Sentences with phrase «as sales declined»

U.S. homebuyers pulled back in July, as sales declined amid a shortage of available properties and steadily rising prices.

2016 existing - home sales were the best in a decade, even as sales declined in December due to high prices and historically low supply levels.

North America is now the second largest overseas region outside Japan for the company as sales declined 8.7 % YoY to ¥ 3,404 million.

The inexpensive Chevette was retained even as sales declined, and was formally replaced by even smaller captive imports.

When Smart U.S. announced that its lineup would go fully electric, many dealers decided to axe the brand as sales declined from around 7,000 cars sold each year to just 2,900 through 11 months of 2017.

The «Squawk on the Street» crew talk about Big Blue's mixed quarterly results as sales decline for the 20th consecutive quarter despite gains in cloud service and Watson AI operations.

Based on the holiday sales results, consolidated EBITDA is now expected to be at the low end of the Company's previously issued range, as the sales decline has been somewhat mitigated by expense reductions.

Not exact matches

May 1 - High - end handbag maker Tapestry Inc reported lower third - quarter margins and a steeper - than - expected decline in same - store sales at its newly - absorbed Kate Spade business, sending its shares down as much as 14 percent.

At the same time, part of the quarterly sales short fall was the lock of new innovative products as well as a decline in shoes that only recently had been best sellers.

The results contrast with top rival Mattel (mat), which last month reported declining sales as it lamented sharp discounting during the key holiday season.

Ebooks are once again under the microscope as numerous reports point out their supposedly declining sales.

«We think that the persistent declines in 3DS sales will be exacerbated by the introduction of Switch, which serves as a hybrid handheld,» he wrote.

Boire, who previously worked at Best Buy and Brookstone (which filed for bankruptcy last year), parlayed his successful tenure of sales declines at Sears into a job as CEO of struggling bookseller Barnes & Noble, where, somehow, we think he'll feel right at home.

She declined to name the product, or the companies involved in the deal, but says the station plans to use the goods for listener giveaways as well as for in - house sales incentives.

Other companies reporting quarterly results today include book retailer Barnes & Noble (BKS), which is expected to report a decline in its fourth - quarter sales — a drop that would represent the company's fourth - straight quarterly decline — as the retailer faces the increasing threat of online rivals as well as underwhelming demand for its Nook e-readers.

As you dig deeper into this story, the angry memo was really a reaction to a bigger issue: RH's declining sales and dismal stock value.

After months of declines in Apple «s stock, sentiment appears to be mending as investors focus on steady earnings expectations and bet that the expected launch of a new iPhone will add badly - needed fuel to sputtering sales.

But the iPhone's poor performance overshadowed a couple of other more positive surprises: iPad sales weren't as bad as they could have been and sales in Apple's «Other Products» division, which includes the Apple TV set - top box, Apple Watch, and Beats headphones, jumped after a string of declines.

The company expects resource - related sales to decline by 20 % in 2014, as commodity prices continue to struggle.

The company, however, has witnessed declining sales, hurt by changing consumer habits as they adapt to online shopping.

The former finds inspiration from a carbonated soft drink industry that has seen 12 straight years of sales declines in the U.S. as consumers buy more bottled water and other healthier drinks.

Already in March most indicators have disappointed: the U.S. economy added a dismal 88,000 jobs last month, less than half as many as analysts expected; retail sales dropped 0.4 %, the largest decline since June of 2012; and this week durable goods orders, out last Wednesday, plunged 5.7 %, nearly twice the tumble expected and likely a sign that U.S. factories have entered a slump.

Penegor is certainly right about the downturn in sales at restaurants, as we have previously noted, and other fast - food chains such as Burger King and Taco Bell also saw sales declines in their most recent quarters.

The horse - race quality of reporting in the monthly sales numbers will support this, as the market almost has to post year - over-year declines — sales running above 17 million for years on end isn't sustainable.

According to an impact survey completed in April 2010, businesses in the Peach State that worked with a local SBDC increased their sales by an average of 3.5 percent, even as the average business based in Georgia experienced a 1.5 percent decline in sales.

Sales dollars are used to pay for expenses, so there is a clear financial impact of not having as much sales money available to pay for expenses; however, the very dangerous part of sales stagnation or decline is that it usually indicates a lack of customer acceptance, which is key to any busiSales dollars are used to pay for expenses, so there is a clear financial impact of not having as much sales money available to pay for expenses; however, the very dangerous part of sales stagnation or decline is that it usually indicates a lack of customer acceptance, which is key to any busisales money available to pay for expenses; however, the very dangerous part of sales stagnation or decline is that it usually indicates a lack of customer acceptance, which is key to any busisales stagnation or decline is that it usually indicates a lack of customer acceptance, which is key to any business.

Priszm lost $ 30.7 million in the past two years, and is in the hole $ 1.5 million so far this year as same - store sales declined every quarter.

Though 2009 proved a bright spot for Gottschalk — Buffett listed her as one of the execs who increased profits despite declining sales in Berkshire's annual report — Pampered Chef's more recent years were bumpy.

Herbalife's quarterly sales rose 1.3 %, the first rise after five quarters of decline, as demand increased for its health supplements in North America and China.

Overall, wireless revenues were up 1 % for the quarter but profits on same were down 7 %, attributed to costs associated with new smartphone sales as well as the previously mentioned decline in voice ARPU.

Wearable device maker Fitbit forecast current - quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as the company expects further sales declines for its fitness tracking devices.

Even as sales jobs decline in some older sectors, they are growing in newer ones.

Firms directly tied to the energy sector expected further declines in their sales volumes, and companies that sell to energy - related customers suffer along with them as they adjust to an environment of weak demand.

Research from IDC Canada shows that tablet sales in the Canadian market are expected to decline in the low double digits by the end of 2015 as consumers look elsewhere to spend their money on technology.

In recent years, there have been claims that movie ticket sales would decline as more people opt for watching at home via streaming.

GameStop shares were down as much as 20 percent Tuesday morning as the company issued a weaker - than - expected forecast for the fourth quarter and full year due to declines in video game sales.

Barbie sales dropped for the third year in a row in 2014, falling 16 %, nearly three times as much as the decline the previous year.

P&G sales peaked at $ 83.7 billion in 2012 before stagnating and then declining as the company began offloading brands.

Slumping demand for diet sodas sold by PepsiCo and Coca Cola propelled a decline for the broader industry, as overall sales of carbonated soft drinks dropped for the 11th consecutive year in the U.S.

Pizza Hut, which is owned by Louisville, Kentucky - based Yum Brands Inc. and based in Plano, Texas, has reported sales declines for eight straight quarters at established locations, even as rivals Domino's and Papa John's have enjoyed gains.

Coach has helped restore its upscale aura by cutting down drastically on online flash sales (indeed, its e-commerce sales declined as it continues to wean shoppers off those deals), < a href = «http: / /

BlackBerry still owns more than 40 % of the North American smartphone market, and though it continues to show healthy growth in emerging markets, investors worry about the declining average sale price for its products, about RIM's failure to make a dent in the consumer marketplace, and about the growing sense that it no longer offers an enterprise user anything that one of its sexier rivals doesn't do as well or better.

Europe's largest automaker said on Thursday it expected full - year sales to come in slightly above last year's 9.93 million deliveries, as demand in China and Western Europe outweighs declines in the Americas and Russia.

The company appears to have benefited from raising prices, even as unit sales have declined.

Feb 13 - PepsiCo Inc's sales topped Wall Street forecasts in the fourth quarter, as higher demand at its snacks business that makes Doritos and Cheetos made up for a decline in sales of sugary drinks.

While declining sales may be bad for soft drink companies, they're good for a public health system straining under an obesity epidemic posing as much or more of a threat than cancer.

April 26 - PepsiCo Inc's quarterly revenue and profit beat Wall Street's targets on Thursday as it sold more beverages and snacks in developing markets and posted a smaller sales decline in its North America beverages unit.

In addition to appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines, Penney last year added showrooms for and mattresses at some 500 stores in its efforts to become less reliant on apparel, bolster its home goods category, and frankly, to capitalize on the years - long sales decline at Sears, once the leading seller of appliances in the United States.

A report by BizBuySell.com tracking the health of small business revealed — as one might expect — a decline in business - for - sale transactions and valuations.

Apple cut the price on the base version of its 13 - inch MacBook Pro laptop with «retina» display by $ 200 as it revamps its top - end laptops, weeks after the company reported a steep decline in Mac sales in the holiday quarter.