The analysts also see continued historical out performance over it's industry peers, especially
on same store sales.
The coffee giant also missed expectations
on same store sales, amid efforts to roll - out premiere offerings both internationally and domestically.
Not exact matches
Analysts
on average had expected
same -
store sales to rise 3.5 percent, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Previously,
same -
store sales growth represented the estimated percentage change in
sales of all restaurants in the Company system that have been open for one year or more, and the base
stores changed
on a rolling basis from month to month.
This is
on top of a terrible 2014, in which
same store sales dropped 8.3 %, revenue fell nearly 14 %, and 2,000 jobs were cut.
«I think
on the department
store side, Nordstorm and Kohl's are interesting... You've seen improvements at Kohl's, you've seen improvements in the
same -
store sales, you've seen brands go in their portfolio and now they're taking a look at their
store base to optimize and remodel some of their existing
stores.»
On a full - year basis, 2013
same -
store sales growth of 1.1 % in the Canadian segment was below our original target range of 2 % to 4 %; we believe this was due to ongoing challenging economic conditions and increased competitive intensity in our industry.
McDonald's U.S.
same -
store sales slump is disturbing for the chain in large part because there is no one problem the brand can focus
on.
However, growth in China was robust, with
same -
store sales rising 6 percent
on the back of a 6 percent increase in transactions.
On Thursday, the coffee chain confirmed that investors can expect annual global
same -
store sales of between 3 and 5 percent growth.
«Although the quick service restaurant category remains very competitive / promotional, the data reflects continued underlying brand improvement at McDonald's in addition to what we believe will be tangible 2018
same -
store sales drivers,» analyst Andy Barish wrote
on Friday.
Wingo's company came up with a metric called
same store sales (SSS), which is commonly used to track the success of third - party
sales on Amazon's platform, and he watches the company pretty closely.
Dollar Tree beat
on the top and bottom lines, raised its full - year guidance and saw accelerating
same -
store sales growth of 2.4 percent.
Dollar Tree reported its earnings
on the
same day, also delivering weaker - than - expected
same -
store sales growth of 1.2 percent when the Street expected 2.3 percent.
On a conference call with analysts, Buffalo Wild Wings executives were asked what went wrong for the chain, which has now reported two straight quarters of
same -
store sales weaknesses.
Both J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets cited Kohl's improving
same -
store sales in raising their ratings
on the apparel department
store.
«For the remainder of 2014 we will focus
on our multi-layered growth strategy, which incorporates
same -
store sales growth, leverage from higher
sales, deployment of free cash flow, increasing royalty revenues and new drive - in development to build shareholder value,» Sonic CEO Cliff Hudson said in a statement.
Offering such as access to the
store's doggie daycare facility are «viewed as
sale items the
same way items
on the shelf are,» she told the paper.
Finally,
on Feb. 26, 2014, Penney reported its first glimmer of good news: increases in
same -
store sales for the first time in two years, up 2 % over the prior year's fourth quarter (which, let's not forget, was down 32 %).
Starbucks bulls see a growth story almost unparalleled in the restaurant world, a chain that delivers unusually high
same -
store sales growth year after year and remains
on track to keep growing worldwide.
The
store's numbers haven't been pretty either:
Same -
store sales growth last quarter was at its lowest level since 2009, a fact blamed in part
on the New York City investigation and
on the longer - term concern that it is facing stiff competition in the healthy - eating ethos up and down the grocery food chain — from Kroger (KR) and Walmart (WMT) to Trader Joe's and Sprouts (SFM).
Thanks to that increasing emphasis
on appliances, as well as its proximity to existing Sears and Kmart
stores, Best Buy would get the biggest lift in
same -
store sales if all Sears
stores closed, analysts found.
After hearing that Kohl's delivered
same -
store sales of over 5 percent for the first time since 2001 and that Children's Place logged an 8.5 percent gain in holiday - season
same -
store sales, Cramer sensed that these were more than just positive blips
on the retail radar screen.
On a
same -
store basis, the company said retail
sales in the fourth quarter were up 0.3 per cent compared with a year ago.
Michael Kors reported a 5.8 % decline in
same -
store sales for its fourth quarter
on Wednesday, including a 6.7 % drop in North America.
The assault
on all fronts helps to explain the weakness in Second Cup's
same -
store sales, which inched up only 0.2 % in 2008, and fell 3.2 % in 2009.
Chipotle Mexican Grill shares soared more than 17 % after the company beat
on earnings, showed an improvement in
same store sales, and announced it was allocating more money to buy back stock.
In large part, the quarter's strength was fueled by Dunkin Donut's U.S. business, where
same -
store sales rose 2.9 %
on the back of demand for new hot and iced beverages and breakfast food, such as a flatbread with eggs and guacamole.
Quick - service restaurants were the top performer based
on same -
store sales in the third quarter with a growth of 2.2 percent, and have posted the highest total
sales growth during the first half of this year, at a rate of 4.7 percent.
On Tuesday, the Golden Arches reported that fourth - quarter
same -
store sales in the U.S. surged 5.7 %, trouncing Wall Street estimates for a 2.7 % gain.
Signet Jewelers, whose brands include Kay Jewelers, Zales, and Jared, announced
on March 14 that it would close 200
Stores over the next 12 months after
same -
store sales dropped 5.2 % year - over-year.
But, as Bloomberg pointed out, domestic
same -
store sales were down 1.3 percent year
on year.
To become more positive
on the stock, the analyst is looking for sequential improvement in
same -
store sales, food price deflation and better - than - expected profitability.
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on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), which is having no trouble at all getting customers through its doors, with 4.5 %
same -
store sales growth in the U.S. and even better numbers globally.
Kmart's
same -
store sales adjusted for Easter rose 6.8 per cent during the quarter, as its continued focus
on slashing prices paid dividends.
Same -
store sales fell 2.6 per cent, an improvement
on the 6.5 per cent decline in the December quarter.
The first was
same -
store sales, which increased just 1.3 % in the company's third fiscal quarter
on a constant currency basis.
Gap said
on Jan. 9 that global Gap
same -
stores sales rose 1 % in the November - December shopping season.
The company said
on its third quarter conference call that
same -
store sales rose 17 % and that it plans to increase
store rollout.
It's frustrating to buy an item — especially a big - ticket one — only to find it
on sale at the
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Kniffen said
on «Squawk
on The Street» that many
stores will post bad traffic and
same -
store sales comparisons this year.
Daily
sales on Puritan Pride's
store on Tmall Global average about 200,000 yuan ($ 30,421) versus 50,000 yuan ($ 7,600) at the
same time in last year,» according to Sara Han, vice president of Ecmoho, a Shanghai - based company that manages the Tmall Global
store for Puritan's Pride.
They think there is still room to cut down
on costs to minimize losses from
same store sales declines.
Sure,
same -
store -
sales analysis is typically the go - to metric in retail, but I needed a better way of determining the overall impact
on the P&L through this hyper growth.
Medline said Sobeys prefers to focus
on margin improvement than «empty calorie»
same -
store sales, which are most easily achieved in the cutthroat industry through steep price cuts.
Macy's posted its 10th straight quarterly
sales decline
on Thursday, recording a 2.8 % drop in
same -
store sales.
Smith added
on Tuesday, «We are packed at dinner, and if we really want to move average unit volumes and
same -
store sales then lunch provides us with a great opportunity.»
As evidenced by our first quarter performance, our zero based budgeting process contributed to our results, as we successfully leveraged our SG&A expenses
on same -
store sales growth below our 2.5 % to 3 % leverage target.
Retail vehicle unit
sales were up 1 percent, or up 2 percent
on a
same store basis, compared to the year - ago period, the company said.
«What we have done is co-branded Buffalo's Express with existing Fatburger locations and have seen an increase in
same -
store sales of 10 to 30 percent, depending
on the location,» Vice President of Marketing Thayer Wiederhorn says.