Sentences with phrase «slim margin»

While some might see this as a negative it really isn't, the appliance business while doing well with sales carries very slim margins.

Not content with making slim margins on hardware sales, the company has launched a new online ebook store to help differentiate themselves in a crowded Australian digital scene.

Lastly, the 9 percent business tax would cut into the profits of small companies — especially businesses like grocery stores that maintain slim margins to survive.

While it sounds eye opening that we were spending that much money, we were operating on pretty slim margins.

However, heavy investment is required, which can lead to ongoing market consolidation as manufacturers of all sizes are forced to accept slimmer margins.

There, slim margins prevent many farmers from investing in the newest technologies, so I wanted to help make better seeds more affordable.

With the competition you may need to work on a little slimmer margins.

Democrat Pete Harris, who ran unopposed in 2009 and won by slim margins over Republican Everett Glover in each of his two contested races, would have faced stiff competition this year from former councilman Vincent Orlando, a Republican.

Despite winning with 65 percent of the vote, it was Mr. Russell's slimmest margin of victory in a re-election campaign, and he thanked his supporters for their help earning him a new four - year term.

Although Obenshain was considered the early front - runner, polls showed Herring leading by a very slim margin in late October 2013.

The leadership qualities that once paved the path to success are now merely the price of admission to play in a high - stakes game with slim margin for error.

The Tampa - area test, which UPS said went as expected, came less than a month after UPS said it would push forward investment in automation and technology as the company, along with rival FedEx (fdx), struggles with slimmer margins from e-commerce business.

Guys, just watch... if we win Sunday's match (no matter how slim the margin), that will be the end of our transfer window... As Wenger will deceptively make many believe that we have our «mental strength» and «team cohesion» (his favorite words) back.

Slaughter's razor - slim margin over Republican Mark Assini shocked Democrats and Republicans — both of whom were surprised by the close race.

Recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum have investors worried that automakers» already slim margins will fall.

Mr Bourke said the company was still selling the same amount of product into supermarkets but there was a shift from its premium Creative Gourmet brand to cheaper private - label foods, which it also sold into Coles but that earned slimmer margins.

After a strong Republican showing in the 2010 elections, Democrats controled both chambers by slim margins heading into the 2012 election.

Republicans have repeatedly mounted serious challenges in the district in recent years, and while they've always fallen short, they've done so by fairly slim margins on several occasions.

Amazon operates on extremely slim margins to create its price incentives, they need these tax loopholes to create their profits.

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Like most anything this is probably part of a tradeoff whose other end is being more thin, more compact, and more sturdy, but for the purposes of this category, not being able to remove / replace the battery is enough of a fear (whether realistic or not) to give the ridiculously slim margin to the Galaxy Nexus.

Lamb's slim margin of apparent victory upended the political landscape ahead of November's midterm elections, and emboldened Democrats to run maverick campaigns even in deep - red areas where Republicans remain bedeviled by Trump's unpopularity.

Even though registered Republicans outnumber Democrats in the 23rd district, it's not uniformly red — voters there went for President Obama by a very slim margin in 2008.

«We make money through very slim margins on withdrawal fees.

No matter how many Uber drivers think they're irreplaceable to passengers, and no matter how slim the margins, the future is looking more and more autonomous.

The final team to qualify for the Playoffs and they have done so by a pretty slim margin.

For a discount retailer like Wal - Mart with slim margins, theft can be a serious drain on profitability.

Lending for the biggest banks was up 2 % on the year, but there were limited signs that slim margins on those loans had begun to widen or at least stabilize.

Ko immediately ruled out food («Very slim margins and you make one wrong move and you're out of business»).

In the few years it has lagged, it's almost always done so by a slim margin.

(Apple had edged ahead of Xiaomi by a slim margin in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to Canalys.)

In addition to providing a big sales boost to Amazon, AWS also ingests tech profits into a company that's traditionally run on very slim margins.

Farmers and ranchers take home a measly 16 cents out of every dollar spent on food each year in the U.S., according to the American Farm Bureau Foundation — slim margins.

While Dimon got a big vote of confidence, three board members were re-elected by slim margins.

Among the company's concerns was that the slimmer margins would cause its profit - sharing employees to bolt for other high - tech companies that offered stock options and lush benefits.

Or the Democrats may keep a slim margin in the Senate and their party's hopes alive for the changes they want.

«The mergers» potential influence on rebates, stiff competition and slim margins will accelerate the process.

Economists, by a slim margin, have been expecting the first increase in September, but others see a December hike.

The hard - charging former CIA director was confirmed on a 57 - 42 vote — one of the slimmest margins for the job in recent history.

The x86 server business has become an industry of large volumes and slim margins — where one competitor's products are hard to distinguish from another's.

«The field is getting crowded, and those working on slim margins and financial support are not likely to survive,» said Bonnie Riggs, a restaurant industry analyst at research firm NPD Group.

This is becoming more important now because Republicans have a slim margin in the senate and one member, Sen. Ron Johnson (R - WI), is saying that he won't vote for the bill as it stands because it's not generous enough to pass - through businesses — and President Trump apparently agrees.

That's a very slim margin, and that's before interest and taxes.»

Nelson Peltz initially lost a proxy campaign against Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG), but a recount found he may have actually won by a slim margin.

These markets were not just crowded with low growth but also had slim margins.

So far in 2015, slowing growth, weak traffic, and slimming margins have all contributed to a 60 % drop in LOCO's stock price.

Grey brought ministers from conservative denominations to a meeting with the United Methodist bishop, and eventually forged a coalition that won a referendum by a slim margin.

Europe's fragmented corrugated packaging industry is expected to enter a period of consolidation prompted by slim margins and firms» need for a wider geographical presence, according to Rabobank.