In some of my earlier comments I applauded the idea of a transition away from heavy promotions to a saner marketing program but also wrote of the need to promote in such a challenging economic and competitive market.
He also points out that even major new releases like Star Wars: The Old Republic are struggling in an increasingly competitive and challenging MMO market.
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The practice of law has grown increasingly competitive and challenging.
He believes the consumer and competitive environment remains intensely challenging and will lead to identical store sales and profit margin challenges.
By shifting focus from technology operations and maintenance towards innovation, organizations can reduce costs and remain competitive in a challenging economic market.
Chairman Jonathan Warburton said the last year had been "particularly challenging" due to the economic climate and a competitive market.
"Growth in our PC business was challenging, as we saw a tough macroeconomic and competitive environment, and continued to focus on higher-value solutions in this business, " Mr. Gladden said.
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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- British Airways, Europe's biggest airline, said a decision to expand Stansted airport rather than its own base at Heathrow could be anti-competitive and that it would consider challenging any such move.
"Our proposal for closer co-operation is a competitive response to the changing and challenging market environment and marks a step forward in our efforts to progress consolidation in Europe, " BA chief Rod Eddington and Iberia's chairman Xavier de Irala said in a joint statement.
In a move that astonished observers the Supreme Court announced last month that it would hear a case brought by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Free Enterprise Fund challenging the constitutionality of the PCAOB.
These improvements, combined with our recent restructuring and strategic repositioning, enhance our competitive position in a very challenging environment.
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"The SV3 is a tremendous step forward in terms of what we can accomplish in the ocean and gives customers a competitive advantage to capture data in the most challenging ocean conditions, " said Bill Vass, CEO, Liquid Robotics.
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In June, State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas, along with the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the 60 Plus Association, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Dodd-Frank.
Mr. Clarke believes that the economic and competitive climate in some markets, including the UK, has become more challenging and that Tesco should therefore concentrate its resources on ensuring a strong position in its core UK markets.
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Even in a challenging economy, businesses are investing in transformative technologies and innovative business models because they must in order to remain competitive.
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