That is because of another auto industry custom: the year-end closeout sale.
Blackstone and others in the private equity industry are fighting off an antitrust lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Boston that cites this apparent industry custom as evidence of collusion.
The pair's influence is apparent here in models like what the store catalog has dubbed not Candide or Dolly, as is industry custom, but the more evocative "scribble-flower colorblock sandal".
Despite frequent complaints about material theft, writers who are represented by established agents and lawyers typically engage in relatively freewheeling exchanges with film and television executives, counting on their representatives' influence and industry custom to protect them from misappropriation.
An "implied-in-fact" contract may be created by conduct and industry custom, even though specific words of agreement are not used.
It's the second time the rock band has broken with the industry's custom of releasing albums on Monday or Tuesday.
Melinda Morris grew up in the special event industry creating custom invitations.
The owner of Gratz Industries, a custom metal-fabricating business in Long Island City, Queens, Mr. Gratz had a hand, quite literally, in the designs of some of the most influential artists, architects and designers of last half century, including Philip Johnson, Isamu Noguchi, Maya Lin, Richard Meier and Barnett Newman.
Processing times are difficult to accurately estimate in industries where custom-designed products are dominant.
Much harder to achieve will be the removal of non-tariff barriers, which would call for harmonising thousands of industry standards and customs regulations, and setting up independent bodies to govern regional trade and mediate in disputes.Few believe that the ASEAN Economic Community will come about as its architects hope.
