Sentences with phrase «expect sales declines»

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«We are making progress with this customer and expect sales declines in soup to moderate in the second half,» she said.

Last month, the burger giant posted a steeper than expected sales decline, with global sales at restaurants open for more than a year falling 1.8 % in January, the eighth straight month of falling sales.

But the chain still expects a sales decline for the year as a whole.

Not exact matches

Earlier this week, its shares took a beating when it reported a 3.5 % decline in quarterly sales and profits were well below what Wall Street analysts had been expecting and continuing a long decline in cereal sales.

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.

The 4 % negative volume effect mainly results from the expected decline in sales quotas in Fluorogases, which was more than offset by the increase in HFC prices.

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.

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.

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

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.

U.S. retailers posted weaker than expected sales in December, the Monster job index declined from last month's highs and unemployment claims continued their steady trend lower.

The company reported on Thursday another dismal quarter of declining sales in the U.S., where comparable sales fell 2 %, even worse than the 1.5 % decline analysts polled by Consensus Metrix were expecting.

A recent survey by the National Association for Business Economics showed that 18 percent of businesses expect a negative impact from declining oil prices — reflecting the percentage of industries that directly benefit from oil and natural gas sales.

Still, the poor holiday season, which puts the company on track for a third straight quarterly comparable sales decline, means Target now expects fourth - quarter comparable sales to decline between 1 % and 1.5 %, compared with prior guidance of between down 1 % and up 1 %.

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.

Sales for the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut declined, but less just than expected after news that a Chinese firm had supplied the company with expired meat.

The company reported higher - than - expected iPhone sales, though they declined for the second straight quarter.

Tiffany's comparable store sales declined 1 percent due to lower spending by foreign tourists in the Americas, while analysts on average were expecting an increase of 0.02 percent, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.

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.

While analysts have reported an industry - wide decline in tablet sales, the iPad figures were still lower than Wall Street had expected.

But the sales declines are only accelerating: in the first three months of 2014, North American revenue fell 21 % and Wall Street analysts are not expecting any better when Avon reports second - quarter results in late July.

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.

The British Columbia Real Estate Association has released its 2018 first quarter housing forecast, showing residential sales are expected to fall 8.6 per cent to 94,855 units this year, with the decline continuing into 2019.

In October, McDonald's reported a stronger - than - expected increase in third quarter sales at established restaurants, ending six straight quarters of flat or declining results.

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.

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.

He expects the assistance for first - time buyers to soften the Metro Vancouver market's landing from sales and price declines triggered by Victoria's 15 % tax on foreign buyers in August and tighter federal mortgage rules introduced in October.

Total sales in the 2017 quarter declined 1 % to $ 571 million and fell short of the $ 588 million that analysts had expected.

PC sales have been declining year over year, so sales of desktops and laptops were expected to drop by 7.7 percent.

Analysts on average expect the company to report a decline of about 1 percent in first - quarter sales at established stores when it releases results in two weeks, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.

March's retail sales rose 0.9 percent, the first increase after three months of declines but shy of the 1.1 percent expected.

Futures trimmed some gains as retail sales for January came in weaker than expected, down 0.8 percent and near December's 0.9 percent decline.

However, with expectations that foreign exchange rates and asset sales will continue dampen its revenue, P&G expects net sales to fall somewhere between a decline of 1 percent and flat with the year - ago period.

According to Raddon's 2010 survey of 1,200 small businesses, a third of businesses projected declining sales revenue that year and only a quarter expected a sales increase.

In addition, a related report was out that showed wholesale inventories rose more than expected in January as wholesale sales dropped 0.2 %, the biggest monthly decline since July 2016.

Akorn said in its March earnings call it expects a modest decline in annual sales in 2017, largely because of pricing erosion and increased competition for a key drug, ephedrine, a central nervous system stimulant.

Today, sales expectations are much rosier according to Raddon's Small Business National Research: 59 percent of small businesses expect an increase in sales, while only 6 percent expect a decline.

As shown in the table below, sales are now expected to change by -1 to +1 percent, adjusted EBIT to decline by -7 to -5 percent, and adjusted EPS to increase by +2 to +4 percent, or $ 3.10 to $ 3.17 per share.

While topping analysts» estimates for profit, the company reported a same - store sales decline of 6 percent for the last quarter, which included the crucial Holiday season, signalling that a comeback under new chief executive Patrice Louvet may be tougher than expected.

Everyone expected Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) to report yet another decline in hepatitis C virus (HCV) franchise sales when the biotech...

By Shariq Khan (Reuters)- Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc forecast current - quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as the company expects further sales declines...

After retailers» Black Friday sales declined, Super Saturday, for the first time since 2005, is expected to edge out Black Friday as the top sales day of the year, according to mall - traffic tracker ShopperTrak.

Quarterly revenue grew 2 % year over year to $ 500 million, as revenue from new locations was offset by a worse - than - expected 1.2 % same - restaurant sales decline at company - owned restaurants.

Chukumba, who expects the company to provide a «high - level» guidance for the full year, expects a 0.4 percent increase in the fourth quarter same - store sales and a 100 - bps gross margin decline.

Despite the expected decline in sales, auto makers are likely to sell at least 50,000 more sport utility vehicles, mini-vans and pickups than they did last year, while car sales will likely drop by 250,000 this year, Merlis predicted.

In a sales deck obtained by Ad Age that was sent out to partners last month, the company states plainly: «We expect organic distribution of an individual page's posts to gradually decline over time as we continually work to make sure people have a meaningful experience on the site.»

While BWW's recent promotions and pricing adjustments appear to have curtailed traffic and sales declines, profitability has suffered and industry - wide headwinds are expected to keep margins under pressure.

Creed declined to say when he expects all - important sales at established restaurants to turn positive.