Sentences with phrase «acquired by a competitor»

«When I was able to make that change, I went from a salary of zero, which was really disheartening, to being able to bring in a salary of six figures for myself,» says Burke, whose company posted annual revenue of $ 1.1 million and employed 15 people at its height in 2010 before being acquired by competitor Booksfree.com.

But know that when you submit your link report at the end of the month to your client and / or direct reports with a roster of these kinds of links — those with high potential to be acquired by your competitors in the future — you will not have gained ground — you will have only ran uphill in quicksand.

Labeling / coloring links acquired by competitors for explicit differentiation so they can add more links in the future and sort accordingly

Although many have ceased operations or been acquired by competitors, Annabelle Candy has found a niche for itself in the western United States and is now embarking on a journey to broaden its reach.

Not exact matches

(Though he says Siebel, which was acquired by Oracle in 2005, is no longer his main competitor, it is in the same realm.)

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Competitor cut off by Twitter Ramping up to SXSW, Meerkat was a buzzy app, acquiring high - profile followers like Jared Leto and dubbed by major news outlets as the «it» app of the year.

You can also look to expand your business to new customers by introducing a new location, acquiring a competitor or moving into a related industry.

Bizzabo's main competitor is Cvent, which is now the world's largest event management software after it was acquired and merged with Lanyon by Vista Equity Partners for $ 1.65 billion last year.

Snap by Groupon (previously called SnapSaves) was acquired by Groupon in 2014, and Buytopia.ca, who accelerated their growth by acquiring seven smaller competitors, ranked # 3 on the «Profit Hot 50» list of the fastest growing Canadian companies, and # 1 on Chatelaine's W100 list of fastest growing companies.

The revenue growth stems from a 48 % increase in patient use of the company's products that suggests Abiomed is holding its own against competitors, including Thoratec, which markets Centrimag in the acute setting and was recently acquired by St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ).

Howard had a chance to lure customers from the big banks that would be hit by the crisis, she said, as well as from two nearby competitors that had been acquired recently.

The three had «colluded with representatives from a Chinese government entity and a direct competitor of the university for which they worked to illegally acquire N.I.H. - funded research for the benefit of those entities,» charged U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, as quoted by The New York Times.

OPW CEO Interview — June 1, 2005 — Duane Dahl is CEO of Perfect Match and the former CEO of Kiss.com and Udate, which were acquired by Match.com/IAC. Perfect Match is eHarmony's most direct competitor.

Its next largest competitor is Baltimore - based Connections Education, which was recently acquired by Pearson, the mammoth British textbook publisher.

Audiobooks.com is the largest competitor of Audible and they were acquired by RBmedia, which is a new conglomerate spearheaded by Recorded Books.

In this case, Wal - Mart would be fighting back by acquiring a major Amazon competitor and propping it up.

In wholesaling, they have always had a powerful national competitor, Baker & Taylor, which is now even more financially stable having itself been acquired by Follett.

He also sees opportunities in these sectors for capital allocation that can enhance shareholder returns, either by using excess free cash flow to buy back stock, or acquire competitors and operate the combined company more efficiently.

Update: Monday morning's bid by Dollar General to acquire competitor Family Dollar Stores may not be the last word.

Bucycus was its largest competitor, but is no longer independent as it was acquired by Caterpillar.

Jet.com is a competitor to Amazon, who was recently acquired by Walmart.

The feature had been published by the newspaper's longtime competitor, the Tampa Tribune, which the Times acquired in May 2016 and whose archives it inherited.

In the past year they acquired one of their competitors, Loislaw from Wolters Kluwer and last week competitor Ravel Law was acquired by LexisNexis enabling Fastcase to solidify its dominance of the low cost market.

apple.slashdot.org - Apple has long sold Bose headphones and speakers in its retail stores, including in the time since it acquired Bose - competitor Beats Audio, and despite the lawsuit filed by Bose against Apple alleging patent violations on the part of Beats.

Among the most notable competitors offering users a way to investigate the bitcoin blockchain are Elliptic, which has raised $ 5 million, Chainalysis, which has raised $ 1.6 million, and Skry, which was last year acquired by Bloq.

That domain was subsequently acquired by scammers and used to host «fraudulent online surveys, adware and software designed to steal online - banking credentials,» Malwarebytes analyst Jerome Segura told the Journal, adding that he had discovered a similar security hole on competitor TransUnion's Central American site.

Streamlined accounting functions as we were acquired by Fidelity National Financial and merged with an existing competitor

Our mergers & acquisitions services will offer you an alternative solution to growing your business by joining your firm with a competitor's or acquiring another company.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Introduced the concept of using conveyor belts for baked goods which reduced cooling and setting time by 60 % • Singlehandedly baked and decorated a 20 lb My Little Pony fondant cake, which took 3 days to complete • Invented in - house fondant in 17 different colors which decreased cost of buying from the market by 80 % • Acquired a set of 8500 piece decorating tools, unlike those available with other competitors in the area

Additionally, you will: * Lead with Heart — display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers and colleagues on your team * Motivate, inspire and develop your Pharmacy Support Staff by balancing assignments that maximize colleagues» strengths, address development opportunities and decrease knowledge gaps * Identify critical business opportunities and meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy * Successfully implement those solutions by leading your team to achieve specified goals * Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting * Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others and deliver better outcomes * Align others around purpose to gain support and commitment * Facilitate a «team» culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm and pride * Apply acquired knowledge to help drive healthy outcomes and differentiate CVS from competitors * The above represents a summary of the functions of a Pharmacy Manager.

Large brokers are solidifying their brand by acquiring competitors and franchising.

Cousins Properties acquired competitor Parkway Properties and simultaneously spun off the combined company's Houston assets into a separate company, Parkway Inc., which is led by president and CEO James Heistand.