“I think right now the jury is out on where and how much profit is available in the consumer electronics industry, because if you look at the current consumer electronics players, the biggest ones on the planet struggle to make profit consistently.” IfsThinkingLooksStruggleEconomyPlayerPlanetsIndustryRight NowProfitCurrentsAvailableConsumersConsistentlyJuryElectronics Author:Kevin B. Rollins
“Right now we think that rates will stay low, that you'll be able to get a mortgage below seven percent and that's kicked off a refinance boom that's going to put more money in the pockets of consumers.” ThinkingAbleEconomyRight NowLowsPercentSevenRateConsumersPocketsMore MoneyMortgageRefinance Author:Franklin Raines
“The engineering is long gone in most PC companies. In the consumer electronics companies, they don't understand the software parts of it. And so you really can't make the products that you can make at Apple anywhere else right now. Apple's the only company that has everything under one roof.” LongCompanyGoneProductsRight NowConsumersApplesSoftwareEngineeringRoofElectronics Book:Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs Source: Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs
“If consumers weren't thinking this way, companies would be a lot less responsive. Right now, consumers don't really have a way to get information about where exactly their clothing is coming from - that's a barrier. We have labels on your eggs, "cage-free hens." They need to get something along those lines to allow the consumer to discriminate.” IfsThinkingWayNeedsWould BeLinesCompanyInformationRight NowLabelsConsumersBarriersEggsClothingsCagesHens Author:Pietra Rivoli
“One of the hugest ways that will make an impact, which is only in its infancy right now, is corporate accountability. Consumers at the buying point saying, 'Can you certify to me that this product is slavery-free?' And most cannot right now.” WayProductsRight NowSlaveryImpactConsumersCorporateBuyingAccountabilityInfancy Author:Mira Sorvino
“Right now, every American is affected by high energy prices. Working families, small businesses and consumers across the country are feeling the pinch with no end in sight.” EndsCountryFeelingsEnergyRight NowSightConsumersAffectedSmall BusinessHigh Energy Author:Dan Lipinski