There is margin-pinching competition from chains, discounters and e-commerce, all nipping at their heels.
With the proliferation of casinos and slot parlors, the Connecticut and Atlantic City establishments are not the only ones feeling the pinch of competition.
The paper company begins to feel the pinch of competition ("something new had moved to town: efficiency — competition's heartless sidekick").
In the current financial climate, universities and research councils are feeling the pinch, and competition for jobs and research funding has never been keener.
Applying the pinch: intense competition from discounters and low-cost store brands.
Although Apple's wider mobile share was up over last year, it is feeling the pinch of competition in the smartphone-only category: its worldwide market share is now less than 14%, down more than 1% over last year, and down by more than 5% compared to Q2.
Snapdeal, one of India's big online marketplaces connecting sellers of a range of goods with consumers looking to buy them, is feeling the pinch of competition from Flipkart, Amazon and a host of startups that have emerged with the rise of e-commerce in the country.
No doubt there will be other ways they'll pinch the competition: search and Siri functionality will probably be better for TV; it'll have integrations with other first-party apps; they'll default users to using the TV app when they find a show they like — that sort of thing.
The move speaks to how Walmart — which last year acquired Jet.com for $3 billion — continues to step up its tech game as it feels the pinch of competition from Amazon, an e-commerce giant that is very quickly moving into Walmart's brick-and-mortar territory.
That could be good news for consumers looking for ever-lower fares, but major airlines like AMR, which will be feeling the pinch of more competition, are bitter.
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