Sainsbury's is buying Argos to broaden its product range, reduce its reliance on the highly competitive grocery market and acquire Argos's online delivery business.
In getting John Hancock, Manulife would gain a well-known brand as well as greatly broaden its product range and strengthen its sales force.
Cognos's chief executive, Robert G. Ashe, who took over in June, wants to use the company's $420 million in cash to make takeovers and broaden the product range, which is needed to attract bigger companies and achieve a goal of reaching $1 billion in sales.
The sukuk market has enjoyed years of rapid growth (see chart), but early signs are that the AAOIFI judgment has dented demand.Although Islamic finance has done well to reduce its costs and broaden its product range, it has yet to clear plenty of other hurdles.
The identification of new isolates that would broaden the product range of syngas fermentations is desirable.
Securities analysts see such developments, coupled with Asda's announcement of 14 new supermarkets in January, as evidence of Wal-Mart's effort to squeeze its competitors in Britain by expanding its presence, broadening its product range and paring down prices.
In addition, the Italian firms have broadened their product ranges, moving beyond leather into fabric upholstery and making accessories too.
It broadened Apollo's product range to include high-performance car tyres.
The takeover of Argos is designed to broaden the Sainsbury's product range and reduce its reliance on the highly competitive grocery market.
The idea was that PAG would broaden the company's product range and help Ford ride out the ups and downs in the mass-produced part of the car business.
Through its policy of broadening of the product range, with a portfolio of over 50 references, Archos has regained significant market share in Europe.
