Targeting higher-margin products at consumers makes sense.    From Wordnik.com.  [Premium Push Fizzles at Diageo] Reference

It also has shifted to focus on higher-margin namesake cosmetics products.    From Wordnik.com.  [Estee Lauder, Elizabeth Arden Swing to Profit] Reference

Total throughput of higher-margin refined products, such as gasoline, also rose 7.1%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crude Prices Boost Russia's Oil Producers] Reference

International travel, generally a source of higher-margin airfares, continues to slow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Southwest Air Turns In a Profit] Reference

Its production is weighted toward higher-margin metallurgical coal used in making steel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sale of Felix to China Will Test Strained Ties] Reference

They are cannibalizing higher-margin products for deposits and bonds, Mr. Zanardo added.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mutual funds get off to rough start in 2008] Reference

Others said blocking Dell in the higher-margin data products business justified the price.    From Wordnik.com.  [Traders Cash In 3PAR Bets] Reference

As the Focus sizzles, Ford's bet on higher-margin crossovers isn't paying off as expected.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crossovers Disappoint Detroit] Reference

The increasing use of debit cards instead of higher-margin credit cards also may cut earnings.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Data's Loss Widens on Restructuring, Network Costs] Reference

McKesson rose 4.16, or 7.7%, to 58.25 after the drug wholesaler sold more higher-margin products.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fannie Squeezes Gain] Reference

Sales of the higher-margin yielding three-wheeled vehicles, however, increased 9% to 63,220 units.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bajaj Auto Profit Jumps 67%] Reference

The unit attributed the growth in part to its increased focus on higher-margin beverage businesses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coke's Purchase Could Fuel Thirst] Reference

In April, Walgreen rolled out its own line of clothing, moving into higher-margin private-label apparel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Walgreen Net Rises 2%] Reference

Gross margins grew to 37% from 36.6% as higher-margin products sold better than lower-margin videogames.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toys 'R' Us Posts Higher Net, Adds KB Toys Name] Reference

It is also shifting its focus to concentrate on its higher-margin information-technology solutions business.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japan's Fujitsu Seeks Buyer for Hard-Disk-Drive Business] Reference

Kimberly-Clark has been making acquisitions to expand its stable of higher-margin products, such as medical devices.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kimberly-Clark Profit Falls 5.7% On Bolivar Devaluation] Reference

The world's largest hamburger chain saw 4.6% domestic growth, aided by sales of its higher-margin smoothies and frappes.    From Wordnik.com.  [McDonald's Sales Boosted by Smoothies in August] Reference

The nation's largest department-store chain said higher-margin sales helped drive fiscal fourth-quarter earnings growth.    From Wordnik.com.  [IBM Drives Blue Chips; Google Falls] Reference

But it also spent money promoting a higher-margin good that could appeal to a new class of trading-down consumers: coffee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Won the Recession?] Reference

But three out of every four tires Michelin sells are in the higher-margin replacement market rather than for new vehicles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Getting a Grip at Michelin] Reference

Ms. Granoff oversaw the higher-margin "direct-brands" unit, which includes Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand Jeans and Kate Spade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kenneth Cole Taps Granoff for Top Spot] Reference

Lowe's said it was able to offer fewer promotions and consumers opted for some higher-margin products within certain categories.    From Wordnik.com.  [Small Improvements at Lowe's] Reference

In April, Walgreens rolled out its own line of clothing, becoming the first pharmacy to move into higher-margin private-label apparel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moody's Considers Downgrading Walgreens] Reference

Plans to boost higher-margin server and services sales have stalled, while a deliberate move away from direct consumer sales has flopped.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dell May Be on the Ropes, But Don't Count it Out Yet] Reference

Mr. Powell said the company will continue reducing costs and introducing higher-margin products in an effort to widen its profit margins.    From Wordnik.com.  [General Mills Profit, Sales Rise] Reference

Gross margin fell to 52.2% from 53.6% as a 20% jump in higher-margin direct-to-consumer sales were more than offset by the stronger dollar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fossil Net Falls 13%, Expects Job Cuts] Reference

J.P. Morgan added that "higher-margin categories continue to lag sales of lower-margin products, adding additional pressure to gross margin.".    From Wordnik.com.  [RadioShack's Net Falls, Sales Rebound] Reference

First Horizon, which is based in Memphis, Tenn., agreed in September to sell all 34 of its branches outside Tennessee to focus on higher-margin operations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fifth Third, First Horizon] Reference

The practice of drawing shoppers in with a few low-priced items, in the hopes they will buy higher-margin items once inside, isn't working anymore, he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Battered, Bargain-Hungry Buyers Keep Retail Sales Weak] Reference

Rollouts have been important for network makers to help lock in customers who ultimately are expected to need higher-margin network expansions and upgrades.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telecom gear put on hold] Reference

The Chevrolet brand, which relies on Eastern European markets for sales, posted a sales increase, while the higher-margin Opel brand reported a sales decline.    From Wordnik.com.  [GM Shares Sharply Down as Western Europe Drags] Reference

We can get higher revenue per square foot, higher-margin dollars per square foot, and we can find additional sites that weren't necessarily available for our old box.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can Circuit City] Reference

At the end of May, the company gave a weakened outlook for the second quarter, citing sputtering sales of higher-margin 20-ounce drinks and "weakening economic trends.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Coca-Cola Bottler] Reference

The outlook reflects some optimism about the business environment and the company's long-running shift into higher-margin activities and faster-growing areas of the globe.    From Wordnik.com.  [IBM's Net Rises 13%] Reference

OCZ Technology Inc. is discontinuing the production of some lower-margin DRAM products as part of a shift to focus on higher-margin specialty and high-performance memory products.    From Wordnik.com.  [OCZ to Stop Making Some DRAM] Reference