Sentences with phrase «offset falling sales»

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In one fell swoop and with no immediate sales boost to offset it, Narodick would have to increase payroll 20 % to hire the brood.

EMC reported a 2.5 % fall in quarterly revenue, as strong sales in its enterprise software division failed to offset weak performance in its traditional data storage business and a strong dollar.

The company saw year - over-year same store sales fall about 1 percent, and double - digit sales in the direct - to - consumer channel that was offset by negative sales in - stores.

Revenue from Citigroup's fixed - income trading business fell 7 percent to $ 3.4 billion in the first quarter, but that was offset by a 38 percent hike in equity trading sales.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP)-- CVS Health Corp. reported better - than - expected third - quarter earnings Tuesday as increased use of specialty drugs helped offset missing sales of tobacco products, which the company stopped selling this fall.

Other indicators were stronger — businesses invested at a healthy pace — but that was not enough to offset the headwinds from feeble retail sales and falling inventories.

JAPAN: Asahi Breweries FY profits rise Asahi Breweries has reported a 6 % rise in profits for 2009, but drinks sales struggled as an improved overseas presence failed to fully offset falling demand at

The value of Spain's wine rose 8.9 %, with volumes flat at 0.1 %, fed by a number of different factor: although bulk wine volume fell in value as the price per litre rose «significantly», this was offset by value sales rising 11 % and there was an improvement in PDO wine exports which make up around 16 % of sales.

Local shares finished higher after a late rally in retailers, which received a boost from better - than - expected domestic sales figures, offset further falls in the big miners.

AUS: Coca - Cola Amatil's supermarket woes hit H1 profits Coca - Cola Amatil (CCA) has posted a fall in first - half sales and profits as gains overseas failed to offset weak domestic supermarket sales.

Porsche +9 % Porsche managed a modest gain in March, as the addition of the Panamera and increases for the sports cars were able to offset sales for the Cayenne, which fell by half.

While the third quarter saw B&N turn in increased profits of $ 80.3 million, up from $ 72.2 million year - on - year, total sales fell 1.8 % to $ 1.41 billion, attributable in large part to poor online sales offsetting decent offline activity in - store.

Still, digital sales fell 15 % with the drop in e-book sales offset by the gains in audio.

And the increase in e-book sales was not enough to offset the overall decline, with combined book (print + e-book) sales for 2011 ($ 4,986.9 M) falling slightly from 2010 ($ 5,293.3 M).

Same - store sales fell 1.7 %, as declines at its full - price stores largely offset gains at its discount outlets.

With the promise of upfront revenues from NativeEnergy's Help Build ™ carbon offsets sales, project construction was completed and Commercial Brick Corporation began receiving gas from the project in Fall 2011.