Sentences with phrase «increase over the holidays»

While your sales volumes may increase over the holidays, expecting them to double is a little unrealistic.

Drunk drivers increase over holiday weekends, so it is important to be aware of this so that you can work to prevent injuries whenever possible.

Unfortunately, drunk driving rates increase over the holidays.

We expect these kinds of crashes will increase over the holidays, with a combination of icy winter weather and the tendency of trucking companies to overload their vehicles and overwork their drivers in an attempt to meet end - of - the - year demands for goods and materials.

The volunteer system works really well even when the number of travelers to get bumped increases over the holidays and busy seasons.

Amazon also said its number of Prime memberships increased over the holiday, with more than four million people starting their free trials or paid memberships in one week alone.

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Similar data for China was not available, but the country's consumption has been growing, Last year, Chinese consumers reportedly spent 840 billion Chinese yuan (just under $ 140 billion) in retail and catering services over the week - long holiday, an increase of 11.4 percent from 2016.

Yet fewer than half of employers (47 %) plan to pay holiday bonuses this season, according to the same poll, a slight increase over last year's 45 %.

It was a 275 % increase over the previous year's holiday quarter, and more than the company had posted in most full years.

«Varying reports have also indicated weakness in the consumer economy due to flagging brick - and - mortar sales over the holiday weekend, but what we may really be seeing is an accelerating shift to online buying as mobile phones spur increased showrooming activity,» he continued.

The day after Thanksgiving — Black Friday — is historically the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season and is expected to generate $ 13.6 billion in revenue, an increase of 3.9 percent over 2012, according to estimates from IBIS.

While software sales were down, the release of several blockbuster consoles over the holidays — including the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 — resulted in a 99.8 percent increase in hardware sales during the period.

The Reserve Bank will also consider requests to temporarily change positions to accommodate anticipated increases in after - hours payments, such as over public holidays.

Domestic holiday travel and accommodation prices also fell significantly in the quarter, partly due to seasonal factors, and increased only moderately over the year.

Despite that, the National Cathedral School is planning to increase its security over the Christmas holidays.

4.1 % — Expected amount of increased holiday sales in the United States in 2012 over last year, according to the National Retail Federation.

I could also remind you that the recipe archives (over 2500 recipes and increasing daily) is bursting with baking for the holidays, for gifts and for festive meals.

Anxiety can also increase for a child over the holidays.

Already well over two million people take a caravan holiday each year — if we can increase this, we can support British manufacturing and bring additional income to many areas, particularly rural and coastal ones.

On this Holiday edition of Is This Normal, we hear from Steve — who finds himself worried about his increased alcohol intake over the holidays.

Grindr, a dating app for gay men typically sees as much as a 50 % increase in users over the holiday season.

Grindr, a dating app for gay men, typically experiences a 30 - 50 % increase in users over the holidays, and Match expects an increase of 60 % in new members before Valentine's Day.

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The American Automobile Association estimates that 35.5 million Americans, including 850,700 in the D.C. area, will travel over the holiday weekend; a slight increase over 2014, but likely tempered by the late date.

This showed a 37 percent increase over the usual 6 percent that accounted for e-commerce during the year - end holiday rush.

As e-reader sales begin to increase this holiday season — an estimated 24.5 million units sold according to IMS Research, which is expected to double eBook sales year over year according to the Association of American Publishers — authors have a great opportunity to capitalize on current reader trends and increase visibility for their works to new audiences.

Scharf Industries, an office supplies and electronics provider, increased its sales on Amazon by over 500 percent this holiday season compared with last holiday season.

One of the small press publishers showed on a post yesterday how their data, based on usa today figures that include ebooks, is showing how «the indie game is about over» since legacy guys are pricing $ 1 - $ 3 over the holidays and their increasing % of ebook sales.

Over the three - day holiday weekend, comparable store sales increased 10.9 % at Barnes & Noble stores, on top of 17 % comparable store growth last year.

Last week I gave you a list of ways to increase your holiday book sales, and one of the ways is to join our «Clean Reads Holiday Book Sale» we're hosting over at our reader website, BooklyBooks.com.

The opportunity is ripe — the National Retail Federation forecasts a 4.1 - percent increase in holiday sales over last year, outpacing the sluggish growth of the prior two years.

The Friends of SFACC year - end holiday appeal raised over $ 40K for the animals, a terrific increase over last year!

The allure of Bali as a tourist destination has only increased over time, and whether your ideal holiday is action packed, or lying back and sipping on a cocktail.

On September 29th, despite nothing but increased volcanic activity, the director had the audacity to call for the volcano alert level to be lowered, due to concerns about tourism to Bali over the Christmas holidays.

Over the years since I started www.KauaiVacationResorts.com, the numbers of holiday rentals on Kauai Island has increased quite a bit.

The move is part of continued interest in long haul destinations and builds on the 350 per cent increase in long haul holidays over a ten year period that the brands revealed last year.

International passenger traffic increased by over 5.5 per cent in July as families jet off on their summer holidays, plus overall traffic went up by two per cent.

- Nintendo is selling three physical Switch games for every console sold in the UK and Spain - this matches the performance of Wii - Nintendo says the Switch's global tie - ratio is 3.6 - 78 % of Nintendo Switch games are sold in boxes, by comparison only 47 % of PS4 games are sold physically - the only blips in Switch sales have occurred during moments of stock shortages - there was a significant spike in hardware sales around the launch of Super Mario Odyssey - across Spain and the UK, 469,000 Switch consoles have been sold for the first 36 weeks of its life - this is about 49 % of what the Wii managed to do over the same period (which launched over Christmas)- this is 300 % of what the Wii U managed to achieve - Switch may grow significantly again if Nintendo continues its trend of updating the hardware with new iterations - there is currently enough stock to satisfy demand at the moment - if demand increases for the holiday season, GAME says «we don't have a warehouse full of stock ready to go.»

As a result of this massive increase in usage we know that some of you experienced intermittent Xbox LIVE issues over the holiday break.

«As a result of this massive increase in usage we know that some of you experienced intermittent Xbox Live issues over the holiday break.

Speaking to Electronic Theatre, a Microsoft rep states that they feel «no joy» over the problems facing the Playstation Network... but that the «robust» Xbox Live will experience increased usage over the bank holiday weekend.

4 Aug: Crikey: Ellen Sandell: Abbott's European holiday might make him hot and bothered Abbott seems to still be confused about the science of climate change, moving between «climate change is absolute crap» and aligning himself with the climate deniers, and at other times accepting that climate change is a problem, but just not one worth acting efficiently on... All of this will be news to most Europeans, who have long accepted the science of climate change and have been measuring their CO2 emissions in tonnes through the trading scheme, and are benefiting from climate change solutions... Studies predict an increase of up to 6.1 million jobs in 2050, and the EU - wide emissions trading scheme is expected to generate between $ 143 billion and $ 296 billion over the next six years... Maybe on the plane on the way home to Australia, Abbott could use the time to catch up on some reading.

The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over website has indicated that Indiana will have increased law enforcement on the streets over the New Years holiday in order to try to identify and stop drunk drivOver website has indicated that Indiana will have increased law enforcement on the streets over the New Years holiday in order to try to identify and stop drunk drivover the New Years holiday in order to try to identify and stop drunk drivers.

This episode covers distracted driving during a change in weather here in BC, ICBC rate increases, the liability of hosting people over the holidays.

Thanksgiving is actually a bigger holiday travel period than Christmas and New Year's, with travel destinations more than 50 miles away increasing by 54 percent over Thanksgiving weekend, and only 23 percent during Christmas and New Year's.

The South African Insurance Organization carried out a survey in 2011 which illustrates the total number of incidents in the country, commonly over Christmas and Easter holidays, has increased, resulting in a rise in car crash claims.

Following a slowdown in e-commerce sales over the holidays, Walmart today is readying a new strategy to attract online shoppers with an increased focus on home goods.

All told, Google Home usage increased 9X this holiday season over last year's, as you controlled more smart devices, asked more questions, listened to more music, and tried out all the new things you can do with your Assistant on Google Home.

Over the holiday season so far, an increasing number of online consumers shopped from their mobile devices.

«All told, Google Home usage increased 9X this holiday season over last year's,» Google wrote in a blog post.