Shares of Dunkin' slid 12 % on Thursday as
it reported slowing sales growth in the third quarter, when menu prices were raised by franchisees following a contentious summer of minimum wage discussions in the country.
E-commerce will change that at a time when many of the largest American food and beverage makers are already
reporting slow sales as they face increased competition from nimble, smaller startups.
Not exact matches
Still, when you hear Apple is exploring the manufacture of smart glasses, as Bloomberg
reported, the move isn't a short - term plan to offset iPhone
sales that have
slowed more than analysts and investors wanted to hear.
And, on Thursday, new factory activity data is expected to show that the manufacturing sector grew at a
slow pace in September, while U.S. automakers are expected to
report a 12 % increase in monthly
sales year - over-year.
In its own quarterly
report late on Thursday, Amazon
reported a jump in retail
sales along with a profit slump, as its rapid, costly expansion into new shopping categories and countries showed no sign of
slowing.
While the timing wasn't ideal — cycling obviously
slows down as the weather cools — a few weeks later, Bikes on Wheels
sales clerk John Baker
reported that they'd still only sold a few.
Under Armour, the No. 2 U.S. sportswear maker,
reported its
slowest quarterly
sales growth in six years, hurt by
slowing growth in North America, its biggest market.
The No. 2 U.S. sportswear maker
reported its
slowest quarterly
sales growth in six years, hurt by
slowing growth in North America.
(Unilever
reported $ 5.7 billion in net profit for the year on
slowing sales growth.)
With the benefit of hindsight, it's incredible to think about how divergent the paths of the two companies have been, especially in light of a new
report that shows already -
slowing PC
sales are about to drop off a cliff.
Walmart
reported strong holiday
sales but said online
sales growth
slowed during the quarter, marking a turn from three quarters of booming web growth.
The world's biggest retailer
reported strong holiday
sales Tuesday but said online
sales growth
slowed during the quarter, marking a turn from three quarters of booming online growth, and that its profit margin came under fresh pressure.
Still, it predicted
slower sales growth in 2013 and confirmed
reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement had requested information about its business and financial operations.
Although Hershey
reports annual
sales exceeding $ 7.4 billion, its growth pace
slowed in 2013 and 2014, followed by a 0.5 percent
sales decline in 2015 and a rise of just 0.7 percent in 2016.
But shoppers» dependence on the Internet — and
slowing luxury
sales — has pushed the high - end of the retail market to reconsider diving into digital, according to a recent Morgan Stanley Research
report.
Included in a package of measures to
slow down the housing market was a new rule requiring people to
report the
sale of a principal residence on their tax return starting in 2016.
FRANCE: Remy Cointreau's Cognac
sales slow but still fuel H1 Remy Cointreau has
reported a double - digit rise in half - year
sales, although demand for its Remy Martin Cognac in Asia
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The New York State Association of Counties, dismayed over a
report by the State Comptroller that
sales tax collections have
slowed to half of what they were last year, are asking Governor Cuomo's tax department for more information, says the group's Steven Aquario.
The New York State Association of Counties, dismayed over a
report by the state comptroller that
sales tax collections have
slowed to half of what they were last year, are asking Cuomo's tax department for more information, says the group's Steven Aquario.
The Switch already became the fastest - selling console in the U.S. over a ten - month period back in January and has already skyrocketed past its predecessor's lifetime
sales numbers, but the most recent NPD
report shows that Switch
sales aren't
slowing down.
The
report looks at shipments at a local level, highlighting that within the US market, growth has also
slowed following three years of exceptional
sales which saw more than 26 million devices sold into the K - 12 education sector.
A
report from Automotive News says that this reduced production is due to
slow sales and growing inventories of the SRT Viper.
It's
reported that
slow sales and low fuel economy figures may prompt Mazda to drop the RX - 8 from its U.S. lineup after 2011.
Reasons given for the delay are varied: Some
reports claim that Alfa's plans were put on hold thanks to
slower - than - expected
sales growth in China, while others contend that Alfa Romeo had to go back to the drawing board late in the game after the Giulia failed front, side, and rear crash testing.
According to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, and
reported on bgr.com, while growth of tablet shipments
slowed overall in the second quarter of 2013, Android and iOS based tablet market share has effectively flipped compared to their positions only a year ago, with Apple's iPad experiencing a 14 % drop in
sales to 17 million units, and Android enjoying a huge surge in
sales from 10.7 million to 28.2 million, an increase of around 163 %.
As the Times
reported, «While analysts once predicted that e-books would overtake print by 2015, digital
sales have instead
slowed sharply.»
The
report stated that «growth will
slow next year, when the business will do $ 5 billion in
sales, Morgan Stanley estimates, followed by similarly modest growth in 2015, when Amazon will do an estimated $ 5.5 billion in Kindle
sales.»
IDC reiterated the finding,
reporting that «after a strong run through 2009, [Acer] was affected by lackluster
sales of Mini Notebook PCs, and
slowing consumer demand across many markets.»
(see below) It got me thinking... I've seen several
reports recently about growth
slowing for ebook
sales.
Since then, however, Nielsen will
report Thursday, the trade has seen «a
slow erosion in both ebook and print unit
sales.»
As many have noted of late, e-book
sales are slipping, and Publishers Weekly's Jim Milliot has a
report on how
slowing e-book
sales hit profits of two big publishers, S&S and HarperCollins: Parent company News Corp blamed the weak
sales performance on lower Divergent
sales and lower e-book
sales.
The short answer is that the book industry, like all publishing industries, has been
slow to embrace change: While ebooks now comprise 30 percent of book
sales, per the Book Industry Study Group's most recent
report, they were long seen as a novelty for early adopters.
But Amazon are still
reporting growth in the ebook market, and while Kobo talk of a
slow - down,
sales are not in decline.
Despite the
slow eBook
sales in the US
reported by many sources, authors and publishers should watch the Russian market closely aside from UK, China, and Brazil as the country has competed to be in the third largest eBook market behind China and the US.
Those
sales came despite some
reports of consumer complaints about the Kindle Fire including the lack of an external volume control, an on / off switch that's easy to hit by accident and
slow - loading web pages, shortcomings we've discovered as well.
A recent IDC research
report reveals tablet
sales are
slowing even as tablet prices continue to drop.
OTTAWA — A
report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says home
sales in Vancouver were already
slowing before the plunge in recent months in the wake of a new tax on foreign buyers.
Unfortunately, as of end - March, Sirius was
reporting an LTV of 65.4 % — due to continued (negative) property revaluations, and a disappointingly small &
slow level of (non-core) property
sales.
Turns out, all
reports and analysis lean towards a flattening out of property prices in most Canadian markets, with some areas of the country experiencing a decline in both
sales activity and prices, as other areas continue to experience price gains, albeit at a much
slower pace than we've seen in recent years.
Sales,
reported as
slow to start, were steady during opening hours and afterward.
Wednesday's VIP preview was,
reports Art News, initially a
slow burner before
sales picked up.
Whereas business at the inaugural Expo in 2012 tended toward the
slow and the tentative, its sophomore outing was more assured, with «
sales (taking) steps in a more lucrative direction for many dealers,»
reported art news website Artinfo.
The
report, «Material Risks: How Public Accountability Is
Slowing Tar Sands Development,» presents market analysis and industry data to support its estimates on lost
sales revenue to the tar sands industry as public opposition creates delays and project cancellations.
This opens the door to Apple management having a greater level of discretion over
reported sales, especially in an environment of
slowing demand.
In fact, a recent
report says that Apple is cutting production levels in half in response to
slower - than - expected
sales.
It remains to be seen whether or not the recent
reports about Apple
slowing down its older iPhones to preserve battery affects the company's
sales in any way, but given the loyalty of Apple users, that isn't very likely.
Apple's statement and
reports from bloggers helped fuel conspiracy theories Apple is intentionally
slowing down its products to fuel
sales.
It was
reported yesterday that Apple was
slowing down iPhone X production to gauge iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
sales.
While a decline in part orders during the first half of the year is a common trend as it is usually a
slow sales season and companies tend to launch newer products during the second half of the year to target the holiday quarter, the
report states that the decline in iPhone X part orders is more than usual.
According to an unconfirmed
report from Nikkei Asia,
slower than expected
sales of iPhone X in the holiday season have resulted in this cut.