Sentence examples for merchants concerns from inspiring English sources

"We need to figure out the common ground between wanting to have food and other services available in a fun manner — it certainly adds vitality to an area — and wanting to balance consumer safety and merchants' concerns," said Mr. Dufty, who is also a mayoral candidate.

The committee released a statement after the session citing "mounting evidence that many consumers are reluctant to engage in electronic commerce due to a lack of confidence in the reliability of e-commerce merchants, concerns about privacy and security, and confusion about the reliability of online codes and seals, programs which claim to protect and promote the consumer interest".

That stat, plus another datapoint LevelUp collected, may calm some merchants' concerns over offering deals that don't expire: The average LevelUp merchant gives users 17percentt off their merchandise, compared to the much larger discount that Groupon often requires of the merchants it works with.

DENNIS SNEDEN works the phone, juggling calls from local merchants concerned with zoning issues and traffic problems on Main Street, while a caterer waits on hold to discuss plans for a fall festival in October.

The diplomat and writer Willard Straight and the president of United States Steel at the time, James A. Farrell, were convinced of the need for a social center for shipping executives and merchants concerned about America's place in world commerce.

The moves by American Express and Discover, much facilitated by merchant concerns over the Visa/MasterCard duopoly, were advanced by last year's multibillion-dollar settlement on fees for signature debit cards and a pending antitrust decision by the U.S. Department of Justice.

For merchants, one concern is whether Google's system, which is unfamiliar to users, will reduce the number of people who complete purchases on their sites, a measure known as the conversion rate.

Yet when you go to a store to buy it, everything you did online might as well disappear as far as the merchant is concerned.

Danescu, along with a few other merchants, voiced their concerns during a City Council meeting on Tuesday, where officials agreed to explore installing a signal and crosswalk at Lima Street, as well as strengthening parking enforcement.

Some downtown merchants have expressed concern that the project's stores and restaurants might shift the focus away from the downtown core, but even Sandra Goldstein, the downtown's main advocate, is careful in her criticism.

Merchants are also concerned that several entrances to the municipal parking area under the No.7 train will be blocked off, inconveniencing shoppers, who will have to travel several extra blocks to park.