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...The pay-off simply of emerging on DNP’s shareholder register with a global reputation for razor-edged engagement has already proved richly rewarding....
A proposed new structure is already the norm at other Wall Street banks
...For further reading: ‘Get off the train’: Citi’s Jane Fraser sends tough message on big overhaul Jane Fraser: the woman trying to turn Citi around Citi: Fraser the Razor needs sharper edge in her battle...
...Yet margins remain razor thin, at just over 2 per cent last year. No local brand has yet come out with a premium model that is a serious contender in the global high-end phone market....
...Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive in New York, if you were turning stories into listicles for BuzzFeed, or writing razor-edged media gossip for Gawker or one of Denton’s other blogs....
...It is the digital version of the famous cheap razor and pricier blades business model....
...“When searching terms ‘#shtwt’ (self-harm tweet), ‘#ouchietwt’, and ‘#sliceytweet’ we also found examples of Twitter users telling others which razors they should use for self-harming and where to buy them...
...That shakes the foundation of the business model of Chinese assembly and contract manufacturers which are run on razor-thin margins....
...That will be unsustainable for a business with razor-thin operating margins — less than 2.5 per cent last year. The fourth quarter is a crucial period for sales....
...Foxconn runs on razor-thin operating margins — less than 2.5 per cent last year. China’s labour costs have been rising rapidly for years....
...Dollar Shave Club, a shaving supplies subscription that was acquired by Unilever for $1bn in 2016, said it had been more difficult than it expected to convince its customers to buy products beyond razors...
...[S3E4] CARL The vote’s on a razor’s edge, we need his 4 per cent Adding it all up, it’s somewhere in the mid-high forties for the family, and seemingly similar for the activists....
...The inquest also heard on Thursday that Pinterest had recommended content to Molly Russell that included an image of a bloody razor....
...Prada’s autumn/winter 2022 collection, for instance, was an ultra-slick celebration of razor-edged tailoring and proper shoes, as demonstrated with élan by Matt Smith at the recent House of the Dragon premiere...
...Beyond cheap cost, what Foxconn offered — at razor-thin margins below 3 per cent — was labour that was plentiful, close by, and structured to ramp production up whenever needed, but also to taper down, without...
Newish bank chief is making the right changes but should go further to free up capital
...China’s carmakers have razor thin margins, but sales are accelerating fast. BYD sold 641,000 vehicles in the first six months of the year, up more than 300 per cent from the previous year....
...Is this the coming of subscription fatigue, the long-awaited phenomenon of people getting tired of paying monthly fees for everything from streaming video and audio to razor blades and home-delivered vegetable...
...Ever since, he has been investing the proceeds of the watches, massage chairs, iPods and Razor scooters he sold, building a portfolio worth up to $350mn with stocks including Amazon, RH and Home Depot....
...Razor-and-blades pricing has long dominated eyewear retailing. Opticians provide cheap eye tests, recouping margin with a mark-up on spectacle sales....
...Industry margins have long been razor thin. Shares fell about a third in the year to the launch, reflecting concerns about high capital spending....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on January 3 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
...It has also challenged incumbent consumer products titans that have taken out digital upstarts, notably in the razor and shaving sectors....
...The company behind Schick razors is hardly a tech giant, but the same competition concerns applied. Consumers are the winners. Competition should benefit....
...But at FT Alphaville, we’ll defer to Occam’s Razor and keep calling a duck a duck. Quack quack....
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