Sentences with phrase «last significant sales»

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The holiday shopping season is once again in full force and whether you fight through the crowds for deals on Black Friday or wait until the last moment on Christmas Eve, one fact can't be denied: Cyber Monday will drive a significant portion of holiday shopping sales in 2014.

«We were totally surprised by last month's sales» sounds more significant than, «We were surprised by last month's sales,» but a surprise is either unexpected or it's not.

Just like the rest of New York City, investment sales in Brooklyn took a significant hit last year.

Banks and broker / dealers, however, represent a «key initiative» for American Equity, as these channels represent «a significant growth opportunity» for FIA sales, said Matovina in a news release issued last year.

Operating profit before tax rose 39 % to ₤ 67m thanks to annuity sales growth of 19 % to ₤ 742m and a significant rise in new business profit margin, to 8.9 % from 5.0 % in the same period last year.

«A significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale - retail sales.

Such a fire sale might roil financial markets or cause problems for companies that lost funding, but experts say it is hard to imagine a significant or lasting impact on the American economy.

In the last few years, the company has seen significant growth to its business, key personnel, equipment, sales and packaging capabilities.

The sale of IXL and Taylors is likely to lead to further job losses at SPC, which has undergone significant restructuring over the last three years after receiving a $ 22 million rescue package from the Victorian government in 2014.

Following last years» campaign which saw a significant increase in consumer research into the certified organic market and an increase in sales at a retail level, we expect even more success this year.

With Sevilla having enjoyed a significant windfall after selling star midfielder Ivan Rakitic to Barcelona, following the sales of Alvaro Negredo, Gary Medel and Jesus Navas to the Premier League last summer, they may have money to splash on the right player.

Electric car sales have increased in the last year, but experts disagree over how significant the role of electric cars is in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Our menswear business has seen significant progress, increasing over 150 percent over the last year, and now comprises approximately 40 percent of our total e-commerce sales.

Brightsolid CEO Chris van der Kuyl said: «Our acquisition of Friends Reunited in April 2010 helped the company to achieve significant growth last year, with overall sales up by 75 %.

As expected, the Nintendo Switch is still on top of the hardware charts with a significant bump in sales compared to last week.

Hardware sales saw a more significant drop, dipping 32 % to $ 331 million, though last year represented a tough comparison with the Switch's release.

That's a significant increase from last week (+35 %), bringing total sales of the Happy Price Selection to 97 110 units.

It's a significant jump from previous weeks so it's obvious that the release of Hyrule Warriors caused a jump in console sales, but how long that will last remains to be seen.

Last but not least, every LMS sales pitch requires a significant amount of audience research.

The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado goes on sale late this summer, but as GM sells down the old model, dealerships aren't due for significant inventory until the last quarter of this year.

Although Pontiac has been moving more G8 sedans than ever in the last two months, those sales are likely spurred by significant incentives.

The 2016 Acura RDX will be entering its mid-cycle in 2016, and instead of giving the RDX the normal routine facelift, Acura decided to give the vehicle some significant upgrades, perhaps to celebrate its best - ever year last year when «it posted record sales in 2014 well ahead of European rivals in their segments».

The primary reason for the significant drop in sales is zero dealer dispatches of its Amaze compact sedan last month.

Honda engineers in Japan spent more than three years working on the car that makes up a large chunk of U.S. Acura sales — as many as 38,000 cars last year — as it plays a significant role for parent company Honda worldwide (Acura is not a brand in Europe yet).

Along with the segment leading products Fortuner and Innova Crysta, Yaris has been a significant contributor to the overall positive sales growth as compared to the same period last year.

Truck lovers, it's fall and pickup sales in Canada are as strong as ever — each of the Big Three posting significant gains in year - to - date sales over last year, most notably by...

Since we announced our partnership with Thalia last summer, we have seen a significant success in sales of the Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight sold by Thalia.

And I plan on openly disclosing my sales numbers as well, so that we can see whether an unknown (albeit one who has spent the last two years developing social media connections, blogging, and taking up as much free internet real estate as humanly possible to get her name out there) can make a significant jump in sales using some of the same marketing tactics that Mr. Konrath has.

Retailing The Books - A-Million retail chain reported significant growth in the last quarter, due in part to strong sales of manga and strategy games.

The next most significant news came when Apple announced the sales of the Apple handset has broken the last record of 600,000 in one day, with a million iPhones 4S being pre-ordered on the very first day.

iPod sales had a more significant downfall, dropping from 6.75 million units last year to 3.5 million this year.

«We've seen a significant increase in sales over the last 18 months.

Even with a significant drop of 41 % in sales over last week, Modern Warfare 2 has held on to the UK charts» top position for the ninth consecutive week.

Their annual sales have risen by a significant amount compared to last year's figures, but a miserable fourth quarter has contributed to an overall loss of US$ 136.1 million.

Whilst videogames are still very much a growth industry, there's no doubt that sales suffered a significant slump during the last couple of years.

Saatchi, who last made a significant sale in 2013, will auction works at Christie's in New York and London in March.

Examples of Soviet Russian painting, delicate porcelain and Imperial Fabergé will be up for grabs at their evening and day sales, including one of the last significant works by Kazimir Malevich in private possession.

The Playstation Vita launched in Japan with a bang last month, but the second week of sales for the device saw a significant drop.

Samsung's semiconductor and display divisions provided a significant chunk of the company's profits last year but according to a new report, Samsung expects to make less money from OLED panel sales in 2018.

One significant event was the US Marshals Service's third bitcoin auction, which saw more bidders take part than its last sale in December.

For the third month in a row, Microsoft's Xbox One outsold Sony's PlayStation 4 in the US - a small, but significant victory, given the extent to which global PS4 sales have spanked those of the Xbox One over the last three years.

Having tasted significant success and racked up impressive sales numbers last year with its ZenFone 2 flagship smartphone and its lower - priced derivatives like the ZenFone 2 Laser, Asus is expected to launch its ZenFone 3 flagship smartphone later this year.

The sixth generation device is Samsung's attempt to recapture the market, in which it has suffered significant sales drops in the last year.

Last year, the initial coin offering (ICO) for Onegram — a purportedly Shariah - compliant, gold - backed, cryptocurrency — garnered significant international media attention for what the company hoped would be a more than $ 500 million USD token - sale.

In the last year, we've experienced significant economic change, equity reduction, sales price, distressed properties, lending guidelines, and technology, just to name a few.

Old Navy's third quarter same store sales were up an impressive 24 % versus an 18 % decline last year, showing significant improvement on a two - year basis for September.

«CoStar Group made significant investments over the last four quarters to expand our market coverage in the U.S., to grow the sales force and improve product quality,» says Andrew Florance, CEO and president of CoStar Group.

Calgary entered the new year with more real estate sales reps than last year, despite its weakening housing market, the precipitous drop in the price of oil and significant job losses in the Alberta oil patch, brokers say.

Hamilton East, Flamborough, Waterdown, Stoney Creek and Dunnville all saw significant increases in numbers of sales, while Dundas and Caledonia showed the largest drops in sales compared to August of last year.

In December Hamilton Centre, Dundas, Flamborough and Glanbook all saw significant increases in numbers of sales, while Hamilton Mountain, Ancaster, Waterdown and Caledonia showed drops in sales compared to the same month last year.