Sentences with phrase «time competitor of»

And while Amazon launched its store two weeks ago, but only now Brazilians are able to buy the ereader, after closing a deal with Bookstore chain Livraria da Vila, a long - time competitor of Livraria Cultura bookstore chain, who partnered with Kobo earlier this year.

«And I don't know if you will remember but at that time every competitor of him was telling it was crazy to open (a) store for Apple.

Not exact matches

If you passed that part of the market - validation process, it's time to take a hard - core look at your competitors.

A merger of CBS, which owns its broadcast network and premier channel Showtime, and Viacom, the owner of Paramount Pictures and such networks as Comedy Central and MTV, would give the company scale at a time when many competitors are merging, Paulson said.

It's even more important than how good you are at picking yourself up off the floor and getting back in the game after getting punched a few times by a client or a competitor — or one of your own folks.

In the first decade of the century, the large integrated oil companies traded at an average discount of between 11 % and 12 % compared to their pure - play competitors, according to a study conducted at the time by Citi Investment Research and Analysis.

Typically, in a time of overcapacity, yields are the first thing to go as competitors compete on price for the same passenger.»

Disney has a market cap multiple times larger than many of its competitors because they're fully integrated.

Nonetheless, the judge declared «consumer harm is not relevant» to competition policy; Sears broke the rules by selling tires at a lower price than its competitor most of the time.

As I've harped on many, many times, with foreign ownership restrictions creating major barriers to new competitors of all stripes, market forces have never actually existed, so neither has competition in all the areas the CRTC governs.

She may not have the resources of her giant competitors, but Amilya Antonetti is making her own mark in the soap business, one customer at a time.

For example, Apple Pay lagged behind Chinese competitors in providing promotions timed with the Chinese cultural tradition of exchanging red envelopes («hong bao») filled with money during the Lunar New Year.

Thinking about competitors, endlessly researching them, making spreadsheet after spreadsheet takes up a lot of time, especially when there are a lot of them.

Depending on the needs of the client, I could turn to one of these competitors for assistance on particular projects with my clients, and they could also pull me in at times to help with theirs.

If it does everything it promises to do, it will be time for a lot of competitors to worry — one in particular.

Your point person should disseminate relevant information in real time and draw up a quarterly strategy document that analyzes the behaviors of competitors.

Every so often, I hear of first - time entrepreneurs who either rushed through launches to beat their competition or abandoned their launches altogether because a competitor got the jump on the market.

I was doing a seminar many years ago on networking and was talking about the value of collaborating with your competition from time to time, and how it is actually possible to increase your business by collaborating and cooperating with people who might be your competitors.

Indeed, by analyzing a roster of competitive runners, Kilduff found that competitors running in a race with a rival whittled down their time by an average of five seconds per kilometers.

At one time or another, it has faced many of the same accusations as Uber: that it harbors a harsh corporate culture; that it's an excessively sharp - elbowed competitor; that it disregards laws it doesn't care for.

At times, the reputation wars between Boston Beer and its competitors approached Game of Thrones proportions.

The Tesla CEO answered questions boldly and even defiantly at times, at one point going on an anti-media rant and at another point challenging the head of a major competitor.

Now is the perfect time to examine your competitors» work of the past year.

Her world record in the 800 - meter freestyle is seven seconds faster than the next competitor, and she now owns the eight fastest times in the history of the event.

These findings echo those of the 1994 classic «Built to Last,» in which Jim Collins and Jerry Porras reveal that over a more than 60 - year period, purpose - guided companies earned six times more for their shareholders than their narrowly profit - focused competitors.

Different Pricing Models Now that you understand what it costs you to provide a service, what your competitors are charging, and how customers perceive the value of your services, it's time to figure out whether to charge an hourly rate, a per - project rate, or try to negotiate a retainer for your services.

Unlike traditional competitors, Hometeam trains the aides itself, brings them on as full - time employees and pays them $ 15 per hour, versus the industry standard of $ 9.50.

Virgin America has just turned six years old, and over that time we've put a lot of thought and effort into making flights enjoyable, while almost all of our competitors have focused solely on their bottom line.

In 2015, New York - based competitor Bounce Exchange filed a suit against Yieldify in a New York federal court, accusing it of copying its code and infringing its patents, in a case that first came to light earlier this year in a report from The Financial Times.

The young Sulzberger was one of the authors of the Innovation Report digital manifesto that the Times came out with in 2014, which talked about the potential threats from competitors like BuzzFeed.

Most people don't spend lots of time obsessing about the size of their competitors» databases the way they do their Facebook fans.

The founder of the company, Jeremiah Cottle, patented the design and defended it in court numerous times, alleging competitors infringed on Slide Fire's patents.

All of this at a time when big cloud competitors, like Microsoft (msft) Azure and Google (goog) Cloud Platform are beefing up.

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.

Don't overlook the opportunity to take advantage of times when competitors may be in quiet mode.

Some argue what we're witnessing is «peak Apple,» and that it's only a matter of time before it's overtaken by a smaller, more nimble competitor — just as Apple overtook BlackBerry so many years ago.

But manufacturing in America means starting with a baseline cost that is five times that of competitors, whose factories are largely in India, Thailand, Indonesia and China.

With showrooming and webrooming so prevalent today, it can be almost impossible to remain aware at all times of the lower prices being offered by your competitors.

While CMHC's dominant role selling mortgage insurance may have been a necessity 60 years ago, the expected flood of new private - sector competitors suggests that time has passed.

But the debt brought with it new problems and time saw a further onslaught of competitors.

Customers appreciate and prefer on - time, cheerful service, and show a greater intent to fly on that carrier again, even if its prices are slightly more than those of a more poorly run competitor.

When a business invents and innovates on behalf of its customers, the customers will naturally pick that product or brand over its competitors every time.

Sodexo's acquisition of Morris Corporation has pushed it up the ranking of big facilities management companies in Western Australia at a time when its competitors have been battling with the slowdown in large projects in the Pilbara.

That said, the long - time eBay partner now has a number of other competitors.

Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the receipt and timing of regulatory approvals for the transaction, the possibility that the transaction may not close, the reaction to the transaction of Braintree's customers and merchant and gateway partners, PayPal's plans for Braintree, the future growth of Braintree's and PayPal's businesses, the reaction of competitors to the transaction and the possibility that integration following the transaction may be more difficult than expected.

A Thursday New York Times story revealed that investment firm Andreessen Horowitz, which has a stake in Instagram, just led a $ 5 million funding round for the parent company of competitor Picplz — which in turn caused a blogger at Business Insider to wonder whether the apparent conflict of interest indicates that Instagram has been sold.

In a section addressing promotion of New York Times content — essentially, social media distribution — the report's authors survey the techniques of «competitors» and compare them to the Times» strategy.

Our competitors have a harder time developing new products, they have quality issues that are out of control, and it's even harder to develop new stuff.»

Their art - school background ended up being an asset that helped set them apart from competitors (better user interface), along with a perfect wave of external factors including timing, price, and a shift in consumer preferences towards artisanal experiences.

Even industry competitors — like Ford, which trades at a ratio of 6.6, and Toyota, which trades at 9.7 times — trade at higher multiples, and GM's average price - earnings ratio over the past five years is 12.2.