Sentences with phrase «stiffer competition»

Fernando Santos» men made light work of a relatively easy group and they know they will face much stiffer competition at the 2018 World Cup in Russia this summer.

It's questionable as to how a move to either Liverpool or Tottenham would help him though, as there is arguably even more and stiffer competition for places at those two giants, and so perhaps that isn't the answer either.

The route is unlikely to be easy with the stiffer competition from the likes of Lazio and Atletico Madrid this time around, but the Gunners can be optimistic of going all the way owing to their improved form of late.

East Carolina provided stiffer competition for the Blue Devils.

Good luck at fenerbache, where hell face stiffer competition playing with RVP.

The Swans dispatched a poor Hull City side 3 - 1 last time out, but Everton are likely to prove stiffer competition.

Can a team which scores 3 goals in the first half and none in the second half Win the Champions League against stiffer competition and the League title?

Despite that stiffer competition, Rincione is confident that there is still a place for UFood Grill in the fast - casual space.

Consolidation and the weak economy have taken their toll on smaller companies in the area, and as a result Pioneer faces stiffer competition from large - scale operations, Milligan says.

Despite stiffer competition for such customers, their larger numbers and fatter margins improve the odds.

Now, there are a lot more phones on the market that are worth your attention, so Huawei's latest, the Mate 10 Pro, has some stiffer competition.

For instance, beauty, food, and parenting blogs are some of the most popular niches, and will, therefore, be easier to monetize (though you'll also face stiffer competition).

«We seem to get more entries and stiffer competition each year.»

On top of the discounts, Whole Foods has launched a pilot loyalty program as it looks to fend off stiffer competition from everyone from Walmart (wmt), which is overhauling the presentation of its fresh food areas, to no - frills, extreme discounter Aldi.

Boeing's tie - up with Embraer, the world's third - largest planemaker, would give it a leading share of the 70 - to 130 - seat market, meaning stiffer competition for Bombardier and Airbus» joint CSeries program.

When it started facing stiffer competition, and realized it need to differentiate itself, Target started forging exclusive contracts with high - profile designers, and including more pared - down versions of designer apparel in its stores.

If we opened our borders and liberalized the sector, productive farmers would expand, unproductive ones would shrink, and others would adapt, innovate, and increase their productivity in the face of stiffer competition.

Potentially some very stiff competition, according to former Mexico President Vincente Fox.

The wider availability could help Motorola get the Z2 Force in more hands, but the company will continue to face stiff competition from Samsung and the rest of an increasingly saturated smartphone market, which will most likely include new devices from Apple, Samsung, and Google in the coming months.

Equally important will be overcoming what soon might be some stiff competition.

Still, SoundHound faces stiff competition from AI behemoths like Google Assistant and Microsoft's Cortana.

Through savvy marketing, Miller Lite created the so - called «light beer» category but by 1992, the brand was facing stiff competition from both Bud Light and Coors Light.

Kraft Heinz's said stiff competition and a supply shortfall of one of its key frozen products will continue to hurt sales in the first quarter, following lower - than - expected sales and profit in the latest reported quarter.

Despite facing stiff competition from Loblaws and Sobeys, grocery chain Metro has a better reputation than both supermarkets in our survey.

The move comes amid stiff competition for skilled engineers, and as many of the biggest firms try to diversify their male - dominated ranks to include and appeal to more women.

Revolut faces stiff competition, however, from a number of fast - growing fintech companies including TransferWise and Monzo.

The biggest downside continues to be the increasingly stiff competition.

Department stores have been struggling with stiff competition from online and off - price retailers.

The new database services and features are just another example of how Google is trying to build its cloud computing business against stiff competition.

Amid stiff competition, in 2016, the company began producing a different formula of nicotine liquid, which is used inside vaporizers and e-cigarettes.

Additionally, Nutanix faces stiff competition from a data center hardware startup Simplivity.

There too, Subway is facing stiff competition: McDonald's mobile app has 20 million users in the United States, while Panera was an early adopter of mobile payments.

Still, HPE faces stiff competition from big cloud computing vendors like Amazon (amzn), Microsoft (msft), and Google (goog), which continue to roll out advanced data analytics services and could undercut the need for businesses buy this type of powerful hardware.

The company's viral momentum remains one of its key competitive advantages, but it faces pretty stiff competition.

The company faces stiff competition, including from Rover.com, the Seattle pet - sitting service that reportedly generates more than $ 100 million in annual sales.

Of course, as Oculus grows, it may face some stiff competition.

Amid already stiff competition for new workers, a hike in starting salaries may dig into their already over-stretched budgets.

«The cycle of growth, of decline and renewal, is so compressed today,» notes Jim Amos, CEO and president of franchisor Mail Boxes Etc., which has faced stiff competition.

Look no further than the second generation Apple Watch for Fitbit's stiffest competition.

The store's numbers haven't been pretty either: Same - store sales growth last quarter was at its lowest level since 2009, a fact blamed in part on the New York City investigation and on the longer - term concern that it is facing stiff competition in the healthy - eating ethos up and down the grocery food chain — from Kroger (KR) and Walmart (WMT) to Trader Joe's and Sprouts (SFM).

Originally born in Ghana, Biney will have a shot at medaling in Pyeongchang but will face stiff competition from the host country, which typically fairs well in speed skating.

Stiff competition amongregional Internet service providers (ISPs), especially in big cities, has created a variety of offerings atsliding scales of speed and price.

Products and services need to always be evolving to better meet the needs of customers and keep up with stiff competition.

The moves come as the world's largest restaurant company faces increasingly stiff competition from other fast - food outlets as well as from a growing number of fast - casual restaurant chains.

McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts were providing stiff competition, and customers were abandoning Starbucks as what had been affordable indulgences before the recession became outright luxuries.

A number of American industries face stiff competition from China that is aided by depreciation of China's currency.

However, Evernote faces stiff competition from workplace software creators like Slack, Dropbox, Box and Google.

Competitors such as Yelp, Foursquare and Google's own service provide stiff competition to Zagat and The Infatuation.

But the newer chain is also facing stiff competition from other fast - casual burger chains such as Smashburger and Five Guys.

«After going against stiff competition throughout the Challenge Cup, Twiga Fruits emerged tonight as this year's most promising, problem - solving startup, and we look forward to helping them innovate and improve the Transportation & Cities industry for years to come.»