Sentences with phrase «drive sales this year»

I am extremely optimistic that the strong first party lineup (Including unannounced games) for year 1 will drive sales this year.

There's plenty of economic factors in the Canada and US markets that will drive sales this year.

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Driving more than half the growth in drug spending in 2015 were sales of new branded medications that have been available for less than two years.

At constant exchange rates and business scope, year - on - year sales increased 5.2 %, driven by a 6.0 % positive price effect reflecting ongoing actions to raise selling prices along the entire acrylic chain.

«Our traffic and sales even four and a half years in are still being driven mostly by word of mouth,» Blumenthal said.

That figure drops by about 50 % in a non-movie year, Hasbro said, underscoring just how important film and television content can be to drive sales for toys.

«While we do not believe that either of these new sweeteners / flavoring agents will be the natural, great - tasting and calorie - free «silver bullet» that the industry has been waiting for, we believe it is possible that they will be able to drive interest, engagement and potentially sales growth because of the massive consumer / societal need to reduce sugar and enhance healthiness,» Ali Dibadj, an analyst at Sanford Bernstein, said in a note last December that previewed sweetener innovations expected this year from Coke and Pepsi.

The recent strength in retail sales, for example, could be driven by extra cash in consumers» pockets from the Canada Child Benefit rolled out last year.

Fast - forward 15 years, and Alibaba drives 80 percent of China's online sales and accounts for more than half of the nation's parcel deliveries, yielding profits that exceed those of Amazon and eBay combined.

But over the past three booming sales years, it's been obvious that SUVs are what Americans want to drive.

«I have a technical degree as an engineer, but spent the first 20 years of my career driving revenue through sales and sales leadership roles,» Chris Cook, president and CEO of Delphix, shared with me.

Adidas confirmed Thursday its outlook for the year — an increase in sales of around 10 percent on a currency - neutral basis, driven by growth in North America and Asia - Pacific.

The residential enclave has seen a surge in popularity in recent years, driving the median sale price of a single - family home to $ 1.36 million, up 75 % from five years ago.

The confluence of easy credit, low interest rates and smart, new models are driving auto sales sharply higher this year but analysts who follow the industry don't see that changing any time soon.

The increase in online shopping is driven by web giants like Amazon, which accounted for 60 percent of total U.S. online sales growth last year, WSJ reports.

Mr. Woollen has more than 18 years of sales, marketing and development experience, with a history of redefining market segments and delivering products that are easy to use and drive improved productivity.

Despite a long sales cycle and little volume driven by repeat purchases, this legendary piano saleswoman sold more than $ 40 million in Steinways before retiring a few years ago.

Hudson's Bay announced this week that they saw $ 176 million in profit in the first few months of this year, driven in part by strong online sales.

Its U.S. sales were up a staggering 23 % last year, driven by newly aggressive advertising and, perhaps, neophyte drinkers» desire for lighter, less challenging whiskey.

One year later, the chain told Fortune the better - quality coffee paid off: Its coffee sales have doubled, with iced coffee in particular driving 75 % of the growth.

After all, the stock — despite the recent selloff driven by disappointing sales of the new iPhone 8 — has surged 33 % this year, adding $ 200 billion in value, and prompting predictions that the Colossus of Cupertino will soon boast the world's first $ 1 trillion market cap.

About 14 million automobiles will drive off dealer lots this year, up 40 % since the 2009 low, yet there's still room to grow; sales topped 17 million before the recession.

Many consumers remain deal driven, and it is expected that Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving known for its sales, will be a bigger event that last year.

The firm said its full - year outlook had improved, mainly driven by sales at Primark.

Better World Books started 10 years ago with a campus book drive and since then has grown to be a $ 63 million company that sells books online collected from about 4,000 libraries as well as campus book drives and book drop boxes in communities around the U.S. With each book sold, the company donates another, along with a portion of the sale, to one of its nonprofit literacy partners.

Global comparable sales rose 4 percent in the third quarter, their first rise in more than one year, driven by demand for value meals and breakfast items in China, where sales had plummeted after a food safety scandal in July 2014.

Huawei, which also makes telecom networking gear, is looking to drive sales of its consumer devices, a sector in which it has only had its own brand for about three years.

Earlier this year The IBM Institute for Business Value had found that 50 percent of online sales are driven by showrooming.

The Tim Hortons «business is strong, the brand is healthy and we're working closely with our restaurant owners to drive sales for many years to come to offset any cost inflation that we may face,» he added.

Comparable sales at U.S. stores have increased for six consecutive quarters, and the company expects to return to earnings growth next year, driven by increased customer satisfaction.

The company's annual profit hit a record high of 555 billion yen in the year to March 2009, driven by Wii sales.

Roland Rust, a marketing professor at the University of Maryland and coauthor of last year's Driving Customer Equity, says that companies increasingly see the link between customer service and «retention, loyalty, and increased sales.»

Sales of distilled spirits reached nearly $ 72 billion last year, as strong growth in the whiskey segment drove a demand for super-premium alcohol brands.

These forward - looking statements include statements about our expectations regarding our high conviction that our «Winning Together» plan unveiled this morning will improve guest experience and drive sales and profitability for our Tim Hortons restaurant owners; our expectations regarding the growth potential for each of our three brands; and our expectations and belief that through our focus on enhancing guest satisfaction and franchisee profitability, we will create value for all of our stakeholders for many years to come.

In its July release, Ford said the strength of its sales were driven by its F - Series truck, which had its best July since 2006 and saw sales rise 13 % over the prior year.

In fact, the surge in craft beer sales — industry sales have more than doubled to $ 12 billion in the past five years — is what's driving the professionalization of beer knowledge.

As CD sales continue their descent, vinyl records have enjoyed an audiophile - driven resurgence — with record sales making up 31 % of physical music sold in the first half of this year.

Sørensen displaced last year's No. 1, Jeff Bezos of Amazon (who's now No. 87 thanks to HBR's new methodology), in part because his company made the decision to focus almost exclusively on diabetes treatment, which has driven up the company's sales and stock price.

Ultimately, with over 50 % growth in video viewing on Facebook in just the last year alone, businesses are driving awareness and sales with Facebook video ads.

Maisha Walker is an award - winning 13 year Internet industry veteran and the President of message medium, a New York firm that works exclusively with entrepreneurs and growing businesses to maximize their digital footprint and drive revenue and sales through Internet marketing.

In a bid to drive faster sales growth this year, Dunkin' Donuts has started to test several new items with national potential.

Cowen and Company analyst Andrew Charles said he now expects McDonald's U.S. comparable sales to rise 5 percent this year, up from a prior forecast of 4 percent, driven by his «increased confidence» in the launch of the new $ 1 $ 2 $ 3 Dollar Menu.

As Ford works toward its goal of rolling out a self - driving car in five years, it's claiming that, by the end of the decade, 20 percent of all U.S. auto sales will be made up of autonomous cars.

The year - over-year improvement was driven primarily by a sharp decline in production costs -LRB--16 %), which more than offset a 2 % pullback in sales.

(Reuters)- AbbVie Inc (ABBV.N) forecast its flagship drug Humira to bring $ 21 billion in sales by 2020, about $ 3 billion higher than its expectation two years ago, driving the U.S. drugmaker's shares up 4 percent on Friday.

Most recently Michael was the founder and CEO of Kobo, a digital reading company that burst onto the publishing scene in 2009, driving $ 110M in sales in its first year.

If you are using Google AdWords to generate leads and drive sales, you've probably noticed increasing competition for many of your keywords over the last few years.

The goal is to open e-commerce channels in every market where the company has a physical presence, which would help to drive online sales growth by at least 25 percent a year over the next several years.

With over 20 years in developing professional and successful sales organizations for large and small companies alike, our SFI sales consulting team will work with your internal management team to lay out a comprehensive sales approach that will provide a process driven sales team that is focused on new client acquisition.

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