Sergey Galitsky Quotes

When you compete with Wal-Mart, even if you think you've found a niche don't ever become complacent.

In a commodity business, it's very hard to be smarter than your dumbest competitor.

But they are also better, our competitors are better because Wal-Mart exists.

I think any company should compete on the quality of their products, their prices, the novelty they can produce, their services, because that would be fair competition.

In a maturing market it's not advisable to be always everybody's darling, because you get too thin.

A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.

I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And there is parity in the market place, and as a result of that, the consumer is beginning to make decisions, not just on what things cost and the convenience of it.

A lot of the things I did - it's not going to sound anything but egotistical - if I'm lucky and I did the right thing, they will be at Zara way before I can get them in the store, and I don't like that.

Most companies in a capitalistic system compete mightily to obtain monopolistic positions so they can avoid capitalistic competition thereafter. Whenever a business person must compete for price, he tends to describe that derisively as a “commodity business” and tries to remedy the situation.

In software and many other online markets, even dominant firms face potential threats because of the low costs for competitors to enter those markets. Threats more easily emerge because of better or newer technologies leapfrogging older ones.

The enterprise market is never winner-take-all.

When a market isn't in transition, gaining market share is hard - you're fighting to take one or two points of share from competitors.

Instagram, Swiffer, and Nest had to compete with consumer habits and perceptions. Breakout products face competition from the formidable inertia powering the status quo.

There's competition everywhere.

There are hundreds of competitors in the direct marketing of computers. We have been very successful because of quality, price, service and the way we treat the customer.

From our perspective, there's been a price war in the PC industry since we opened for business in 1985.

What's crucial in a High Street store is a compelling reason for people to shop there. Shops must offer excellent customer service - and 'theatre' is a must.

The biggest cost of my business is competition - promoters bidding against each other to get a tour.

Kellogg's and Campbell's moats have also shrunk due to the increased buying power of supermarkets and companies like Wal-Mart. The muscle power of Wal-Mart and Costco has increased dramatically.

Differentiate your products, provide great service and don't even think about trying to compete with Wal-Mart on Price.

Competition is always there.

Someone is out there looking to put you out of business. Someone is out there who thinks they have a better idea than you have. A better solution than you have. A better or more efficient product than you have.

As goods become more standardized - and mass production has that effect, standardizing product - the distinguishing factor between one store and another is going to be how skillful stores are in satisfying customers and making it a pleasant experience instead of a hostile experience.

I think competition is good. It finally delivers the best value to the customer, and I think it keeps all the players on their toes.

I think the idealism has always been marketing. Even back in the early days of Apple and the 'pirate' mentality, they were building a computer that they wanted to differentiate from IBM and Microsoft.