Sentences with phrase «faced competition at»

explaining his party faced competition at general election from UK - wide parties.

The ACCC considered on whether the increased vertical integration would substantially lessen competition and, after speaking with market participants, concluded the merged entity would «likely continue to face competition at every level of the supply chain, including from other vertically integrated suppliers».

Not exact matches

«What is the best thing to do in the face of market distortions to arrive at free and fair competition?»

Even in the face of these exclusionary agreements that have unreasonably restrained competition, some companies, such as TreeHouse, have fought hard to win market share away from Green Mountain on the merits by offering innovative, quality products at substantially lower prices.

E-commerce will change that at a time when many of the largest American food and beverage makers are already reporting slow sales as they face increased competition from nimble, smaller startups.

Has the thinking among traditional media giants — who have frequently downplayed the competition they face from services like Netflix — evolved at all in recent years?

Merritt cited a backlog among approval for generic drugs at the FDA as one of the reasons that many drugs don't face generic competition just yet.

Operating at the intersection of technology and finance, the company faces fierce competition to attract and retain talent.

However, an earlier report in the New York Post late last week said HBC could face competition from at least one other potential buyer for Saks.

Not only are realtors facing new competition from people like Arora within their own ranks, but also deep - pocketed companies including Power Corp. are moving in on the for - sale - by - owner (FSBO) space, at long last creating a nationwide alternative to the MLS, which for years has been a near - monopoly marketplace.

«One of the things I learned back in my days at Netscape was that, in the face of very serious competition, you need to remain focused on your users and customers, and if you do that, chances are you will be able to build a pretty good business,» McCue said.

The store's numbers haven't been pretty either: Same - store sales growth last quarter was at its lowest level since 2009, a fact blamed in part on the New York City investigation and on the longer - term concern that it is facing stiff competition in the healthy - eating ethos up and down the grocery food chain — from Kroger (KR) and Walmart (WMT) to Trader Joe's and Sprouts (SFM).

Originally born in Ghana, Biney will have a shot at medaling in Pyeongchang but will face stiff competition from the host country, which typically fairs well in speed skating.

Investors haven't been happy that Dorsey is trying to be the big man at two public companies facing intense competition in a warp - speed tech industry, but Dorsey disclosed in Square IPO filings a side of himself focused on a very big financial contribution that requires a much smaller piece of himself: Roughly 20 percent of his personal holdings in Square stock would go to the Start Small Foundation.

After decades of spectacular growth, the chain appears to be hitting the wall: same - store sales - growth is sagging in Canada, where Tims is suddenly facing tough new competition from McDonald's new McCafé rebrand, clearly aimed at taking a big gulp out of the market leader's coffee sales.

Who are your future customers — and competitors?While you may not be able to thoroughly test the market potential for your business concept, you should at least understand who your likely customers are and what kind of competition you would face.

Uber, which is preparing for a potential initial public offering in 2019, lost $ 4.5 billion last year and is facing fierce competition at home and in Asia, as well as a regulatory crackdown in Europe.

Garmin, which makes GPS - equipped fitness watches among other devices, is likely to suffer in the face of increased competition from Apple and other companies now making smartwatches, analysts at Citi said in a note published Monday, Business Insider reports.

Even with a new CEO and management team at the helm, Valeant was forced to lower its 2016 expectations again as it faces slow sales of certain products, greater competition, and new problems including a recall of irritable bowel syndrome drug Librax as well as an FDA warning about one of its manufacturing facilities.

At the same time, Cisco has faced new competition from companies offering less expensive products, like Arista Networks and lesser known vendors.

We can not forget, however, that much of the competition faced by retailers in border regions comes from cross border shopping, which makes the retail market even more competitive than it would appear at first glance.

But as Snap faces increasing competition from companies looking to clone some of its products — Instagram stories, basically — Snap has had to look at some pretty significant changes to see if it can keep its users engaged and continue to grow.

Once the vanguard of the natural and organic food movement, Whole Foods now faces competition from big - name grocers like Safeway and Costco that have started to offer similar organic products at lower prices.

Although Uber faces stiff competition from Chinese market leader Didi Kuaidi, a firm valued at $ 16 billion and backed by Chinese Internet giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd, Kalanick said he relishes the challenge.

At the same time, Uber is facing business challenges — a tarnished image, legal difficulties and competition from rivals like Lyft — and is spending big to get around those issues.

Seven of Toronto - Waterloo's most promising startups kicked off the two - day Venture North conference today at MaRS, facing off in front of industry VIP judges during the first - ever C100 Startup Competition.

But at a time when «scale» is the buzzword for media investors, Disney could be the one old - school media behemoth with the muscle to grow in the face of heightened competition from new entrants such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook.

The solanezumab disappointment comes at a time when Lilly is facing generic competition on several high - profile drugs, including erectile dysfunction medicine Cialis, ADHD drug Strattera and cardiovascular treatment Effient.

TORONTO, September 15, 2015 — Seven of Toronto - Waterloo's most promising startups kicked off the two - day Venture North conference today at MaRS, facing off in front of industry VIP judges during the first - ever C100 Startup Competition.

While testifying before Congress this week, Mark Zuckerberg stated that Facebook faces fierce competition in the marketplace from at least 8 major apps, but in fact, Facebook owns or has a version of each of the apps that supposedly threatens them.

Ted Willcocks, global head of asset management in real estate at Manulife Financial Corp., said investors face stiff competition for assets.

Growth at the levels implied by the market price seems unrealistic given the stiff competition the company faces.

Some blame the lack of a catalogue - buying tradition in Canada, but demand clearly goes unfulfilled here: Four in 10 dollars spent online goes abroad, meaning a large portion of spending isn't going back into the Canadian economy, at a time when the retail industry is on rocky footing and facing new competition from foreign rivals such as Target Corp..

Despite facing stiff competition from the Chinese players in Indian smartphone market, Apple grew its net profit in the country by 44 % at Rs...

Midmarket lenders facing stiff competition must find creative ways to win deals, said lending executives at iGlobal Forum's Specialty Finance Summit in New York Thursday.

It may face some intense competition though — 2017 is stacking up to be a crowded field at the box office.

They too face the least competition for their time at these hours.

Whilst remaining (2006) the market leader in the UK for individual hand - held products such as Cornetto and Magnum, and value - added multi-portion products designed to be eaten at home, such as Viennetta, the Wall's brand faces severe competition from the major supermarket brands and to a lesser extent from Nestle and Mars spin - off ice cream products.

The appointment comes ahead of the release next Monday of Metcash's first - half results and an update from chief executive Ian Morrice on a strategic review aimed at securing the future of the wholesaler and independent retailers in the face of increased competition.

Yet we face enormous challenges over the next few years - Brexit, continued intense competition in the retail sector and the consumer's demand for ever higher quality food at very competitive prices,» he said.

«Faced with a diminishing sea freight advantage and increased competition from low - cost producers around the world, the Australian grains industry must continue to implement initiatives aimed at increasing productivity inside the farm gate and throughout the supply chain.

At the same time Australian producers are facing increased competition from Brazil, which has 11 plants licensed for export to China.

Arsenal are moving in the right direction, and with the right man at the helm, it hasnt been easy for him nor for us but we faced great competition and in the hardest of times.

He has faced Premier League teams too including two games against Chelsea in the Europa League semi-finals the year the Blues won the competition, and holding Liverpool to a 1 - 1 draw at Anfield, but it another European game that he remembers the most.

Still, Liverpool would likely face competition for a quality player like Draxler at that price, with talkSPORT stating Real Madrid are after him.

But to coin the old phrase, to win the competition you are going to have to face the big boys at some stage during the competition.

Anyway, we'll have to face the best at some point if we want to win the competition.

Despite being drawn at home for this FA Cup tie, Middlesborough will be feeling pretty hard done by as they'll be facing off against Manchester City of all teams as they compete to try and secure a place in the semi-finals of the domestic competition.

The draw ends United's run of three consecutive wins in all competitions, as they now wait until after the international break to face Liverpool at Anfield on October 17 with the point on Sunday moving them up to sixth place in the Premier League table with 13 points from their opening seven games.

The Mustangs will also face elite competition at the Reno Tournament of Champions Dec. 15, the Doc Buchanan Jan. 5, The Temecula Battle for the Belt Jan. 12 and MidCals Jan. 26.