devastating. There's nothing that says you have to notify the consumer that there's been a breach.

They had strong sales in consumer and construction, which more than offset lagging agricultural sales. Their end markets are turning favorable as the non-residential construction market rebounds.

This confirms that late in 2005 there was still no evidence that pay was starting to be pushed up by recently higher consumer price inflation and increasing energy bills.

This confirms my pessimistic scenario of a 0.9 percent growth for 2004 and consumer spending recovering only in 2005.

This focus on consumer needs is the next step in our evolution.

This anemic rise at the end of the third quarter suggests that consumer spending will rise much more slowly in the fourth quarter,

This accolade spotlights the increasingly high expectations of today's discerning consumers who travel with children.

This is a big week. So we'll have to see how the rest of week progresses, but the consumer number was big and we were definitely due for a rally.

Rob Enderle

This is a major slip with material consequences. Missing the fourth quarter will have a significant impact on consumer sales.

David Byrne

This is a major breakthrough that will provide consumers with much needed protection and rights,

This increase shortchanges American consumers and national security because automakers already have the technology to raise fuel economy much more significantly.

This has been a long transformation, having consumer electronics devices and PC devices in the house play well together.

This has become a very serious disruption in what could otherwise be a much better consumer spending climate,

They spent a lot of money on incentives, most of which are not quite visible to consumers except for some lease deals.

They're trying to find all sorts of different ways to re-energize the consumer and the power of their brand.

It's more about being innovative, showing that you have an understanding of consumer needs, ... a loss leader.

It's unfortunate for Microsoft and its hardware partners that they'll miss the 2006 consumer PC holiday shopping season, but it's ultimately not a game-changer.

It's typical do-gooder work of a consumer group that won't do much. It's more of an imagined than a real benefit.

It's not that consumers have stopped shopping; it is just that they're slowing down.

It's no longer enough for a fireplace to warm the room. Consumers want a fireplace that warms the soul.