Sentences with phrase «raise retail prices»

Raise retail prices by 10 % and suck it up.

In a surprise ruling, a New York district judge found Apple guilty of conspiring to raise the retail prices of e-books with publishers and violating antitrust and state laws.

The anti-trust lawsuit stemmed from claims there «was a conspiracy involving three of the nation's top publishers and others to fix and raise retail prices of eBooks.»

Nearly three years ago, Apple was found guilty of conspiring to raise the retail prices of e-books and ordered to pay $ 400 million to consumers.

All five Publisher Defendants agreed in 2009 at the latest to act collectively to raise retail prices for the most popular e-books above $ 9.99.

The Complaint alleges that Publisher Defendants, concerned by Amazon.com, Inc. («Amazon»)'s pricing of newly released and bestselling e-books at $ 9.99 or less, agreed among themselves and with Apple to raise the retail prices of e-books by taking control of e-book pricing from retailers.

Whereas, Plaintiff, the United States of America filed its Complaint on April 11, 2012, alleging that Defendants conspired to raise retail prices of E-books in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 1, and Plaintiff and Settling Defendants, by their respective attorneys, have consented to the entry of this Final Judgment without trial or adjudication of any issue of fact or law;

At Apple's suggestion, the publishers agreed to raise retail prices and give Cupertino, California - based Apple a 30 percent cut, according to the complaint.

To double the minimum wage and make fire and building safety improvements would raise retail prices 8 %.

«That can raise our cost on Budget $ aver items getting to the shelf, which means you have to raise your retail price, which means the consumer has to pay more.

The innovative DSG transmission and the 200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp) TFSI engine all helped raise the retail price of the car.

The package no longer includes a free automatic transmission, priced at $ 565 retail and $ 480 wholesale.The company also raised the retail price of its Dakota two - wheel - drive sport pickup by $ 235 - from $ 11,058 to $ 11,293.

The company also raised the retail price of its Dakota two - wheel - drive sport pickup by $ 235 - from $ 11,058 to $ 11,293.

In July, US District Court Judge Denise Cote finds Apple guilty of conspiring to raise the retail price of e-books and schedules a trial in 2014 to determine damages.

The judge found that Apple conspired to raise the retail price of e-books and will now face a trial to determine damages.

On April 11, 2012, the United States filed a Complaint alleging that the defendants agreed to raise the retail price of e-books, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1.

g. Raised the retail prices of their newly released and bestselling e-books to the agreed prices — the ostensible price caps — contained in the pricing schedule of their Apple Agency Agreements.

And each Publisher Defendant recognized that, even if it succeeded in raising retail prices for its e-books, if its competitor publishers» e-books remained at the lower, competitive level, it would lose sales to other Publisher Defendants.

To raise their royalties, some authors raise their retail price.

The EC reports in its Official Journal (PDF) that «by jointly switching the sale of ebooks from a wholesale model to an agency model with the same key terms on a global basis, the Four Publishers and Apple engaged in a concerted practice with the object of raising retail prices of ebooks in the EEA [European Economic Area, which includes the 27 countries in the European Union plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein],» breaching EEA competition rules.

The cost per book is also much higher when you print one at a time, meaning you'll have to raise your retail price.

The Commission took the view that jointly switching the sale of e-books from a wholesale model to an agency model, with the same key pricing terms on a global basis, amounted to a concerted practice, with the object of either raising the retail prices of e-books, or preventing the emergence of lower prices of e-books, in the EEA (in other words, a hardcore restriction).

Not exact matches

In order to maintain a competitive edge, retailers haven't been able to raise prices to make up for lower sales lest they scare away those searching for the best deals, noted Preston.

He thinks the retailer should instead up its game on product categories that better drive Target's image, even suggesting they raise prices where possible while striving to be competitive on everything else.

The only Wall Street analyst covering the stock, D.A. Davidson's Tom Forte, had subsequently raised his price target on the stock to $ 85 a share, with the retail business accounting for $ 58 a share.

«And when it does, retailers raise their prices.

The online retail service raised $ 120 million in a downsized IPO that priced below its indicated range of $ 18 to $ 20.

On Thursday, leading retailers including supermarket giant Asda and department store John Lewis also chimed in, raising alarms about possible higher prices for Scottish shoppers.

Since its founding in 2010, the eyeglass retailer has raised $ 115.5 million in venture - capital funding (most recently taking in $ 100 million in a round of funding led by T. Rowe Price in April), opened 16 storefronts in nine cities and become a «unicorn» with a valuation of $ 1.2 billion.

«Amazon's proposed acquisition of Whole Foods raises important questions concerning competition policy, such as how the transaction will affect the future of retail grocery stores, whether platform dominance impedes innovation, and if the antitrust laws are working effectively to ensure economic opportunity, choice and low prices for American families,» Cicilline wrote.

The SEC noted that they continue to believe that «commentators are likely to raise concerns that the proposal may result in reduced pricing options, rising costs and limited access to retirement advice, particularly for retail investors.»

Carefully controlled experiments not only attempted to divine the shape of a demand curve — which shows just how much of a product people will buy as you keep raising the price, allowing retailers to find the optimal, profit - maximizing figure.

(Online purchases peak during weekday office hours, so retailers are commonly advised to raise prices in the morning and lower them in the early evening.)

According to the latest NAB Survey, retailers expect to raise their average selling prices by 0.6 per cent in the June quarter.

The postponement, until December 14, comes four months after the ACCC raised concerns the deal may reduce competition in fuel and convenience retailing and lead to higher pump prices by removing a strong competitor.

The group said that an earlier agreement involving processors to raise retail milk prices by two pence per litre had failed to benefit farmers.

Instead Woolworths raised prices and improved its retail profits.

Mr Joyce raised expectations of action on Sunday, saying the price of milk was an «anathema» and he would get on the phone to processors and retailers to urge them to «fix» the situation.

Buyer power may lead to a waterbed effect, where suppliers lower prices to the major supermarkets but then have to raise prices to other retailers in order to cover their costs.

Szpigel was referring to Michigan's Founders Brewing, which in March 2014 switched from 12 - pack cans of its flagship All Day IPA to 15 - packs without raising the suggested retail price.

Clothing prices are expected to rise across the board for the first time in five years as suppliers and retailers raise prices after a 17 per cent slump in the Australian dollar.

«With travel companies raising prices for fans travelling to the Euros, sports retailers providing more new kits to buy and countless opportunities to get yourself down the pub, supporting England this summer could be very expensive.

The group managing director of SSE's retail business, which owns Swalec, has defended the level of the company's dividend payments to shareholders, while raising prices for consumers.

There are concerns that under the auspices of Energy Retail Association meetings, members agreed on matters such as price fixing through the raising and lowering of tariffs within weeks of one another.

In freezing the fuel duty freeze, Osborne will be repeating his autumn statement from last year, raising calls by some for the total scrapping of the fuel duty escalator under which tax is supposed to increase by the retail price index (RPI) every April until 2014.

Instead, they have provided the absolutists with much more leverage in pressuring retailers to stop carrying any GMO products, thus reducing consumer choice and, in some cases, hurting the poor by raising prices.

Organically grown products may seem more expensive, but mere retail prices are deceptive because conventionally raised and priced agricultural products represent only a fraction of the true cost.

The price did make me raise an eyebrow; while it's certainly low compared to retail, it is very high for thrift where most blazers are $ 10 or under.

The ten boards (with a total retail price of # 220) together raised over # 16,000, with the last to be auctioned, serial number No. 01, raising # 3,500.

The car's suggested retail price was cut for 2012 even after they packed in the extra value, but it was raised by 0.6 percent for 2013 — yet still lower than 2011's MSRP.