Sentences with phrase «purchased by a competitor»

As you wait, the property you've had your eye on may slip through your fingers and get purchased by a competitor.

Not exact matches

Eyewear retailer Warby Parker, for instance, differentiated itself from competitors by allowing shoppers to try items on before a purchase.

But Foote believes Target can help offset lower prices on high - frequency purchases by boosting prices on those exclusive designer dresses, on - trend bed sheets and specialty candies that set it apart from market competitors.

Along the way, Apple has smartly also brought people into its hardware and software ecosystem — an iPhone purchase might also lead to an iPad purchase, and once you have both, you probably have a bunch of content and apps that you don't want to have to replace by switching to a competitor's products.

When Chris Johnson sought to expand his food company, which sells private - label meats and dry goods, by purchasing a competitor in 1999, he had to devise an inventive funding scheme.

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.

Small businesses may not be able to match the cyber security investments made by their deeper - pocketed competitors, but they can still purchase cyber insurance policies without breaking the bank.

Westland Last year, around the time Bezos committed to investing as much as $ 5 billion in India to compete with Asian - grown competitors like Alibaba, he purchased this Indian book publisher, owned by outsourcer Tata Group, for $ 1.4 million.

ITA, June 2010 ($ 700 million) Purchase of travel search company was opposed by competitors who felt it would give Google unfair power.

«The ample availability of extraordinarily cheap debt in 2017 further fuelled purchase activity [by competitors].

While it may be true that the keyword «Pacifica California Subprime Refinancing Interest Rates Mortgage Companies» will not be specifically purchased by many of your competitors, it is no longer true that you alone will show up on this keyword should you be the only one to buy it.

This is probably the perfect example of a food that may cost a little more to purchase than some of its competitors, but the long - term cost to your health is so vastly reduced by eliminating the additives found in those other meats you should be happy to spend the money.

** Requires presentation of competitor's current price ad / offer on exact tire sold by Quick Lane ® Tire & Auto Center within 30 days of purchase.

If you look at the conspiracy, Apple was getting almost no traction with iBooks until they crippled competitors by forbidding in - app purchases without confiscatory fees.

Furthermore, Judge Koh ruled that because Apple and Samsung are direct competitors in the tablet space and «design mattered more to customers in making tablet purchases,» Apple could be irreparably harmed by Tab 10.1 sales.

Since the February guidelines couldn't target only one competitor, the wording encompassed any app that allowed customers to buy content by routing the purchases through the browser to the original website.

The company could keep the price of its tablet lower than competitors by reducing the amount of flash memory available and bundling 20 GB of Cloud Storage with the purchase of a slate.

Interestingly, all the remaining Borders stores were purchased by Barnes and Noble, who offer their own competitor to the Kindle — the Nook.

Legislators in more than a dozen states, pressed by such politically connected competitors as Wal - Mart, have been pushing Amazon to collect the sales tax that their customers technically already owe on online purchases, to better repair widening budget deficits and pay firemen and school teachers.

Legislators in more than a dozen states, pressed by such politically connected competitors as Walmart, have been pushing Amazon to collect the sales tax that their customers technically already owe on online purchases, to better repair widening budget deficits and pay firemen and school teachers.

† † Cash back rewards Discover: 2 % at gas stations and restaurants on up to $ 1,000 in combined purchases each quarter.Comparison conducted by an independent research firm and based on competitor info compiled in March 2018.

By midnight, many were complaining that the site wouldn't allow them to make purchases and tweeting photos of themselves shopping on competitors» websites.

Keep a close eye on prices While The Children's Place doesn't have a price matching policy for items sold by competitors, it will meet its own best price if something goes on sale within 7 days of purchase.

There's lots of debate on how to value ASFI and its competitors, complicated by uncertainty regarding valuation of their purchased receivables.

Most of the PNC Cash Reward's competitors, by contrast, offer just 2 to 3 percent cash back on gas station purchases or award 5 percent cash back just a few months out of the year.

Patent owners may consider bringing claims for interference with contract against competitors who encourage customers to breach their contractual obligations by transferring products in violation of purchase terms.

It was me, Aaron Harrison, Rich Steeves, Chris DiMarco and we had that team up until ALM purchased Summit Professional Networks, which included Inside Counsel at the time; was not fun when Inside Counsel being purchased by its biggest competitor Corporate Counsel.

Although experience internationally shows that cartels may exist in almost any industry, there are certain industry structures and commercial activities and / or factors that may increase the risk of cartel formation, including: - customers that make regular, repetitive purchases by way of competitive tender; - competitors that know each other well through social contact, trade associations, shifting employment or other legitimate activities; - companies with immature corporate governance systems which fail to pay sufficient attention to compliance issues; - price or margin increases in a depressed market; - unexplained reluctance to compete on price and / or in particular areas and / or in respect of particular products; - unexplained reluctance to increase output; - unexplained pricing or market share stability in a previously volatile market; and - regular unexplained parallel price increases.

It was purchased by GM to be a strong competitor versus Henry Ford's Model T's and it succeeded.

Being recognized as the highest ranked wireless provider for overall purchasing experience by J.D. Power, for the third time in a row, shows this commitment to the customer experience is making a difference.9 AT&T outperformed competitors in the J.D. Power 2014 Volume 2 study and received the «Highest Satisfaction with the Purchase Experience among Full - Service Wireless Providers, Three Times in a Row.»

2004 to Present: Owner — Acord Holdings, LLC Purchased multimillion - dollar Tier II «cut and sew» supplier company to the automotive industry, and innovatively originated, negotiated and financed transaction that included $ 6M in senior and $ 5M in subordinated debt financing, and eliminated any competition by purchasing Avatar, a competitor in the «cut and sew» industry.

* Learned about products offered by stores» competitors to efficiently address concerns presented by customers as to why the product should be purchased over similar ones.