Sentences with phrase «holiday quarter as»

Sales were strong over the holiday quarter as the biggest iPhone fans rushed to get their hands on the latest device.

We now believe that the PS4 will exceed our own expectations this holiday quarter as well and we could see more than our original forecast of 36.1 million being shipped by the end of the year.

The new Fire HD 8 released in early October will likely perform well in the holiday quarter as it follows Amazon's strategy of selling low - cost tablets as a gateway and companion to its ecosystem.

The company also said it could report a $ 200 million operating loss to a $ 250 million operating profit in the holiday quarter as it spends on the Fire and other initiatives.

Not exact matches

(Shares of Starbucks were under pressure on Friday after another quarter of disappointing sales growth as holiday offerings failed to draw in customers.)

The world's biggest smartphone maker kept its full - year investment plan conservative and warned it would be difficult to increase earnings in the first quarter as demand pulls back from the year - end holiday period.

In fact, Amazon Web Services accounted for 73 % of the net income Amazon as a whole posted in the holiday quarter.

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.

The U.S. tech giant notified suppliers that it had decided to cut the first - quarter production target to around 20 million units, in light of slower - than - expected sales in the year - end holiday shopping season in key markets such as Europe, the U.S. and China.

Analysts have predicted that Apple could sell as many as 10 million iPhones in the first 10 days and as many as 50 million in the holiday quarter.

Feb 2 U.S. food companies called out rising freight costs as a reason for lower profit margins in the holiday quarter, with more pain seen in 2018 as a dearth of drivers and higher diesel prices make it even more expensive to transport products to stores.

The technology giant reported the strongest holiday quarter sales growth in eight years, fuelled by its dominance in e-commerce and a push into new businesses such as advertising.

Revenue for the first quarter of the Walt Disney Company's 2015 fiscal year jumped 9 % as sales of merchandise from the hit animated film Frozen dominated the holiday season.

He predicts Apple will have a «monster» quarter during the all - important holiday shopping season as consumers whose contracts are up rush to upgrade.

As previously noted, we would expect comp to improve throughout the year with the most significant inflection occurring into — in the second quarter, the holiday quarter, driven by product innovation, renovated modern luxury stores, and our 75th anniversary marketing initiative.

«Results reflect the company's more aggressive efforts to improve its price relevancy, as well as higher shrinkage in the last two weeks of the quarter given purchases were planned for a higher level of sales heading into the 4th of July holiday,» said Whole Foods.

J. C. Penney's efforts to prune items that didn't sell to focus on fashions customers crave the most this holiday season appears to have paid off as the retailer reported on Friday a slight uptick in a key industry measure the past quarter.

U.S. stocks were mildly higher as the second quarter comes to an end on Monday, before the markets pause for the Fourth of July holiday.

Lululemon soared as much as 17 % in early trading after third - quarter earnings blew past analysts» estimates and sales showed signs of strengthening as the yogawear maker heads into the holiday season.

Looking in more detail at the September quarter, the removal of the Ansett Levy, as well as falling prices for international travel contributed to a 1.8 per cent fall in the price of holiday travel and accommodation.

After comparing the two sets of results, we learned that Nest generated $ 278 million in revenue during last year's holiday fourth quarter, which is almost as much as it did in all of 2015, according to previous Recode reporting.

With less than two months for Apple to get the iPhone X into the hands of consumers during the holiday quarter — one month less than usual — some investors were worried it simply wouldn't be able to ship as many iPhones as usual.

Analysts say they expect the iPhone 5 to be the bestselling smartphone ever and have estimated that Apple could sell as many as 10 million iPhones in the first 10 days and as many as 58 million during the holiday quarter.

The holiday quarter performed much as I expected.

For an easy - to - make salad that will immediately become a holiday favorite, place 2 cups fresh berries in your blender along with 1/2 cup of pineapple chunks, a quartered skinned orange, a sweet apple (such as one of the Delicious variety) and a handful or two of walnuts or pecans.

The fourth quarter and holiday season is easily the biggest earning period for us as bloggers and influencers.

Pumpkin recipes are the beginning of something wonderful; the start of the fourth quarter, also known as the holiday season.

Tapestry is on the comeback path after a robust holiday season: same - store sales for Coach rose 3 percent last quarter, as executives try to elevate its image by reducing markdowns.

Oct 25 (Reuters)- Amazon.com Inc shocked investors with a far weaker - than - expected outlook for the crucial holiday season quarter as it spent heavily on its new Kindle Fire tablet computer.

The correction as Amazon puts it resulted in a company wide $ 544 million dollar loss last quarter and they are sitting on $ 83 million dollars worth of unsold phones going into the lucrative holiday season.

Analysts claim it's quite normal, as Apple generally records a weaker first quarter after strong sales during the holiday season.

For now, some analysts are predicting Amazon's fourth quarter sales to be well over $ 18 billion dollars as the holiday shopping season unfolds.

The fourth quarter, though, should see an upswing with the actual purchasing of the Kindle Fire tablet for holiday gift giving, as well as a massive drop in operating income as less focus is placed on promoting the device.

In contrast to the annual decline, 3Q16 shipments were up 9.8 % over the second quarter of 2016 as the larger vendors prepared for the holiday quarter.

And with just this one game, Microsoft could very well not only potentially have the best - selling exclusive product of the holiday quarter, but one that could drive significant sales of Xbox One hardware as well.

TORONTO — Indigo Books & Music Inc. posted higher sales in the all - important holiday quarter on the strength of its performance in non-book categories, such as toys and lifestyle gifts.

The company recorded $ 59 million of additional inventory charges during the third quarter, as the holiday sales shortfall resulted in higher than anticipated levels of finished and unfinished goods.

And quarter 4, as we all know is when the holiday shopping season reaches frenzied proportions.

In the fourth quarter it will highlight holiday shopping purchases at department, electronics and toy stores, as well as on movies.

There are several cash back credit cards that also offer 5 % cash back on rotating spending categories and typically reward holiday shopping as the 4th quarter bonus.

For example, retail store chains expect higher fourth - quarter earnings as a result of holiday shopping that may lead investors to time early fourth quarter buying to be sold in the early first quarter.

There are a number of reasons a company would choose do this, from preferring to avoid an accounting rush at end of year during holiday season, to aligning with seasonality for their profits (some like to have Q4 as the strongest quarter).

Five pet specialty retailers discuss their expectations for the fourth quarter, as well as the sales opportunities the holiday season offers to their stores» bottom line.

«Set in the first quarter, we use Global as a platform to introduce our new products for the year, to meet with customers after the busy holiday season and to prepare for the year ahead,» she says.

More than a quarter of recipients questioned admitted to exaggerating about a bad experience on holiday or even telling an outright lie such as «there was a hair in my food» to get a discount or free meal.

More than a quarter (26 %) say they will only take short haul breaks next year instead of long haul holidays as a result of the increases, while 19 % said they will be forced to reduce the number of overseas holidays they take.

This metropolitan city has many different strings to its bow, with distinct architecture in its gothic quarter, trendy hotels, awesome nightlife and, of course, not forgetting one of the planet's best football teams, Barcelona is sure to please all those who choose it as their next holiday destination.

In an annual SLH survey completed by over 13,000 SLH Club members worldwide, privacy and intimacy was identified by over a quarter of respondents as the most important factor when booking a luxury holiday.

Thinking ahead to post-holiday shopping bills, men and women are on the same page with one - quarter planning to use their cash rewards earned from holiday shopping as a credit on their statement to offset holiday expenses.

While you won't receive year - round Amazon purchase rewards, the Discover it ® card has offered Amazon.com as a bonus category at least one quarter each year for the past several years, including offering it for the fourth quarter of 2018 — just in time for holiday shopping.