Sentence examples for consumer anticipation from inspiring English sources

The firm also blames the stagnation on consumer anticipation for a followup from the company, with consumers holding off on purchase until Apple refreshes the device, likely later this year.

In North America, it said smartphone shipments in the second quarter increased around 7percentnt, year on year, while Apple grew iPhone sales by 10percentnt — again despite consumer anticipation for a flagship update in fall (and the launch of Samsung's Galaxy S8 flagships).

"We're excited to be able to put this experience in the hands of consumers in anticipation of the film's debut".

Retailers will be hoping to benefit from the traditional seasonal uplift and the anticipation that consumers will bring purchases forward ahead of the VAT increase – although there is little evidence to support this theory yet".

Having established the internet as somewhere to buy things, Amazon is again spending heavily on development in anticipation of consumers wanting to download music, video and books instead of having them delivered in the post.Amazon is highly secretive about its plans, but the online industry expects it soon to launch a service for downloading films and television shows.

In those circumstances, the real value of debt increases, consumers stop spending in anticipation of even lower prices and companies go bust because the "stickiness of wages" means the cost of labour falls far less quickly than prices, thereby leading to big falls in profitability.

To some extent consumers delayed purchases in anticipation of the iPad 2, which came out at the end of the quarter.

There's some volatility to come in the next few months, Velti predicts, as consumers hold off in anticipation of the new iPhone which will likely arrive in September.

But Mr. Baumohl predicted that inflation would indeed moderate as Fed officials hoped, noting that major discount retailers like Wal-Mart had already reduced prices in anticipation of lower consumer spending.

For example, supermarket chains may change the stocks on their shelves in anticipation of different consumer spending habits in different weather conditions.

The anticipation of future consumer demand impacts the output of entrepreneurs intent on meeting that demand in the future and thereby make a profit.