Sentences with phrase «businesses by lowering prices»

Cloud computing helps many small businesses by lowering prices and improving efficiency.

I watched new entrants enter the market month after month and win business by lowering prices.

In other states, brokers take advantage of the opportunity to grow their business by lowering their price through rebates.

Not exact matches

The recession of 2001 was caused by the «Internet Bubble,» in which internet stocks and businesses eventually fell to much lower prices.

Fuel prices remain relatively low, the jobs report continues to show that we are near full employment, and small business lending has rebounded from the depths of the credit crunch to record levels by some measures.

The world's largest publicly - traded oil and gas company by market value has ridden out a collapse in crude prices better than most, its vertically - integrated model allowing downstream businesses to capture the value that upstream operations lose when oil prices are low.

A closer look at Market Basket's operations under Arthur T. Demoulas suggests that its industry - beating 7.2 percent operating margins in 2012, cited by the Boston Business Journal, derive from six secrets: long - term employee relationships, low overhead, bulk purchasing, low prices, no debt and treating employees and customers like family.

Business investment is inhibited by the low prices for Canadian crude and weak domestic demand.

Darren Woods, who has worked at Exxon for more than 20 years, has helped expand the refining business at a time when the company's core exploration and production business has been rocked by low commodity prices.

Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were marijuana was legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.

By creating a margin - focused and reliability - focused business, Backblaze was able to profitably add the ability to do what Amazon, Microsoft, Google and others have at a much lower price of $ 0.005 a gigabyte stored or accessed a month (in comparison to Amazon or Microsoft's $ 0.022).

The discount retailer on Wednesday lowered its profit forecast for the year after reporting comparable sales fell 1.3 % in November and December, as big gains in its online business were dwarfed by stiff price competition and growing difficulty in getting shoppers into stores.

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.

By 2013, they had fallen to $ 1.46 billion, despite the company's efforts to steady the business in the last couple of years through steps such as improving reps» cut of the action, and streamlining its product assortment to focus on lower - priced products.

Fitbit's business was hammered by low - priced Chinese rival Xiaomi, whose sales nearly doubled.

I've often seen business owners get lured in by low - priced SEO service providers promising them the world and delivering useless service.

«As more entrepreneurs are starting online businesses, there is an increased demand for freelance website designers and developers who are capable of delivering attractive and functional websites at a lower price point than offered by larger agencies.

Taking advantage of the downturn — with its lower business - for - sale asking prices — by buying up your competition can put you in a great position for when the economy bounces back.

As Business Insider's Sam Ro wrote: «Golub believes 2015, as in 2014, will be highlighted by healthy US GDP growth, lackluster global growth with China and Japan getting worse, elevated profit margins, low volatility, and most multiple expansion, that is higher price / earnings (P / E) multiples.

And the product prices are so low in some cases, that the smallest businesses can be helped by using software.

Bitcoins are growing in popularity, and although they were largely used by speculators who were looking at it as a way to make money by buying bitcoins at lower prices and selling them at higher prices (much like trading foreign exchange or forex), there is a growing trend of businesses accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment.

As a result of the distribution, HP Co. expects the trading price of HP Inc. common stock immediately following the distribution to be lower than the «regular - way» trading price of such common stock immediately prior to the distribution because the trading price will no longer reflect the value of the businesses held by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Aldi's business model is based on low prices, which it achieves by practices such as stocking fewer items, eschewing national brands for cheaper generic labels and not accepting credit cards.

The business will be led by Sainsbury's Chief Executive Mike Coupe and the deal is expected to generate net EBITDA synergies, after investment in lower prices, of at least 500 million pounds.

Some investment spending is likely to have been delayed until the September quarter to take advantage of lower prices, though this has been offset to some extent by businesses needing to invest in systems in preparation for the introduction of the goods and services tax and the new business reporting requirements.

By linking or bundling their products or services, businesses are often able to offer them to you at a lower combined price than if you bought each product on its own.

And when creditors turned their economic gains from this process into political power to shift the tax burden onto wage earners and industry, this raised the cost of living and doing business — by more than technology was able to lower prices.

Or a restaurant or that kind of business... If house prices by a miracle fall to be affordable to lower income, the investors will end up buying them offering more money.

Attempting to gain market share simply by lowering prices is not a viable option, as it will not be long before the business becomes unprofitable as a result.

He also made it clear that margins are but an outcome and the business will be driven by what customers want — and that's lower prices, better service and more digital offerings.

The Business, Energy and Industry Committee has said that a future move by the UK to lower or remove tariffs could have extremely damaging consequences for British farming with only the prospect of very limited benefit to consumers in terms of lower prices.

A BOOMING business selling hot pies and other ready - to - go meals to petrol station and convenience stores was not enough to counter a shift by supermarket shoppers to lower - priced packaged desserts, reducing margins for Patties Foods during the half and cutting interim profit by 16.5 per cent.

We are instead pressing ahead unilaterally with terrible policies: draining the budgets of families and businesses with excessive green taxes; picking losers by giving the most generous subsidies to the most expensive sources of low carbon energy; and recreating the volatility of the housing market with an emissions trading scheme where the supply of allowances is fixed, so fluctuations in demand lead to wild swings in the price.

Monopolies are either created by governments or created (and sustained, via lower than competitor prices) by highly developed businesses that others can't compete with due to the efficiency inherent in scale.

By allowing local pharmacies to participate if they match the price of the mail - order company, «there is no incentive for a mail - order pharmacy to bid aggressively for a share of a health plan's business if the pharmacy has no reason to expect that a lower bid will result in a higher share.»

In this context, switching from high - cost diesel to a low - carbon alternative fuel isn't just the green thing to do; it's key to ensuring consumer products stay at affordable prices, Elizabeth Fretheim, director of business strategy and sustainability logistics at Wal - Mart Stores Inc., explained at a symposium last week hosted by the nonprofit group Business for Social Responsibilitbusiness strategy and sustainability logistics at Wal - Mart Stores Inc., explained at a symposium last week hosted by the nonprofit group Business for Social ResponsibilitBusiness for Social Responsibility (BSR).

Is the «business as usual» approach — subsidizing fossil - fuel supply and nuclear energy and large hydro projects, maintaining low energy prices to consumers by keeping environmental and political costs «external,» propping up oil supply by every available means — part of the solution or part of the problem?

By opting for a practical workroom and a website - based business instead of an expensive storefront, Pearl & Clasp keeps its costs low and its quality high, making expert pearl restringing services and quality pearl jewelry with unique designs available to women in every state at the most affordable prices.

If they fall, they can change their business energy contract by re-fixing the price to a lower rate and extending their contract.

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After being in business for many years, we realize that Internet Value Pricing is by far the best approach for our customers.Reviews: * Impressive fuel economy with CVT, low base price, long warranty.

According to a broader story by Automotive News on its entire business plan yesterday, Mitsubishi's 2020 plug - in vision calls for development of next - generation electric vehicle technology that would offer increased electric range and come in at lower price points.

But you can also use the lower price point to your advantage by using ebooks as ultra low - risk entry points to your business.

But lose interest they did, driven by the convenience and low prices of online booksellers; the convenience and low prices of supermarkets (for best - sellers); the convenience and negligible price of downloading content, legally or otherwise; and in 2008, the financial crash that made all but the most robust business models look very vulnerable indeed.

When a company takes a pro-competitive action by introducing a new product, lowering its prices, or even adopting a new business model that helps it sell more product at better prices, it typically does not want its competitors to copy its action, but prefers to maintain a first - mover or competitive advantage.

In addition to is main business selling books and other goods online, Rakuten recently also introduced its own e-reader, the Kobo Touch Reader, aiming it at the same low - cost market as Amazon by pricing it at $ 99.

EssayShark claims to have the lowest prices in the business, and good prices are probably encouraged by the fact that writers are competing for work, offering a good price so that they are given the assignment over someone who may charge a bit more.

Plus, to make sure business won't lag too much in Black Friday anticipation, Newegg has kicked some nifty promotions into gear early, promising prices won't drop lower by the end of the week.

So completely is the Guild seen by its critics as having abdicated its responsibility that when, on Tuesday evening this week, Amazon issued «Update re: Amazon / Hachette Business Interruption» — in which Seattle announced its rationale for lower ebook prices — Barry Eisler titled his response: So the Real Authors Guild is... Amazon?»

Amazon sometimes puts pressure on successful startups by entering their market, dropping prices to levels that put the competition almost out of business, and then offer to acquire those companies at fairly low prices.