consumer+groups

См. также в других словарях:

• consumer groups — The groups to which consumers belong and which influence their behaviour. These groups can be small primary groups, such as the family or a work group, or they can be larger secondary groups, such as professional associations or trade unions.… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Consumer protection — laws designed to ensure fair trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors …   Wikipedia

• Consumer organization — Consumer organizations are advocacy groups that seek to protect people from corporate abuse like unsafe products, predatory lending, false advertising, astroturfing and pollution. Consumer organizations may operate via protests, campaigning or… …   Wikipedia

• Consumer protection in the United Kingdom — is effected through a multiplicity of Acts of Parliament, statutory instruments, government agencies and departments and citizens lobby groups and aims to ensure the market economy produces fairness and quality in goods and services people buy.… …   Wikipedia

• Consumer activism — is activism undertaken on behalf of consumers, to assert consumer rights. Contents 1 Objectives and tactics 2 Periods of Consumer Movements 3 Conceptions of Consumer movement …   Wikipedia

• Consumer spending — or consumer demand or consumption is also known as personal consumption expenditure. It is the largest part of aggregate demand or effective demand at the macroeconomic level. There are two variants of consumption in the aggregate demand model,… …   Wikipedia

• consumer group — ➔ group * * * consumer group UK US noun [C] ► SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY an organization that works to protect the rights and interests of people who buy things or use services, especially by making sure that businesses act fairly, that products are… …   Financial and business terms

• Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Movement — The Consumer/Survivor/Ex Patient Movement, also known as the User/Survivor Movement, is a diverse association of individuals (and organizations representing them) who are either currently consumers (clients) of mental health services, or who… …   Wikipedia

• Consumer Affairs — ▪ 1995       The signing of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade on April 15, 1994, was one of the year s most significant events for consumers everywhere. In theory, consumers stood to benefit from freer trade, in the form of more products …   Universalium

• Consumer Federation of America — The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is a non profit organization founded in 1968 to advance consumer interests through research, education and advocacy. According to CFA s website, its members are approximately 300 consumer oriented non… …   Wikipedia

• consumer advocacy — Introduction also called  consumerism        movement or policies aimed at regulating the products, services, methods, and standards of manufacturers, sellers, and advertisers in the interests of the buyer. Such regulation may be institutional,… …   Universalium