Sentences with phrase «own sluggish sales»

Analyst Paul Trussell upgraded shares of Under Armour to hold from sell, arguing that its «rapidly growing» international business could help balance sluggish sales in North America.

Chipotle's sluggish sales and struggling brand perception spell more downside for investors, UBS says.

Novartis took its campaign to invigorate sluggish sales of its new heart - failure medicine Entresto to a U.S. cardiologists meeting on Saturday, telling attendees that even clinically stable patients can benefit from the drug.

In mid-February the company recorded a fifth consecutive quarter of sluggish sales, and comparable sales at Tim Hortons restaurants around the world slipped 0.1 per cent for the 2017 financial year.

The plan was detailed in a note to its shareholders in which the company said it would ditch the sexy ads and «recast the brand in a positive, inclusive and socially - conscious light» in order to revive sluggish sales.

Following a year of sluggish sales due to fierce price competition in the coffee and breakfast sandwich categories, Dunkin' could use the lift from attention - grabbing new items.

It comes at a time when P&G is struggling to grow sluggish sales after shedding at least 100 brands in recent years to focus on core categories.

Coca - Cola Co reported better - than - expected quarterly profit and sales on Friday as it sold more teas, coffees and vitamin water, offsetting sluggish sales of fizzy drinks, sending its shares up as much as 2 percent.

At the same time, Sorrell may have become a liability, at least symbolically, in an era when big clients under pressure to grow profit margins amid sluggish sales growth turned to agency fees as a seemingly bottomless bucket of cost savings.

After disappointing investors this year with sluggish sales, the prospects for Novartis» CAR - T therapy Kymriah may be improving.

Projects that are further along are facing sluggish sales and getting stuck with unsold units.

Other factors included sluggish sales of arcade game consoles and slower - than - expected sales of the high - definition game Sleeping Dogs.

Even though Apple's latest flagship has shown sluggish sales, iOS downloads experienced rapid growth like never before.

However, given the sluggish sales environment, management declined to pass those costs on to its customers.

Increased competition and sluggish sales are fueling the fire for aggressive competition amongst QSRs.

Sluggish sales in Europe are no bother for its two largest fashion retailers: both companies have seen their profits rise considerably thanks to a global expansion drive across Asia — and...

Nassau Comptroller George Maragos, a Republican - turned - Democrat who's running for county executive, testified that Republican County Executive Edward Mangano's 2017 proposed budget has nearly $ 115 million in risky assumptions, including new fees that may not be approved, sluggish sales tax growth and understated police overtime expenses.

But this is another factor contributing to sluggish sales tax growth.

Duoba thinks such a vehicle would have significant consumer appeal, especially in light of sluggish sales of the latest round of electric vehicles from the major automakers.

Since screentime is divided fairly evenly between the two lovers, Jake's sluggish sales season is complemented by Holly's designer ambitions.

Last month, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said that Nintendo was to blame for sluggish sales, highlighting the company's «relaxed» marketing efforts and the lack of «one single software» to sell the console's differences.

This was an even worse week than the previous one, which already was the worst week so far this year, with sluggish sales in both Software and Hardware.

(The $ 25,000 Syclone, a pickup version of the Typhoon introduced during the 1991 model year, also has faced sluggish sales.

DETROIT — With sluggish sales of minivans and Jeep Grand Cherokees — and no new high - volume vehicles due until 2004 — the Chrysler group's recovery plan is in danger as the U.S. market plunges.

Chrysler Corp. has sold its 50 percent ownership stake in Alfa Romeo Distributors of North America, an Orlando company that acts as the national distributor for the Italian automaker.The decision was a result of Alfa Romeo's sluggish sales performance in United States, where a recession has weakened consumer confidence.That poor performance prompted Alfa Romeo to lay off 23 employees Friday from the Orlando distributorship, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

One major reason for its departure, despite sluggish sales, is that Hyundai wants to push its new standalone luxury brand, Genesis.

After very sluggish sales and the invasion of SUVs in the same space, the D - segment sedans have finally gotten interesting.

Although the entire premium hatchback segment registered sluggish sales in December 2017 (which is expected as most buyers want a car model of a new year for better resale value), the Volkswagen Polo registered positive sales figures when compared month - on - month.

Local new - car dealers hope the Central Florida International Auto Show, which opens today and is expected to draw 200,000 people, will boost sluggish sales somewhere down the road.The show, which features six models making their auto - show debuts, runs through Sunday at the Orange County Convention Center.

Morgan Stanley also reported that consumer PC use is down by 20 percent since 2008, and the market has similarly experienced sluggish sales.

However, in 2012 Beats bought back half of HTC's investment for $ 150 million, currently leaving HTC with a 25 % stake in the audio equipment maker after HTC kept reporting massive losses due to sluggish sales of its handsets, many with Beats Audio integration and being forced to sell off extraneous holdings in order to retain short - term stability.

RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook may have trumped Sony through a momentary 60 percent discount due to its own sluggish sales.

The move is an effort to turn around sluggish sales of tablet computers powered by Google's Android software.

I can't argue with PC sluggish sales, bears are right on this point:

At times, sluggish sales and delayed customer payments can significantly impact your cash flow.

200m ps4 + xbones is never happening, especially with the sluggish sales of xbone.

The beating EA Sports MMA took from early sluggish sales and analyst «DOA» predictions caused many to wonder whether it could be EA's first and last foray in the mixed martial arts genre.

According to Nikkei, the Wii U's relatively sluggish sales aren't expected to recover, so the house of Mario and Zelda will cease production early.

If you held - off buying a Wii U in hopes that Nintendo would have a price cut because of the sluggish sales, you should stop and just buy one.

TOKYO (Reuters)- Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new version of its «Wii Fit» home exercise game this autumn, aiming to help boost sluggish sales of its Wii console in Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

As their profits slump by 30 % compared to last year, coupled with continued sluggish sales of the Wii U that might not even hit their brutally culled sales projections, Iwata and the Ninty top brass have accepted a 50 % pay cut in an act of contrition.

If only Mario Kart 8 had been a Wii U launch title, Nintendo might not have had to cope with the ignominy of the recent months of unbearably sluggish sales.

While buying wasn't entirely muted — London's October Gallery sold (by telephone) a large - scale aluminum - and - copper - wire - textile drapery by Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui for $ 650,000 to a royal buyer from Abu Dhabi — many of the 26 participating galleries reported sluggish sales.

Once the iPhone 8 went on sale, some analysts said that their sluggish sales could be attributed to people waiting for the iPhone X.

Sluggish sales, may have forced the company to scramble lucrative offers to build on the iPhone 6s» sluggish sales momentum.

Under Apple's pressure, suppliers, including Samsung, increased production to maximum capacity, only to end up with excess stock of components following sluggish sales.

Recently, it's been reported that Samsung is one of the parties affected by the sluggish sales of the iPhone X, as it's the sole supplier of OLED displays for the anniversary Apple model.

As previously reported, industry sources claim that the sluggish sales of the yearly upgrades could be due to consumers holding off on upgrading their handsets until iPhone X officially arrives in the country this December.

The upcoming games now prove that Sony is not ready to give up on its Vita console just yet, and it will be interesting to see whether it will be able to revive sluggish sales.

This piece will go into the overall situation and try to ascertain if AMOLED assembly can reinforce Apple's profit picture and eventually stem the decreasing tide of sluggish sales, which have taken place over the first quarter this year and threaten to dampen future finances as well.