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Earlier this week, the National Retail Federation said that 174 million Americans shopped in stores or online during the Thanksgiving — Cyber Monday holiday weekend, above expectations for 164 million.

Tapestry on Tuesday reported earnings and sales that topped expectations, fueled by global growth of the Coach brand and an encouraging holiday season.

The National Retail Federation said the November result supported its expectation for an overall 4.1 percent jump in holiday season sales - confirming its conclusion that the poor Black Friday showing was a result of a shift in shopping patterns rather than a sign of weakness.

Video - game publisher Electronic Arts's revenue forecast for the key holiday - shopping quarter was slightly below analysts» estimates, amid expectations of heavy competition from other games releasing around the same time.

But it projected sales of $ 440 million to $ 450 million in the holiday quarter, versus expectations for around $ 448.8 million.

That suggests Apple will likely beat the expectations of analysts, who were forecasting $ 63.7 billion in holiday - quarter sales, according to FactSet.

The toy manufacturer announced holiday season sales that missed Wall Street expectations.

The company's sales and adjusted earnings topped analysts» expectations following a busy holiday shopping season.

Top and bottom line results topped analyst expectations, but cautious holiday commentary ultimately sent shares lower by 12 percent on the day.

Retaining first - time holiday customers is about exceeding expectations, says Fabian Kaempfer, cofounder and CEO of Long Island City, N.Y. - based Chocomize.com, where customers can create their own chocolate bars.

Last week, the company missed revenue and income expectations and projected a disappointing 7 to 18 percent rise in holiday - quarter sales.

Revenue in its holiday quarter surged 74 % to a record $ 46.3 billion, and profit more than doubled to $ 13.1 billion, trouncing Wall Street's expectations.

After the online retailer dominated the holiday season, quarterly profit and revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations.

Is it driving closer to a rate that would be consistent with your launch in growth expectations or is it still subdued given the holiday issues and the mailing of the catalog, the timing of the mail.

And finally, Canadian Tire's strong sales during the critical holiday shopping season drove allowed the company to best expectations, with actual revenue totalling $ 3.96 billion (up from $ 3.64 billion the previous year).

Going into the fourth - quarter earnings release, there were concerns about whether guidance for the holiday quarter could live up to expectations.

I remember my first holiday experience with John's family shortly after we first got married because it was probably the first time my expectations of marriage were met with the reality of marriage.

This holiday meal helped me to better understand Christopher, but I was not able to extrapolate his genetically coded mealtime expectations until we had a substantial fight not long after.

Most of us dig into Thanksgiving classics once a year, which means that when the holiday rolls around, expectations are high.

Of course, the admittedly more - ish Lipton's Peach Iced Tea that we downed by the bucket - load while holidaying in Italy, under the Perugian sun, doesn't quite meet my expectations now.

It's also acknowledging that a good number of women don't allow the men in their lives to participate because they assume he won't «do it right» — which can mean he won't do it «my way,» which can also mean — because many of us still have gendered expectations — she may be judged for his holiday decorating / gift purchasing choices.

We had quite low expectations for our first holiday regarding the amount of skiing and snowboarding we would actually get to do and were just so grateful to be actually be back on a mountain in Winter that we didn't mind not having much child free slope time.

It's a Hallmark holiday, after all, one with such heightened expectations that you have to wonder who can even enjoy it anymore.

In Episode 105 of Edit Your Life, Asha and I share 8 tips for editing your holiday gift list without tamping down your generosity, including perspective shifts to help you refocus on connection instead of obligation, how to get organized, clutter - free (and in some cases, virtually cost - free) gift alternatives including gifts that give back, plus tips for communicating with your family so everyone's gift expectations are on the same page.

Your individual expectations of the holidays can be seriously at odds: you expect to have a nice, shared time with your whole family and maybe attend some larger family gatherings; they expect to get every gift they demand, and they intend to spend their school break staying up late, sleeping in, and playing video games.

Your individual expectations of the holidays can be seriously at odds: you expect to have a nice, shared time with your whole family and maybe attend some larger family gatherings; they expect to get every... Read more»

The bottom line is that grandmothers deserve to be remembered on Mother's Day, but it's best not to have unrealistic expectations for the holiday.

I read about Luxury for Less from Travelex with interest as despite my high expectations for the standard of holiday I want, I don't have a big budget.

All in all we had a fantastic holiday at the Oasis and felt that all our expectations were exceeded.

Last week on the blog, I talked to you about managing outside expectations on your family for the holiday season.

Don't lose sight of the important things while you struggle to meet the holiday expectations.

ast week on the blog, I talked to you about managing outside expectations on your family for the holiday season.

They may have an easier time re-adapting to their old routine and understanding your expectations once the holidays and traveling have passed.

Conference notes that this growing phenomenon includes: (i) management - led working practices which have not been workload impact assessed; (ii) coercive practices such as insidious threats to career progression; (iii) the de facto lengthening of the school day through the expectation that teachers will deliver extra lessons outside of the normal timetable; (iv) the loss of lunch breaks for teachers and students alike; (v) the bullying of teachers into running «booster» and revision classes after school, at weekends and during holiday periods and (vi) the consequential compromising of the teacher's work / life balance.

«People tend to face the holidays with rising expectations, despite what disappointments they might have had in years past,» Brines said.

The consistent pattern in filings, the researchers believe, reflects the disillusionment unhappy spouses feel when the holidays don't live up to expectations.

High expectations, money woes, and other holiday hazards can spell trouble for anyone, but especially those prone to depression.

The holidays simply exacerbate the awareness of this gap between reality and expectations.

I would note that Easter is a three day weekend in England («bank holiday») so that may create expectations on the part of retailers just like American three day weekends do.

On one hand, I can see how many folks might resent, dread, detest (or any combination there of), the holiday itself — there's a lot of hype, far too many expectations, the hassle of reservations seemingly NEVER being available no matter how early in the year you may start booking and inevitably, there's always someone in tears at midnight for some reason of heartache or self - loathing or both.

It's also a good idea to talk about the traditions and expectations your family has for the holidays.

Not sure if issues and problems have truly fallen on my shoulders or if it just feels like it because I have expectations of a great joy and happiness during holidays and I just don't feel it.

It's that amazing holiday that doesn't require a gift or any expectations.

The onslaught of junk that accompanies holidays — the decorations, the treats, the toys — and most importantly, the EXPECTATIONS that you can't truly enjoy -LSB-...]

This expectation gets heightened during the holidays.

Don't be surprised if you bicker occasionally — According to Salama, «When planning a romantic holiday, couples tend to set their expectations too high.

If you want to survive the holiday season as a couple, then letting go of your expectations will set you up to still be a couple on the other side of 2014.

It's just as well that women have low expectations with only 15 % of women wanting their partner to propose to them whilst on holiday.