Not exact matches
The National Retail Federation said the November result supported its expectation for an overall 4.1 percent jump in
holiday season sales - confirming its conclusion that the
poor Black Friday showing was a result of a shift in shopping patterns rather than a sign of weakness.
Still, the
poor holiday season, which puts the company on track for a third straight quarterly comparable
sales decline, means Target now expects fourth - quarter comparable
sales to decline between 1 % and 1.5 %, compared with prior guidance of between down 1 % and up 1 %.
And the NRF itself said it still expects retail
sales for the whole
season to be up 4.1 %, despite the
poor holiday weekend showing.
A great or
poor start for
holiday sales does not necessarily dictate how the entire
season will go.
Because of the
poor progression system and all the pay - to - win mechanics (which were temporarily scaled back in November), Battlefront II suffered in
sales over the
holiday season.