1.   But smaller niche companies have been selling a wider version of the Snowblade for several years.

2.   Companies like Telegate AG, a new company formed to compete with Deutsche Telekom, are going after even smaller niches.

3.   Does this imply more difficult sailing ahead for smaller niche players unable to mount such formidable operations?

4.   Even in New York, where large, institutional landlords reign supreme, stock-for-space swaps are occurring in smaller niches.

5.   In smaller niches set back from the Buddhas, mujahedeen warriors have inscribed their names.

6.   Now the demand for retail stocks has filtered down to smaller niche companies like Tweeter Home Entertainment.

7.   The upside is that the game is the closest thing to a shared cultural experience in an America that seems to be fragmenting into smaller niches and markets.

8.   While Duracell and Eveready go head to head for world battery market share, Rayovac has positioned itself as a leader in the much smaller niche for reusable batteries.