Sentence examples for intensifying price from inspiring English sources
Against the backdrop of an intensifying price war, Tesco sent out £100m of extra Clubcard vouchers to the scheme's 16 million members in November.
Ikea's finance arm, Ikano Bank, this week launched the cheapest generally available personal loan rate in the UK, at just 3.1% interest in an intensifying price war between loan providers.
EasyJet's rival no-frills carrier Ryanair has predicted intensifying price competition between airlines, but McCall said such battles would be isolated and that her main competition was large national airlines, because there was little overlap between easyJet and Ryanair.
In part, the plan is a response to the industry trend of intensifying price competition in traditional hardware and software, which have become more like commodities, with slender margins.
Like rivals elsewhere, Japanese steel companies face intensifying price pressure from big customers, like the automobile and electronics manufacturers, that are trying to solve their own competitive problems in part by putting pressure on suppliers for better prices and terms.
Asda boss Andy Clarke blamed the intensifying price war and a blizzard of discount vouchers for the deterioration: "A new reality is upon us and, although we were the first to adapt, we need to do everything to remain ahead of our traditional competitors while removing reasons for customers to go to the small discount shops".
"We think second-quarter results point to continued end-market weakness, driven by intensifying pricing pressure and sluggish demand," a Goldman Sachs analyst, David Roman, wrote in a research report.
"The company's business conditions have worsened particularly since last October, due mainly to the rapid appreciation of the yen, sluggish consumer spending worldwide and ever intensified price competition," Panasonic said in a statement.
Samsung offers a fulsome explanation for its expected drop in earnings, besides the appreciation of the won: In China, channel inventory level increased due to weak seasonal demand, 3G demand declined ahead of the expected expansion of 4G LTE during the second half and intensified price competition among local players.
[World Business, Section W.] PC Makers to Sell Flat-Panel TV's Dell and Hewlett-Packard are preparing to sell flat-panel televisions, in a move that will intensify price competition for Sharp, Samsung Electronics and other Asian makers, suppliers and analysts said.
An SR tends to narrow down the market, while ROs intensify price competition.
