Example sentences of "on to the customer " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that because of competitive pressures the company , which had already purchased its summer shoe stock and most of those for the autumn season , was unable to pass the increase on to the customer and gross margins suffered as a result . |
| 2 | Very low prices ( the retailer makes savings through bulk buying , and overheads are lower than in a central location — part of these savings is passed on to the customer ) |
| 3 | It , however , prefers to shift blame on to the customer . |
| 4 | In general those operating from grass strips ( mostly those below the best fit line ) seem to be passing at least some of the savings on to the customer . |
| 5 | Food industry sources described the prediction as ‘ alarmist ’ and insisted only part of the increase in the farmgate prices would be passed on to the customer . |
| 6 | They can afford to buy in large quantities and pass the price benefits on to the customer . |
| 7 | The fact that they carry large stocks and are generally located in prestigious and expensive locations means that overheads are high and these must be passed on to the customer . |
| 8 | A distributor or seller who was not the manufacturer ( e.g. a retailer ) could also be liable under the same principle if he was negligent , e.g. if he negligently failed to pass on to the customer a warning label ( ‘ Not to be taken internally ’ ) which he had received with a bottle of medicine . |
| 9 | For example , if the broker acquired the stock with a view to selling it on to the customer at a profit , it would have to disclose this fact , the historic price of the stock , the current market price of the stock and the profit on the sale . |
| 10 | ‘ It would lead inevitably to higher costs which would be transferred on to the customer as an increased cost of electricity , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Most UK institutions charge loans on a floating rate basis such that they match floating rate liabilities , but this merely increases credit risk , as interest rate risk is passed on to the customer , with subsequent greater probability of defaults occurring . |