Ray Holloway, of the Petrol Retailers Association, said the price squeeze meant independent traders faced losing out once again.
Its biggest challenge is avoiding a price squeeze by cheaper phones churned out by the likes of ZTE and Huawei.
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When rich people form buying cartels to put a price squeeze on properly patented drugs, the few win in the short term and everyone loses down the line.
Eventually, our fossil fuel supplies will be depleted and the price-dependency squeeze will be worse than ever.
Though many companies have announced plans to introduce such devices, Vizio's entry could accelerate price cutting that would squeeze profit margins.
Sales growth probably was driven in part by price cuts, which will squeeze profits, said Zhang Xin, an industry analyst at Guotai Jun'an Securities in Beijing.
If political pressure became strong enough, rich countries might decide to squeeze foreign labour whatever the economic price.
It may seem suicidal, but for a company that thinks it has the ability to cut costs by more than its rivals, or is better placed to withstand a squeeze on profit margins, a price war can represent a golden opportunity to boost sales and increase market share.
Last month, Moody's Investor Services said its commercial real estate price index fell 2.1% in September, likely resulting from the credit squeeze.
Last month, Moody's Investor Services (nyse: MCO - news - people ) said its commercial real estate price index fell 2.1% in September, likely resulting from the credit squeeze.
With more than 17% of Amylin shares sold short as of May 10, Kliff believes that a huge short squeeze is in the works, with "an easy ten points" added to Amylin's share price in the coming weeks or months.
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