Sentences with phrase «against giant retailers»

«It virtually eliminated all tariffs on my imports and made it easier for my small business to stay competitive against giant retailers on pricing.»

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Simon Property Group Inc. filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Aug. 21, claiming the coffee giant had not fulfilled its lease obligations and «put its stock price above its contractual obligations, the viability of Simon and its Shopping Centers, other retailers and consumers who count on the Teavana stores,» USA Today reports.

Rather than compete against Best Buy when it expanded into Canada, the chain chose to sell out to the U.S. retailing giant in 2001 for $ 580 million.

«But if you're just trying to be a me - too e-retailer» up against retail giants such as Amazon and Wal - Mart, «then that's going to be difficult.»

For smaller retailers to have a better chance against these giant brands, SMBs are recommended to leverage their marketing efforts early, focusing on social media, email and loyalty programs.

The online retail giant's stock tanked this past Wednesday following a report that Trump is «obsessed» with the company and muses about targeting its tax treatment or building an antitrust case against it.

U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken rejected digital retail giant Alibaba's trademark lawsuit against the Alibabacoin Foundation at the end of...

Australian retailers are not without the means and ability to fight back against US giant Amazon.

See, for example, Lucille Keen, «ACCC sues petrol retailers, Informed Sources» (Financial Review, 20 August 2014), Ben Butler, «ACCC takes action on petrol pricing» (Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August 2014), Annabel Hepworth, «Petrol giants face legal test on prices» (The Australian, 21 August 2014) ACCC takes BP, Caltex, Woolworths, Coles Express, 7 - Eleven and Informed Sources to Federal Court» (news.com.au, 20 August 2014), Michael Janda, «ACCC launches legal action against Informed Sources and retailers over alleged petrol price sharing» (ABC News, 21 August 2014) and Simon Thomsen, «Competition Watchdog Takes Fuel Big Boys To Court Over Alleged Price Fixing» (20 August 2014).

Struggling supermarket giant Woolworths is slashing 500 jobs and will take a charge of $ 959 million against its profit as it continues restructuring its operations within a competitive retail industry.

City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R - Ozone Park) fought a lonely battle against a barrage of Walmart criticism in Manhattan last Thursday when the Council held its second hearing on the retail giant's possible move into the five boroughs.

It's no secret Amazon is the subject of intense public scrutiny at the moment over a flurry of controversial decisions from the online retailing giant against some of the publishers with which it does business.

The Big Five publishers unveiled a new weapon in their arsenal against online retail giant Amazon.com this past week: best - selling author and renowned cyborg James Patterson.

It's still very confusing that publishers rail against the retail giant and that «unnamed sources» continue to leak tidbits of information that are supposed to sway the court of public opinion against Amazon.

Its first Nook e-reader was a legitimate contender and many thought the giant bookseller had a chance to stand tall against Amazon thanks to its massive retail network.

The statement goes against Lessin's earlier report, which had claimed that the retail giant was considering offering its phones at no cost.

But just as this bad news is sinking in, pet retailers may have reason to be optimistic that they can hold their own against the Amazon, thanks to another Internet giant — Google.

Entrepreneurs Still Strong Dozens of entrepreneur - retailers have had great long - term success developing and growing regional pet chains and competing against the two national giants.

Like Niro, Grossman has had a string of victories representing plaintiffs in patent and trademark suits, most recently in November when he won a $ 21 million verdict against Sears, Roebuck and Co. after a jury found that the retail giant misappropriated the trade secrets of a Wisconsin carpenter and the family business he started in his basement three decades ago.

In Nintendo, the video game giant brought copyright and technological protection measure (TPM) infringement actions against a Waterloo retailer of unauthorized devices and Nintendo games that could be played on Nintendo consoles and Wii (I will discuss only the console technology here).

«The online retail giant has been lying low since Trump heightened his attacks this past week, feeling disinclined to respond to what the company views as the president's personal vendetta against one of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos» other properties, The Washington Post, people familiar with Amazon's strategy said.

Google seeks to make money through prducts searches, and is tying up with retail chains that will offer a cut from their sales to the tech giant, that will pit it against e-commerce giant Amazon.

The Shopping Action program will give Google and its retail partners new tools to compete against the retail giant in these categories as it gives online shoppers access to a «universal cart», whether they are shopping on their desktop, mobile phone or through a voice - first device.

Walmart today took its biggest step yet in its bid to compete against Amazon in the world of digital commerce: today the retail giant announced that it would be acquiring Jet.com — an online - only shopping site that has been live for a little over a year — for $ 3 billion in cash, plus up to $ 300 million in shares for the founders and others at the company.

Chinese online retail giant Alibaba has filed a lawsuit against a firm based in Dubai accusing it of causing confusion by making use of its trademarked name and brand to raise over $ 3.5 million in an Initial Coin Offering of a digital currency called Alibabacoin (ABBC).

The service is currently available in four major cities in the US, and was originally launched by the internet giant in 2013 in an apparent effort to compete against Amazon on its own turf, with the online retailer increasingly focusing its attention on product searches in recent years.