If Match is suffering, their competitors are suffering more".
While the channel rejects that notion as both inaccurate and unfair, some of its long-suffering competitors are only too eager to advance that message.
THE hit show "American Idol" has been the playground bully of prime time for so long that it's not surprising that long-suffering competitors relish every opportunity to tweak its sky-high nose.
Another offbeat collection is Lanterne Rouge (Yellow Jersey £16.99) by Max Leonard, which concerns the men who finish last in the Tour de France, literally the longest-suffering competitors in perhaps the world's most painful race.
Some firms are taking advantage of competitors' suffering to grow their businesses while other brands are holding onto customers by sticking to quality merchandise and reasonable prices.
At this point, I don't think there's a silver bullet, short of Amazon and their competitors suffering a sudden rush of ethical blood to the head, so I'd advocate doing all of the above.
In January of 2008, as the world was falling apart and our Wall Street competitors were suffering under their exposure to the derivatives market and the subprime mortgage market, we didn't suffer from any of that.
At the time, Commodore was a clear leader in market share and profit while competitors were suffering severe losses.
Producers will hope to lose a bit less money in future by making goods out of fewer, more easily reusable components.Matsushita, meanwhile, at least has the comfort of knowing that its competitors are suffering more than it is.
Half of the global profits will be generated in North America – although international competitors were suffering from the dollar's sharp rise against most global currencies, offsetting potential savings on fuel.
Last year I just about made it over the Dolomites and some of the Swiss Alps, but this time I will attempt the Pyrenees route, from Anglet to Toulouse, taking in several climbs, including the legendary 2,115 metres Col du Tourmalet and La Pierre Saint Martin, where Chris Froome sped ahead of his suffering Tour de France competitors.
