Sentence examples for purchase practices from inspiring English sources

This survey was conducted to find the household size, average monthly expenditure, purchase practices, and consumer behavior towards organized retailing.

The task involved combing the entire federal bureaucracy for waste, duplication and uneconomic purchasing practices.

"Who we deal with is very classified, and we have very strict purchasing practices.

The company, based in Pittsburgh, plans to improve purchasing practices and manufacturing productivity and reduce administrative costs.

The clothing retailer Gap Inc. has invited outside organizations to critique its purchasing practices and publish their findings.

Mr. Cortesi said the company had agreed to change its purchasing practices related to protected forests, and to increase the content of recycled paper in its products.

"Any call for transparency should also be applauded, but these calls need to be linked to purchasing practices and fair trading standards," he said.

He also said he would try to modernize the Pentagon's purchasing practices and push for another round of base closings to save money.

Those who turn to the Internet for coverage, Mr. Dolan said, "should use their normal purchasing practices, including asking lots of questions of their agent or company".

Correction: March 26 , 2000 Sunday Because of an editing error, the Business World column last Sunday, about the Swiss watch industry, misstated the purchasing practices of Franck Muller Watchland.

The alliance also asked the ILO to organize a conference to explore the adverse impact of contracting and purchasing practices on migrant workers' rights, and to assemble research on how purchasing practices of multinational corporations affect core labor standards and the wages and benefits of workers.