Sentences with phrase «holiday quarter on»

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.

Action camera - maker GoPro forecast a weak holiday quarter on Wednesday, sending its shares down nearly 12 % to $ 9.40 in extended trading.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, May 2 - U.S. consumers spent a record $ 100 billion online in the first quarter, helped by holiday promotions, Adobe Analytics said on Wednesday, highlighting the ongoing switch to web retailers from brick - and - mortar stores.

Macy's, one of the few big winners last holiday, said on Wednesday that its earnings per share rose 30 percent to 61 cents for the third quarter.

In September, the department store, which has been beset by 11 straight quarters of comparable sales declines, said it would hire 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, the second year in a row it was taking on fewer seasonal associates.

The fourth quarter this year is going to be an interesting one because those unwise retailers who resist focusing on bettering the customer experience may just — come the new year — find themselves packing up their office suites, along with the holiday decorations.

The company on Thursday reported that comparable sales jumped 9 % during the holiday quarter that ended Feb. 3, head and shoulders above the average Wall Street estimate for a 2.9 % rise, according to Consensus Metrix.

On top of a stellar holiday quarter where Kohl's comparable sales rose 6.3 %, its gross margin was up thanks in large part to a 7 % drop in inventory.

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

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 %.

APPLE STILL «FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS,» the company's CEO Steve Jobs said in a news release about Apple's great sales numbers from the holiday quarter.

Sales of the Apple Watch to consumers set a record during the first week of holiday shopping, and the current quarter is on track to be the best ever for the product, Apple Inc..

The department store chain said on Tuesday that comparable sales rose 1.3 % in the holiday quarter that ended on Feb. 1, their first quarterly increase by that metric since the end of 2014 and well above analysts» forecasts.

The first quarter of the year is probably the best time to negotiate a favorable contact rate or take advantage of special programs designed to bring much - needed business into radio stations (after business owners have just finished blowing their budgets on the holidays).

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.

Three - quarters of Americans plan on shopping online this holiday season, exceeding the 72 % who intend to go to the mall, says Nielsen.

That could bode well for Apple's holiday quarter financial results, which the company will release later on Tuesday.

Additionally more than one - quarter (26.2 %) of holiday shoppers were online on Thanksgiving Day.

In the base metals complex, only nickel and tin traded higher for the quarter.4 A slow start to Chinese restocking coming out of the Chinese New Year holiday weighed on prices for copper and aluminum, both of which saw their worst quarterly results in years, while zinc and lead prices also declined.4 The London Metal Exchange (LME) Index, which tracks the three - month futures prices of all six metals, fell 6.3 %.4 LME copper -LRB--7.4 %, to US$ 6,714 per mt) and other industrial metals erased some of their 2017 gains, falling alongside a sharply decelerating expansion in China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changes.

With a little reading between the lines, Apple's fiscal fourth - quarter performance may hint at whether consumers are waiting on the new phone to splurge during the all - important holiday season.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- U.S. consumers spent a record $ 100 billion online in the first quarter, helped by holiday promotions, Adobe Analytics said on Wednesday, highlighting the...

Of course, we will be both above and below this assumed range from month - to - month and quarter - to - quarter depending on promotional calendar, holiday shifts and changing consumer sentiment.

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.

Just in time for the holidays, a recently - unveiled marketing strategy and revamped loyalty program are both working well at Macy's, according to company executives discussing third - quarter earnings on Thursday.

Analysts played down the result, saying it primarily reflected a bounce - back from temporary weakness in the second quarter, when the extra bank holiday and the knock - on effects of the Japanese earthquake stifled growth.

The colors on the fallen leaves, scarf season, tights with boots, the beginning of a new school quarter, the anticipation of the holidays and new dresses, of course, are just a few of my favorite things about November.

VANCOUVER, Canada — Lululemon Athletica Inc said on Monday it had a strong holiday shopping season and raised its profit and revenue forecasts for the fourth quarter.

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.

Same time next year — and the next year, and the next year... The International World Calendar Association advocates the use of a perennial World Calendar — a calendar with equal quarters that begins on Sunday, January 1, and remains the same every year through the use of two world holidays, Worldsday at the end of December, and Leapyear Day, every four years, at the end of June.

So it was a no - brainer for London, ON dealer Randy Collins, with support from Suzuki Canada, to stage the Ultimate Driving Event at Grand Bend Motorplex, a quarter - mile drag strip and road course layout near this Lake Huron holiday retreat, to introduce the 2012 Suzuki Kizashi.

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.

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.

Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo all released tablets in the last two quarters of 2011 and bet the farm on the new technology to carry their sales through the holiday season.

According to IDC, Amazon tablet sales surged 175.7 percent in the past quarter, but said its success «has thus far been purely based on price,» adding that «while this bodes well during the holiday season, it's unlikely the Kindle's success will continue in the remainder of the year.»

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.

(AP)-- Barnes & Noble on Tuesday posted a larger second - quarter loss than last year and lowered its profit forecast for this quarter in anticipation of weak holiday sales and high costs of launching its electronic book...

T - Mobile on Wednesday reported earnings for the company's holiday quarter, which saw the carrier lose 802,000 customers causing revenue to drop 3.3 % to $ 20.6 billion.

The company posted on Thursday a loss in the fiscal third quarter, hurt by weak sales during the all - important holiday quarter...

You can't really assume that holiday Kindle sales are having anything but a positive effect on everything related to the eReading line, so it might be the end of first quarter before we can say anything definitive about ongoing positive trends.

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.

Last year, Amazon.com was on the 5 % cash back list for the holiday quarter, and it is expected it will again with the fact that Chase and Amazon now have a direct partnership.

Whatever direct impact this year's fourth - quarter sales performance ultimately has on a retailer's bottom line, the true measure of success for pet stores this holiday season will be how effective they can be in turning seasonal shoppers into loyal repeat customers.

While most pets won't be doing belly - shots or playing quarters, they may decide they need some holiday cheer and drink the entire glass of eggnog that someone left unattended on the coffee table.

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.

Last year, Amazon.com was on the 5 % cash back list for the holiday quarter, and it is expected it will again with the fact that Chase and Amazon now have a direct partnership.

Plus, if most of your Amazon shopping occurs around the holidays, you can likely find a card offering bonus cash back on fourth - quarter Amazon purchases, no Prime required.

Expecting to break ground in the third quarter of 2010, the Grand Palm Resort will comprise three branded international hotels, a marina, 18 - hole championship golf course and luxury villas and condominiums situated on a 200 hectare beachfront in the premier coastal holiday town of Sihanoukville.