The Greater Toronto Area experienced
the largest decrease in sales, with 6.7 per cent fewer homes trading hands.
Not exact matches
APMEA
sales decreased 14.5 percent
in August, due
in large part to the Chinese expired meat scandal.
Support for banning assault weapons among all respondents
decreased from 69 percent
in 2013 to 63 percent
in 2015, and support for banning the
sale of
large capacity ammunition magazines
decreased from 68 percent to 60 percent.
A new report from Vergelijk.nl, one of the
largest product and price comparison sites
in the Netherlands says that overall interest
in e-readers has
decreased by 40 %
in 2015, tablet
sales have also plummeted by 35 %.
NEW YORK (TheStreet)-- Amazon (AMZN) has signed a new deal with book publisher Hachette, ending a months - long standoff that resulted
in sharply
decreased sales for the publisher and a public relations mess for the world's
largest bookseller.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns,
decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining
sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions
in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases
in labor costs, possible increases
in shipping rates or interruptions
in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory
in channels of distribution may be
larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes
in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction
in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized
in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital
sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases
in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company
in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained
in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness
in internal controls described
in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed
in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed
in detail
in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,»
in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and
in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
The
sales decrease was largely due to lower traffic, as well as the decline
in coloring books and artist supplies — a reversal of last year's phenomenon — and the comparison to last year's best - selling album by Adele — the
largest selling CD
in our history — which combined accounted for approximately one third of the
sales decline.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns,
decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining
sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions
in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases
in labor costs, possible increases
in shipping rates or interruptions
in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory
in channels of distribution may be
larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes
in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction
in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized
in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital
sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases
in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company
in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained
in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness
in internal controls described
in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed
in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed
in detail
in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,»
in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and
in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
When not to be greedy by identifying situations when the
sale of just a few shares will result
in a
large decrease in influence
The second quarter continued a negative trend
in the console category, as evidenced by a 26 % category decline due to a fall - off
in the handheld category,
large declines
in console
sales and a 29 %
decrease in software
sales.
Large gains
in pending home
sales in the Northeast and West helped to offset small
decreases in the Midwest and South.
However, and according to the Report, the Naples Beach area also saw the
largest decrease in overall closed
sales during 2016 of all other geographic areas reported.
Here are the ten U.S. housing markets with the
largest decreases in for -
sale inventory since 2012.