But larger problems loom for Intel, as tablets put pressure and begin to take market share from notebooks, aggressive pricing from competitors put pressure on margins, and AMD ramps up its attempts to win market share in the server universe.
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And the emerging markets, where entry-level smartphones have sold relatively well, are subject to pricing pressures from competitors.
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Aggressive pricing tactics by competitors could also squeeze the company, Ives notes.
No long ago Toyota enjoyed a reputation for safety, reliability and quality that was virtually unmatched, and this allowed Toyota pricing power versus competitors.
These include Nokia's tactical decision not to meet certain aggressive pricing of some competitors, as well as overall market competition, including the entry markets, and the temporary impact of a slower ramp-up of a mid-range Nokia device.
The travel industry is constantly fighting screen scraping competitors or aggregators that grab their current pricing.
Similarly, when thinking about competition, you can't just model out where your competitors were last year in terms of pricing and service.
Outsourcing leads to the fragmentation and disintegration of the supply chain, inviting new competitors into the industry, and undermining pricing power and profitability.
Compounding the problem, outsourcing leads to the fragmentation and disintegration of the supply chain, inviting new competitors into the industry, and undermining pricing power and profitability.
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The current attack on cartels comes at a time when the temptation to strike cosy deals with competitors is stronger than ever, as pricing power remains weak and excess capacity abounds in the wake of the global economic slowdown.
Rather than hiring high-paid consultants to look into pricing and menu options, restaurants can turn to Locu to determine what menu items their competitors are offering that they might be missing out on, as well as details on pricing optimization.
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The company has been reeling since it abandoned hundreds of sales last year in favor of "everyday pricing, " with shoppers fleeing to competitors.
Its pricing advantages, in particular, keep competitors at bay.
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That kind of pricing will create a big temptation for new competitors as well as resentment by users.
However, pricing pressures that Akamai has been facing from competitors such as Limelight Networks, Edgecast and Level 3 for its core content delivery network service may continue to be a deterrent.
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Earnings were helped by building more trucks, and pricing benefited from the limited supply of vehicles by Japanese competitors, which plan to return to full capacity in the second half.
Meanwhile competitors such as Rackspace are aiming to retain their cloud customers through aggressive pricing combined with exceptional service.
Target is not as big as Walmart, but its success as a brand in terms of driving pricing power and brand pride are far exceeds what its biggest competitors achieve.
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The company, which ditched hundreds of sales in favor of "everyday pricing" last year, has been suffering as shoppers flee to competitors.
Not a good sign in my view as more likely than too many competitors means the likelihood is high that the competition will intensify and pressure both pricing and margins.
Pricing risk correctly remains the biggest problem, as Lloyd's continues to undercut competitors' prices for insuring exotic risks.
The component costs for the average BlackBerry may not drop as fast as pricing as RIM tries to offer more powerful and feature-rich smartphones than its competitors.
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That index measures factors like licensing, philanthropy, research and development and pricing by company, offering companies the opportunity to benchmark their responsibility efforts against those of their competitors.
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Ford is also trying to drive car sales by offering competitive pricing and incentives such as cash rebates and zero-percent financing to win over customers from other competitors such as Toyota.
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