Although they fell to a surprise 9-8 defeat against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday, make no mistake Australia will be difficult customers when Wales try to finish their November campaign on a high.
"We believe the environment will remain difficult for customers, " said David Wild, Halfords chief executive.
Delinquencies cause the credit card companies to cut credit limits for existing customers and make it difficult for new customers to get cards.
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But that is still a very pricey option, especially when it could be difficult for customers to keep track of how much data is used between multiple users.
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Intel had nearly 80% of the market share in the x86 microprocessor market that nearly all desktops, laptops and off-the shelf servers utilized, making it difficult for customers to switch to competitors.
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All inquiries concluded that there was a lack of competition in the provision of personal banking services, which made the charging structure difficult for customers to understand and switching accounts an uncertain process.
Chase eventually changed its approach, sending letters that described the modification in detail, but is still finding it difficult to get customers to respond.
Selman Akyol at Stifel Nicolaus has become critical of some partnerships in natural gas storage because the flatness in natgas pricing makes it difficult for some customers to profit from the volatility of the commodity.
There are always negative surprises in every deal, such as a very difficult integration, key customers walking away, seller misrepresentations, and exits of key employees.
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He said he recognised that last year was "particularly difficult" for their customers but said the company had introduced the prices cuts as soon it could.
The home can be a difficult place to meet customers or clients, especially if you don't have an extra room or an appropriate place for a business discussion.
But Swinmurn found it difficult to connect with customers.
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But explaining the benefits of being able to change plans on the fly to potential customers was difficult, he says, so the first phones were marketed instead on the basis that they could make people more productive, by allowing them to work while on the move.
If your products are service intensive, how difficult is it for your customers to navigate to service facilities?
Overemphasizing sales targets at the expense of making a difference for customers makes it extremely difficult for salespeople to differentiate themselves from the competition.
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Unfortunately, capturing anchor customers has proven extremely difficult for small businesses.
This is also a good time to highlight something else Reuters included in its report: namely that U.S. airlines have long complained about taxes and security fees, because it is difficult to pass them along to customers.
We got a lot of very positive publicity and were strong at getting traffic to the site and getting visitors to put something in their shopping cart, but we had an extremely difficult time converting them into paying customers.
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How do you deal with the speed at which social media and the spread of connected devices has changed the balance of power between a company and its customers and made it difficult to market using traditional advertising tools?
Finding innovation that appeals to customers is more and more difficult all the time.
This reluctance to invest in improvements, makes it more difficult for ITAGroup to bring in new customers.
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The program is designed to help customers maintain their finances during difficult life events (job loss, unpaid family leave or medical emergencies).
Given the oversupply of fracking equipment, the company will find it difficult to pass on the costs to the customers.
The most influential, powerful technology companies, like Microsoft and Oracle, have created products and locked customers into them, making it difficult for them to migrate.
Sales at the pit are down by more than 20% and the colliery is finding it difficult to meet the demands of all its customers.
Good game dynamics can be as simple as turning a difficult task into a fun experience or giving customers access to rewards in exchange for a certain action.
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"Our customers told us that it was difficult and expensive to transcode video due to the explosion in the number of devices they need to support, " said Charlie Bell, Vice President of Utility Computing Services.
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Phil Verster, route managing director for Network Rail, thanked passengers and freight customers for their "patience in this difficult time".
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