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a person or company that supplies goods or services
paper suppliers They are the biggest supplier of books in the area.
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Recent Examples of suppliers
All shifts on Thursday and Friday at Flint Assembly and Arlington Assembly in Texas are canceled because of impacts to suppliers as a result of the hurricane, says GM spokeswoman Tara Kuhnen.
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Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
On this occasion, Prada and Kurt Geiger stood out as luxury companies taking longer than average to settle their bills with suppliers.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Oct. 2024
Prada took an average of 138 days to pay invoices from suppliers, with four out of five of its invoices being paid after 61 days.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Oct. 2024
Utility stocks – Shares of electricity suppliers Vistra and Constellation Energy jumped more than 5% and 4%, respectively, after Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in an interview with Nikkei that the tech giant is considering using electricity from nuclear power plants for its data centers.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Business owners should be proactive in contacting suppliers, customers, and even competitors—collaboration can accelerate recovery.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
However, while suppliers in Europe and China have traditionally dominated, Chopra points out that this is now changing.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
They're legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment.
—Mary Josephs, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Only 22 percent of brands and 5 percent of suppliers said the same thing.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
On this occasion, Prada and Kurt Geiger stood out as luxury companies taking longer than average to settle their bills with suppliers.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Oct. 2024
Prada took an average of 138 days to pay invoices from suppliers, with four out of five of its invoices being paid after 61 days.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Oct. 2024
Utility stocks – Shares of electricity suppliers Vistra and Constellation Energy jumped more than 5% and 4%, respectively, after Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in an interview with Nikkei that the tech giant is considering using electricity from nuclear power plants for its data centers.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Business owners should be proactive in contacting suppliers, customers, and even competitors—collaboration can accelerate recovery.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
However, while suppliers in Europe and China have traditionally dominated, Chopra points out that this is now changing.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
They're legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment.
—Mary Josephs, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Only 22 percent of brands and 5 percent of suppliers said the same thing.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Suppliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppliers. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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