Sentences with phrase «back of a price war»

Fuel prices have been in a downtrend since June, losing nearly 50 percent of their value, on the back of a price war waged by OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) against the U.S. shale producers and as demand from China decreased amid slowing growth.

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While we don't know anything about Linda Cook's political affiliations, it would be a safe bet that the Harbour Energy principal would be backing President Donald Trump in his Twitter war with the Saudi oil minister over just what the appropriate direction of oil prices should be.

With many retailers increasingly moving away from the traditional online «price wars» and recognising the importance of connecting with customers through multiple channels and touch points, click and collect is the natural progression to encourage customers back into physical stores.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

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On paper, then, it's offering up a pretty good package for the price, looking a bit like Borderlands and playing like Gears of War, but this shooter has a few flaws holding it back from its true potential.

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There are multiple downloadable content packs available such as the free Droid Character Pack which includes eight characters from the Star Wars galaxy, while there is also a season pass priced at # 7.99 including the exclusive Jedi Character Pack, further new characters from beyond the film and three new level packs focused on guiding Poe back to the Resistance from Jakku, leading the assault on Takodana as Kylo Ren and witnessing the demise of Starkiller Base as Resistance pilots.

HINT... Would it be the smaller companies (who advertise cut - rate commissions, nay, who build their business upon same) who could not withstand a prolongued price war due to loss of market share «back» to the well - established, better heeled brokerages?