Sentences with phrase «percent industry sales»

For its part, the National Restaurant Association stands by its initial projection of 1.5 percent industry sales growth in real terms for 2015.

Not exact matches

Our commission for account sales managers is 10 to 20 percent, above industry standards.»

U.S. industry sales of large SUVs have jumped 11 percent in the first half of the year, Ford Motor Co. estimates, compared with increases of 9 percent for midsize and 4 percent for small SUVs.

«This acquisition will significantly expand our presence in the U.S. branded organic and natural foods industry, where sales have been growing at a 12 percent compound rate over the last 10 years,» said Jeff Harmening, General Mills executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Customers ordering via the iPad spent 15 to 20 percent more than other patrons, with sales per passenger double the industry average.

A recent survey by the National Association for Business Economics showed that 18 percent of businesses expect a negative impact from declining oil prices — reflecting the percentage of industries that directly benefit from oil and natural gas sales.

Sales in the U.S. fast casual industry rose 11.3 percent to $ 34.5 billion in 2013 and are expected to exceed $ 50 billion by 2018, according to research firm Technomic.

The findings are in line with a report released by The NPD Group reported earlier this year, which said sales of licensed toys outperformed the industry as a whole by rising 3 percent in 2013.

As for Caterpillar, roughly 40 percent of its sales are tied to construction, and about 50 percent are tied to the energy, transportation and natural resources industries.

Holiday retail sales in November and December — excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants — are expected to increase as much as 4 percent this year, reaching up to $ 682 billion, according to the National Retail Federation, the industry's trade group.

Bolstered by an improved economy, the financial planning, advice, and investment industry saw an 11 percent increase in sales in 2010, according Sageworks.

Young companies are now offering higher salaries than the tech industry average — with developers earning 26 percent more, marketers raking in an additional 7 percent, and sales / business development folks commanding a 12 percent premium to work at startups.

While sales and revenue grow, the number of composite businesses in this industry is predicted to decline by 3 percent through 2016 as smaller firms consolidate or become independent advisers helping larger companies.

As more markets open up, demand is expected to rise 25 percent and the industry should hit $ 6.7 billion in sales this year.

Holiday sales in 2015 are expected to represent approximately 19 percent of the retail industry's annual sales of $ 3.2 trillion.

After reporting 26 quarters of greater than 20 percent sales growth, the athletic wear company — which has been dramatically outperforming the broader industry — said revenue increased just 12 percent in the fourth quarter.

Overall industry sales dropped 4 percent to 1.5 million vehicles, according to Autodata Corp..

Retail researcher NPD's chief industry analyst, Marshal Cohen, predicted 2.8 to 3.2 percent sales growth, down from 3.5 percent last year, excluding groceries and autos, for November to mid-January.

Chipotle is also working on growing in areas such as delivery, mobile ordering and catering (catering's currently only about 1 percent of sales) to boost loyalty to the chain that lost its way after being a hallmark of the success of the fast - casual industry.

In a report published Friday, Brean analyst Todd Mitchell analyzed June's NPD retail video game industry sales, which showed an 18 percent increase in video game industry sales during June to $ 69 million.

Sales of beer, wine and mixed drinks in Austin rose by 7 percent in March, a month that's traditionally lucrative for the city's hospitality industry due to the South by Southwest festival.

The Sports Authority represented more than 10 percent of the sports industry's apparel and equipment sales.

So instead of taking that Handy Dan model of the Four's [four million dollars sales, forty percent margin, 40 staff people, etc] we said, «lets try and leap frog the industry dramatically.»»

Walmart's online sales grew just 10 percent in the third quarter, slower than the 15 percent industry average, while Target's grew 20 percent, well below the company's stated goal of 30 percent, the companies announced last week.

The connector confidence index that's based on monthly industry data from Bishop & Associate shows monthly auto sales are flat in the US, up 4 percent in China and up 5 percent in Europe during the first quarter.

The legal maneuvers come amid a slowdown in smartphone sales, which are growing at about 1 percent after several years of double digit annual growth, according to industry research firm International Data Corp..

Elliott Management has taken a 12 percent stake in Travelport Worldwide, the hedge fund said in a filing on March 26, and may push for a sale of the travel industry e-commerce company that could include Elliott as a buyer.

G.M. sales accounted for 31.3 percent of the industry's sales last year, down from 31.5 percent in 1996 and 32.9 percent in 1995.

Overall, the indexed annuity market cooled significantly at the end of last year as fourth quarter sales fizzled 13 percent to $ 14 billion compared with the year - ago period, according to industry tracker LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute.

On Friday, industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive maintained their 2017 sales forecast of 17.6 million vehicles, an increase of 0.2 percent from 2016.

It reported industry - leading same - restaurant sales growth of 11.3 percent in the latest quarter, compared with Taco Bell's 2 percent decline in the third quarter.

Detroit U.S. auto sales in April likely fell nearly 8 percent from the same month in 2017 despite big discounts for consumers, industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Thursday.

Detroit, April 26 U.S. auto sales in April likely fell nearly 8 percent from the same month in 2017 despite big discounts for consumers, industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Thursday.

Jim Beam grew sales volume by 6.5 percent last year across all varieties, according to industry tracker Shanken News Daily.

According to Autodata, total vehicle sales slipped 2 percent in August from a year earlier, as inventories continued to pile up and prices of used vehicles declined, driving the industry's sales figures to their lowest in three years.

Industry estimates showed GM posting a range of sales anywhere from flat to down 8 percent for April.

Led by a 12 - percent pop in makeup sales, the domestic industry saw a 6 - percent, $ 1 billion...

Promotions and discounts offered by U.S. retailers drove a 2.7 percent rise in holiday season sales despite six fewer days and a cold snap that kept shoppers from stores, retail industry tracker ShopperTrak said.

Industry analysts expect overall U.S. variable annuity sales to shrink by about 10 to 15 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, with many people pointing to Department of Labor's fiduciary rule as a big reason.

In 2001, music categorized as ccm accounted for more than $ 1 billion in sales — up 12 percent in a year when the recording industry as a whole took a downturn, Newsweek ran a cover story on «Jesus Rock» and HBO's The Sopranos featured a humorous subplot about the mob family trying to get in on the action.

«Flavor is a big issue across the industry,» said Maggie Harding, sales manager at food ingredient supplier The Scoular Company, which makes an 85 percent pea protein isolate.

Still, while the sector is gaining a presence in the industry and on shelves, products with plant - based meat claims only account for 2.1 percent of sales in refrigerated and frozen meat products sold at retail.

In 2013, the U.S. flexible packaging industry grew 2.8 percent to $ 27.2 billion in annual sales and the 2014 forecasted growth is 3.8 % to $ 28.2 billion.

«Today about 70 percent of our ticket sales are online, which is radically higher than the industry, so we're pushing the envelope there as well.

In many ways, baby carrots have helped make the carrot industry less wasteful now that pre-packaged baby carrots make up nearly 70 percent of all carrot sales, according to The Washington Post.

Last October, officially known to the natural products industry as Non-GMO Month, sales of Non-GMO Project Verified products increased an average of 7 percent.

Beer remains the largest market segment, representing 56 percent of the glass container industry's sales volume in 2017 (a drop of 1 percent in share from 2016).

It's also important to recognize that, despite the authors» suggestion, sales of soft drinks have actually declined by nearly 12 percent since 2000, due in part to the beverage industry's innovation in bringing more no - calorie, low - calorie and smaller - portion beverage options to market.

Sales of craft beer grew 6 percent in the U.S. last year, industry consultant Bump Williams shared during Thursday afternoon's Brewers Association Power Hour.

In total, 13 manufacturers responded to the survey (representing approximately 17 percent of U.S. manufacturing sales) and 13 retailers / wholesalers responded (representing approximately 30 percent of U.S. grocery retail / wholesale industry sales).