Sentences with phrase «lower quality of competition»

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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.

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.

The combined company will have lower costs, greater economies of scale, and the resources to provide U.S. consumers and businesses with lower prices, better quality, unmatched value, and greater competition.

Thus there is a built - in bias within the system toward the production of the lowest - cost program that is the least objectionable to the largest number of people — the exact opposite of the idea that competition will force better - quality programs.

The company believes its competition will not be able to compete against its broad catalog, the quality of its products and at its low - cost manufacturing model.

As a result of this likely lessening of competition, the proposed acquisition is likely to mean that consumers will pay more for electricity, receive lower quality service and be offered less choice.

Perfect for any barbecue enthusiast, this book breaks down the low and slow cooking method, guiding you through the flavor profiles of different woods, the types of barbecue pits, and all the technique and tips you'll need to serve up competition quality - barbecue.

The quality of competition is a fair deal lower in the Japanese Pacific League and we've even seen players who essentially flunk out of the MLB head over there and put up decent to excellent stats at the plate.

This shows that the former Real Madrid man and his team have had trouble readjusting from the lower level of competition in the Turkish League to the top quality in the Champions League.

Before, Aaron had the comfort of low - quality competition, paired with a lack of squad depth, but he now has to work as hard as he can to keep his place.

Justice, delivered by the lowest bidder, coupled with arbitrary rate cuts will create an unviable system of legal aid that fails to grasp the importance of client choice, competition and quality.

Some individuals are highly competitive and eager to get access to high - quality resources, while others seem to avoid competition, instead making prudent use of the lower - quality resources that are left over for them.

If not too much is at stake, that is, if high - competitive individuals acquire only slightly better resources than low - competitive individuals, evolution leads to the stable coexistence of two types of individuals: one type does not invest into competition at all and is content with lower - quality resources, and a second type that invest an appreciable (but not maximal) part of their energy into being competitive.

They will have a high volume of men and women, but the chances of quality connections happening are lower, as there's more» competition.

Attitudes: support for diversity (racial integration), a perception of inequity (that the public schools provide a lower quality education for low - income and minority kids), support for voluntary prayer in the schools, support for greater parent influence, desire for smaller schools, belief in what I call the «public school ideology» (which measures a normative attachment to public schooling and its ideals), a belief in markets (that choice and competition are likely to make schools more effective), and a concern that moral values are poorly taught in the public schools.

If so, then it could appear that competition lowered the quality of public schooling when in fact the causal connection was in the opposite direction.

In theory, the market was supposed to act as its own accountability measure; competition would mean that low - quality schools would close, said Jonas Vlachos, an economics professor at the University of Stockholm who has studied free schools.

The combined company will have lower costs, greater economies of scale, and the resources to provide U.S. consumers and businesses with lower prices, better quality, unmatched value, and greater competition.

Even though its phones haven't caught on in the West, its tablets have carved out a small bit of the market because of their high build quality and relatively low cost compared to the competition.

Price competition won't go away, and with a by - now huge and - still - growing market of indie books that practice price competition - and - which are (no matter hows publishers and pundits try to deny it) increasingly indistinguishable from traditionally published books in terms of packaging and writing / editing quality, publishers need to come up with an argument in favor of higher pricing that - readers - find convincing, or else lower prices.

The competition and radical price - drops in this sector are benefiting customers with low - prices of some really quality stuff, but it's dissuading many companies from entering in or getting out.

To make a long article short, Michael posited that companies fail because of lower - quality devices, sub-par hardware, the lack of savvy marketing and press relations and cutthroat competition, among other factors.

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«Online legal matching services have the potential to lower consumer costs of obtaining information about the price and quality of legal services, which is likely to lead to more intense competition among attorneys, ultimately benefiting Texas consumers.

RPM, by preventing retailers from offering discounted prices, denies buyers the benefit of the lower prices and increased quality that comes from genuine competition.

On the other hand, if you intend to play casual games at moderate quality as a study break, for example, the MacBook Pro is a better choice than much of its Windows competition, which posts even lower frame rates on the Heaven and Valley tests.

Chinese gadget maker Xiaomi has made a name for itself with a wide range of high - quality products that almost always blow the competition away with low price points — including smartphones.

Established in the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, the DRS was intended to identify grantees offering lower quality services based on a series of triggers, place their grants up for open competition, and award the grants to the applicant most qualified to provide high - quality programming.

Almost all agents find themselves facing one or more of the common challenges of the business, which include inconsistent income, difficulty generating high - quality leads, weathering the emotional highs and lows, lack of structure and inability to stand out among the competition.

There is ample evidence from other jurisdictions of Ontario's size that competition will result in more private sector jobs, innovation and lower consumer prices without sacrificing quality.