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Business Definition for: Cherry Picking

  • the selection of what is perceived to be the best or most valuable from a series of ideas or options

Wiktionary Definition for: Cherry Picking

  • # idiomatic selecting only the best from a range

Additional Resources

Cherry Picking: The Weapon of Choice for Price-conscious Consumers
Do cherry pickers – those consumers who are extremely sensitive to price and go from store to store to pick the best-priced items and leave the rest – really save a lot of money? A recent paper by Wharton marketing professor, found that consumers not only save money but that...
Tags: Researcher, Retail Company, Knowledge@Wharton, Retail
White papers 2003-01-01
Revlon's new additions have a sweet taste.
Revlon's Cherry Crush, a limited edition range, is part of a new line for spring 2000 due to be launched in February. Superlustrous Lipsticks (rrp [pounds]7.25) and nail enamels ([pounds]5.95) include the new colours: Cherry Crush, Cherry Pop, Cherry Blossom and Cherry Blush. For the body,...
Tags: HARDWARE, Revlon Inc., Semiconductors
Research articles 2000-01-01
Nissan Cherry
Back in the early 1980s, when Datsun changed its name to Nissan, it was still producing deeply prosaic hatchbacks like this, the Nissan Cherry. Though one might hesitate to bestow upon the Cherry the title "classic", I can't help but feel a pang of non-ironic nostalgia on the rare occasions...
Tags: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Transportation
Research articles 2007-06-24
No 'cherry picking' of intelligence: incoming US spy chief
WASHINGTON AFP — America's incoming top spy pledged to prevent the misuse of intelligence, when asked how he would respond if US administration officials tried to "cherry pick" data to justify war. Retired Vice Admiral Michael McConnell also said during his Senate confirmation hearing he would ensure the intelligence...
Tags: administration, senator, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-02-01
KMART TAPS TRIO OF TOP EXECUTIVES TO FILL NEW POSITIONS.
BOSTON-With its losses narrowed and $10 million worth of stock available to reward key executives, Kmart has begun cherry-picking talent to fill top roles. BOSTON-With its losses narrowed and $10 million worth of stock available to reward key executives, Kmart has begun cherry-picking...
Tags: K Mart
Research articles 2003-09-08
Ex-CIA official says Bush 'cherry-picked' Iraq intelligence
WASHINGTON AFP — A former CIA official who oversaw US intelligence on the Middle East accused the US administration of "cherry-picking" intelligence on Iraq to justify a decision it had already reached to go to war. Paul Pillar, who was the national intelligence officer for the Near East and...
Tags: administration, Al-Qaeda, Iraq, Saddam
Research articles 2006-02-10
Coca-Cola launches new 'cherry coke.' - Supplier Digest - Brief Article
ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola USA has begun a national rollout of a new "fountain-style" cherry coke, a product that contains a higher degree of cherry taste than did its predecessor.
Tags: Coca-Cola Co., supplier
Research articles 1991-08-12
Experience the Cherry Blossom Festival Washington DC
The 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival Washington DC , held from April 1st - April 14th, marks the 95th year of celebrating the gift of 3,000 Cherry Blossoms given to Washington DC from the City of Tokyo. The Cherry Blossom Festival Washington DC provides an opportunity to enjoy the...
Tags: Hilton Hotels Corp., MARKETING, Washington
Research articles 2007-03-14
Is Marketing Really Responsible?
Is Marketing Really Responsible?sex and the busy ceoWhat happened to that post?No Surprise HereThe problem you are having is that when people talk about the "wisodom of crowds" it doesn't mean everyone in the "crowd" is "wise". :)Basically, what I am seeing in the recent short history of this column...
Tags: marketing
Discussion threads 2008-02-22
Cherry Tree Corporate Center - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
ConEdison Solutions 2 leased 3,735 sf of office space at the Cherry Tree Corporate Center in Cherry Hill, N.J. in a transaction arranged by W. Scott Tuttle, SIOR, associate managing director of Insignia/ESG.
Research articles 2000-08-23
New Cherry Creek stores revamp Denver shopping.
DENVER FNS -- Saks Fifth Avenue is negotiating for a store location here, and if final approvals are made, the retailer could open three years from now in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, a 37-year-old mall southeast of downtown that is being redeveloped by Taubman Co. ...
Tags: Denver, downtown, Retail, Saks Fifth Avenue
Research articles 1985-10-28
Cherry Lane Fashion Group: Brokered Private Placement
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--BUSINESS WIRE--June 25, 1998-- CHERRY LANE FASHION(VSE:CFG.) Cherry Lane Fashion Group North America Ltd. ("Cherry Lane") is pleased to report that it has, subject to regulatory approval, arranged a brokered private placement to generate proceeds of $1,800,000.Goepel McDermid Inc. has been appointed as Cherry Lane's agent in respect...
Tags: Business Wire, Fax
Research articles 1998-06-25
FCC Names Cherry Deputy Policy Chief
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday appointed Barbara A. Cherry deputy chief of the Office of Plans and Policy. Cherry had previously served as the associate director of the James H. and Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunications Management and Law at Michigan State University. ...
Tags: deputy, FCC, Government
Research articles 2002-03-27
Unarmed Arkansan scales fence outside White House
WASHINGTON -- A man from Arkansas scaled the fence surrounding the White House Sunday while President Bush was inside and was immediately captured by Secret Service officers. Secret Service spokesman Jonathan Cherry identified the jumper as Shawn A. Cox. Cherry said Cox was being charged with unlawful entry...
Tags: fence, U.S. Secret Service, White House
Research articles 2005-12-05
TART CHERRY CHANGES.(tart cherry market is expanded by the United States Department of Agriculture)(Brief Article)
TART CHERRY CHANGES: USDA is proposing to suspend a provision in the Federal tart cherry marketing order to allow handlers to receive diversion credit for exporting juice and juice concentrate to countries other than Canada and Mexico. The Cherry Ind TART CHERRY CHANGES: USDA is proposing...
Tags: handler, juice, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2001-08-06
Army drops Cherry court martial
FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army has dropped plans to court-martial Specialist Eugene Cherry, who was facing a year in prison for being away without leave (NCR, May 25). Cherry left his post last year in search of mental health counseling that he said he could not get from...
Tags: Benefits, depression, HEALTHCARE, NCR Corp., SOFTWARE, U.S. Army
Research articles 2007-07-20
Check out new D.C. sights when you take in cherry blossoms.(Going Places)(Travel Q and A)
Byline: Madelyn Merwin Q. I'm a single woman older than 50 who enjoys traveling alone. I have spent some time in Washington, D.C., over the years, but never when the cherry trees were in bloom. I'm scheduling my next vacation to coincide with the...
Tags: Manufacturing, museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington
Research articles 2006-12-17
Perini Corp. completes acquisition of Jessup-based Cherry Hill
Perini Corp., of Framingham, Mass., a publicly traded construction company, announced on Friday the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Jessup-based Cherry Hill Construction Inc. Perini, which paid about $20 million in cash for 100 percent of Cherry Hill's capital stock, said Cherry Hill will operate as a wholly...
Tags: acquisition
Research articles 2005-01-25
Japan's chief weatherman all apologies after cherry bloom delayed
TOKYO AFP — Japan's chief weatherman bowed in apology Wednesday after a computer glitch meant that Tokyo will have to wait a few days longer than expected to revel under the cherry blossoms. The cherry blossoms bloom for less than a week every year, a rite of spring that...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agency, computer, Japan, MARKETING, PRODUCTIVITY, Tokyo
Research articles 2007-03-14
Md.-based Cherry Tree joins forces with university law students to
When Cherry Hill 2000 wanted to reinvent itself, it got expert help.
Research articles 2007-03-29