For a prospective customer seeking a reliable Japanese car, it is very likely for Honda and Toyota to be on the top of the list. Both auto manufacturers are known worldwide to produce vehicles for their safety and reliability, which has gained them loyal followers.
However, the recent controversy of Toyota’s recalls for unintended acceleration in [...]
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Coffee Price Wars: Competitive Advantage of Starbucks, McDonalds and Dunkin’ Donuts Face an Intriguing Shift
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Ongoing economic trends across every imaginable industry are making a noticeable lean towards price wars and cutting prices.  We often try to gauge whether or not one brand’s decision to engage in a price war will in turn lead its industry competitors to tumble down a slippery slope that is nearly impossible to recover from.
There [...]
Competitive Advantage and Price Wars: How Well Might Metro PCS Compete Against AT&T if Prices Were Equal?
Monday, March 1st, 2010“We must be seen as the best deal in town.” Such powerful words, and the first step to an accelerated tumble straight to the bottom of the profit margin. These are the words of MetroPCS Chief Operating Officer, Thomas Keys, whose company competes strongly with price.
As we’ve emphasized time and again, engaging in a price war [...]
E*Trade Cuts Broker Prices, Loses Competitive Advantage & Engages in All-Out Price War
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Price wars abound in online brokering as E*Trade Financial Corporation jumped into a broker commission price war last Monday.Â
Eliminating account activity fees and the $12.99 commission tier, E*Trade chose to help current and potential customers view E*Trade services as a more simple, valuable and transparent business through which to perform stock trading actions.
No longer is the focus [...]
Apple’s iPad Strikes up Price War Amongst E-Book Retailers; Publishers Protect Competitive Advantage
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010In effort to prevent price wars and maintain a competitive position, Macmillan publishing requested that Amazon.com stop selling digital and print versions of books from Macmillan publishing.
This action closely followed Apple’s introduction of the iPad and an announcement of the iBookstore –a marketplace through which iBook applications such as e-books for the new iPad may be purchased and downloaded.
After [...]
