Sentences with phrase «on competing firms»

● Tech - savvy discounters such as Redfin, which is now active in 83 markets, are offering their lower charges — a 1 percent listing fee in Chicago, Denver, Seattle and Washington, D.C., and 1.5 percent elsewhere — putting pressure on competing firms» agents to be more flexible on fees.

Not exact matches

The question is — despite MacMillan's conversion on the road to the Internet — can his upstart firm genuinely move beyond the comfortable verities of the 1,000 - channel broadcast industry and become a company that competes in the deep space of the online world?

These services will help tiny firms compete with the big guys on customer service, marketing and more

The order «hinders the ability of American companies to attract talented employees, increases costs imposed on business, makes it more difficult for American firms to compete in the international marketplace, and gives global enterprises a new, significant incentive to build operations — and hire new employees — outside the United States,» according to the brief.

You may also want to look at the economy on a micro level, particularly if your firm competes in a certain geographic area that has a unique set of factors.

Private equity funds are basically «corporates on steroids» because they can't simply compete and perform the same way any other corporate would because corporates have a lower cost of capital and are able to accept lower returns than a PE firm.

Chartbeat CEO Tony Haile, whose analytics firm has partnered with Google on AMP, says that fixing the mobile web in the way Google has proposed would also help the open web compete with proprietary apps, which for many users have become the primary way they interact with content and media.

Squire's trajectory is not unique: Oracle is often credited with creating the most millionaires in Silicon Valley; many of those ousted by Ellison went on to head tech firms that competed in the same high - profile realm.

He's hired a crisis PR firm, and run into another pharmaceutical company that has decided to market a competing drug to Turing's pyrimethamine (known on the market as Daraprim) for $ 1 per dose.

PBOC Governor Yi Gang said that China will allow foreign firms to compete on an equal footing with domestic companies in the sector.

People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Yi Gang said that China will allow foreign firms to compete on an equal footing with domestic companies in the sector.

A libertarian, nonprofit law firm, it has consistently and successfully represented small - business owners and entrepreneurs — by, for example, taking on licensing laws that hinder businesses from competing in established markets.

The former chief executive of human resources software firm Zenefits, Parker Conrad, on Tuesday made public a new startup that will compete with his old company, marking a comeback by the Silicon Valley entrepreneur who left Zenefits under a cloud.

However, this morning the U.S. botox firm Allergan pulled out of making a competing bid, after its shares fell 6 % on the news that it was considering it.

Low closing costs is based upon analysis of application, appraisal, and origination fees for competing U.S. lenders as compiled by an independent third party research firm on a quarterly basis.

David Barton, of the San Antonio - based Gardner Law Firm, who represented Rothe, said the decision will force minority - owned businesses to compete on an equal playing field.

While traditional firms will continue to focus on the wealthier segments, those that also want to compete for the lower end of the market and / or improve their clients» digital experience will need to determine if and how to adjust their offerings accordingly.

Another key difference between Ahalogy and competing firms is the business model: it's not a social media software platform sold on a subscription basis (SaaS)...

In Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 98 the Supreme Court formalized this premise into a doctrinal test.The case involved cigarette manufacturing, an industry dominated by six firms.99 Liggett, one of the six, introduced a line of generic cigarettes, which it sold for about 30 % less than the price of branded cigarettes.100 Liggett alleged that when it became clear that its generics were diverting business from branded cigarettes, Brown & Williamson, a competing manufacturer, began selling its own generics at a loss.101 Liggett sued, claiming that Brown & Williamson's tactic was designed to pressure Liggett to raise prices on its generics, thus enabling Brown & Williamson to maintain high profits on branded cigarettes.

Firms in expensive real - estate markets simply can not compete, as they get undercut on cost by their competitors.

Competing firms can team up on initiatives in which participants pool resources to help each other achieve long - term goals.

They can afford to spend big bucks on improving their products and price those products that compete with N or any other smaller firm at below cost for as long as it takes to put smaller firms out of business.

As more firms try to occupy its niche, CALD will struggle to differentiate its product, and it should have real trouble competing with a firm like ORCL on price.

We compete with container on a more constrained basis within the cloud storage marketplace for deployments through tremendous firms.»

The search firm's news feed received an unexpected bump in the first quarter due to a crackdown by Chinese internet regulators on low - brow content, which saw several competing apps targeted during a key client - acquisition period.

Voicing hopes that Beijing and the United States could avoid a trade war, Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday that China would open its economy further, so that foreign and Chinese firms can compete on an equal footing.

However, in the US — at least for now — Big Tech firms lack a regulatory «swimlane» to compete with banks in lending and payments on a national scale.

A Deutsche Bank veteran who started as an apprentice, Sewing is accelerating a push to refocus the lender on its European home market and reverse a two - decade effort to compete head - to - head with the large Wall Street firms that dominate volatile securities trading.»

CMIT's Managed Services model, which provides a full outsourced IT solution, is the only firm of this type competing on a national scope.

This is particularly important on newer issues affecting our ability to compete in the global economy, such as leveling the playing field between state - owned enterprises and our private firms.

Firms engage in political «rent seeking» — lobbying for regulations that provide them sheltered markets — rather than competing on innovation.

I rarely like anything but white rice to munch on and to combine with Asian dishes, but the farro is a perfect substitute for rice in the several Asian dishes i've tried it with — doesn't compete with the flavor of the sauce and, again, firm but not crunchy.

Premium Cider on the Rise Across European Markets, Says Canadean Premium cider brands in West Europe recorded a compound annual growth rate of almost 8 % between 2009 and 2015, far exceeding competing price segment categories which all posted declines, says consumer insight firm Canadean...

He talked about the need for better broadband access and transport links to ensure rural firms could compete on a level playing field with urban businesses.

At 6 p.m., former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a former chairman and chief executive of accounting and business services firm Ernst & Young Global Ltd., James S. Turley, to be honored by members of The Council on Competitiveness during the council's «America Competes Awards» ceremony; The Plaza hotel, 768 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

On February 3, the State issued a Request for Qualifications, giving design - build firms their first chance to make their case to the Department of Transportation that they qualify to compete for the job.

Mr. Howe told Mr. Percoco that a competing firm had enlisted «some former Pataki guy» to lobby on its behalf — an apparent reference to someone with ties to former Gov. George E. Pataki.

He added that small firms can't compete against firms with political connections, lobbyists and money to spend on political candidates.

The state spends billions with private firms on procurement but the tendering process is so bureaucratic and politically correct that small and medium sized companies get squeezed out, so fewer companies compete for the work by putting in bids.

Our paper is the first to say that add - on pricing can lead to less profit for both competing firms.»

Big tech firms are competing with traditional car companies like Ford to map our world in the detail required to get driverless cars on the road

London - based firm Musion says its life - size «holograms» could bring together people on opposite sides of the world in a way that no competing technology can.

National and international education firms will compete for these contracts, and their retention by the district will depend on their performance.

Private firms competing with one another for the business of public education are an important source of market influence on education.

Prior to founding ProRank Business Solutions in 2012, Kyron was the Director of the Pennsylvania Disadvantage Business Enterprise Supportive Service Center, which provided services to Disadvantage Business Enterprises to help those firms compete with Non - Disadvantage Business Enterprises on an equal basis.

While previous efforts had focused on comfort over performance, the ATS represents a firm departure, with Cadillac opting to compete with BMW on performance, emphasizing rear - wheel - drive handling and a lightweight body structure.

Stephen Baker, a consumer technology analyst with research firm NPD Group, said the price cut to the Kindle Fire HD will do more to help Amazon compete in the tablet market than the added features on the newer models.

Dell chief executive Michael Dell on Wednesday said the firm will release a second tablet computer to compete in a hot market dominated by Apple's iPad.

Such firms are forced to compete on price.

As the big brokers keep getting bigger, there was little room to compete if you were still holding on as one of the smaller firms in the highly competitive field of discount brokerage.