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Nowhere is the climate fight more important than in China, the world's largest spewer of greenhouse gases, which is in the midst of an unprecedented promotion of electric cars: Last year, sales of electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles in China rose 50 % to 507,000, more than three times the U.S. figure.

«Last year, we saw a 28 percent rise in sales volumes for our small business merchants versus the same day in 2009,» said Mary Ann Fitzmaurice Reilly, senior vice president, American Express OPEN.

Sales of residential properties rose almost 30 percent in Dandong's of Zhenxing District, which includes the New Zone, last month from March, according to data from the local housing authority.

New vehicle sales are on the rise, with new data showing 4.8 per cent more cars were sold in the six months to June 30 than the same six month period last year.

Last year the sales numbers came in strong for the fourth quarter, but there was only one problem: as revenues rose, profits plummeted.

The world's biggest beer makers have been angling to tap rising interest in the craft category, which generated $ 19.6 billion in retail sales last year and now accounts for 11 % of the total beer market, according to industry trade group the Brewers Association.

Last month, PetSmart reported flat third - quarter net income of $ 92.2 million as net sales rose 2.6 percent to $ 1.7 billion.

Same - store sales — a key benchmark — rose 7 percent in the country last quarter.

Torstar's Harlequin Enterprises division says sales of its guilty pleasures rose 3.7 % over last year, to $ 122.5 million.

For instance, retail sales rose 6.9 % last year in Alberta, compared with 2.5 % for the rest of the country.

Retail sales excluding automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services, increased 0.6 percent last month after rising 0.5 percent in October, the Commerce Department reported.

Not only has the use of mobile devices to access the internet risen sharply in the last few years, but so have mobile sales, as customers are more and more comfortable shopping from their cell phone.

In the United States, where e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore has been heading Walmart.com, digital sales rose 50 % last quarter.

Last year, the NBA's merchandise sales rose nearly 10 % in a sign that fans still want to show off their team spirit, whether or not they're attending games at the stadium.

According to a recent survey by Standard Media Index, which tracks national ad spending on broadcast and cable, TV upfront sales rose by an average of 5 % in May compared with last year — and cable on average saw a 10 % rise in upfront revenues.

The National Retail Federation's Shop.org last month forecast e-commerce sales would rise as much as 11 % this holiday season.

SUV sales rose more than 30 % in the country last year while passenger cars sales climbed only around 10 %, says China's Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

China is now the largest SUV market in the world and last year SUV sales rose more than 30 %, while passenger cars sales climbed only around 10 %, according to China's Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

This follows a retail sales report from last week, which showed that core sales — which exclude volatile automobile and gasoline sales — rose by just 0.1 % in September, again below economists expectations.

Last year, Cyber Monday achieved a record number of online shoppers with sales rising 16 percent to $ 2.29 billion.

Analysts haven't been able to figure out exactly how much of AMD's sales strength last year was due to the rise of digital currency mining.

And yet Walmart's online sales growth has slowed of late, rising only 7 % last quarter.

Magna's fourth - quarter sales rose 12.3 per cent to $ 10.4 billion, as light vehicle production rose seven per cent in Europe and five per cent in North America during the last quarter of 2017.

The result of the company's efforts has been a gross profit margin that is on the mend, rising 3.3 points to 36.4 % of sales last quarter.

Last week, the company missed revenue and income expectations and projected a disappointing 7 to 18 percent rise in holiday - quarter sales.

According to consumer research outfit NDP Group, toning shoes took the shoe market by storm; sales rose from US$ 17 million in 2008 to $ 145 million the following year, and peaked last year at nearly US$ 1 billion.

The deal comes after Canon late last month reported a slight increase in fourth - quarter profit, as a weaker yen and rising sales of office equipment offset weakness in a camera division competing with smartphones capable of high - quality imaging.

Last week, Neiman reported comparable sales for its most recent full year grew 3.9 % and that online sales had risen to 26.3 % of sales, putting far ahead of department store rivals like Nordstrom (JWN) and Macy's (M).

The department store company, which has reported sales declines in its last 11 quarters despite closing dozens of weak stores, said on Thursday, that comparable sales rose 1 % in November and December, a modest increase to be sure, but one that puts Macy's on track to report its first quarter of growth in three years.

Sales of small businesses with revenues of about $ 350,000 rose eight percent in the second quarter of 2011 over the same period last year, but the news isn't quite as good as it sounds.

Since last March, WAN has risen 38 per cent from $ 4.78 to recent sales around $ 6.63, with a 52 - week high of $ 6.70 set on January 6.

Despite the stellar performance last year, CEO Larry Young's total pay rose only slightly, from $ 9 million to $ 9.6 million, mostly due to an increase in his cash bonus based on net sales and income from operations.

The company said comparable sales, a measure that excludes the 100 - plus stores Penney has closed in the last year, rose 2.6 % during the three months ended Feb. 3, its busiest quarter of the year.

Sales rose by just 0.5 % in the US last year when measured by volume, according to the Brewers Association.

Alcohol suppliers said sales rose an even faster 4.5 % last year to $ 25.2 billion in the United States, spirits advocate Distilled Spirits Council reported on Tuesday.

Gallup says its forecast suggests a 3 percent rise in sales this year over last.

New - car sales in Italy rose 6.5 percent last month, helped by a recovery in demand by private customers and by an additional selling day compared with the same month last...

The company reported Tuesday that iPhone sales rose by 3 percent, compared with the same time last year.

Net sales rose almost 65 % to Rs 62 crore from Rs 37.5 crore last year.

FIA sales, which fell 5 percent last year to $ 57.6 billion, are forecast to rise by 5 to 10 percent in 2018, Kerzner said.

GDAXHI index, whose U.S. dollar sales exposure is estimated by DZ Bank at 28 percent of total turnover, also rose 4 percent last month.

Demand in India is booming, and sales of American Eagle silver coins rose last month to a two - year high of 5.8 million ounces, nearly doubling the sales volume from last October.

The stock actually rallied Monday, rising 2.08 %, or $ 8.14, after getting pummeled last week following a report that a key supplier's sales would fall short for this quarter.

Late last year, the mainland proposed automakers should make new energy vehicles account for 8 percent of total car fleets by 2018 despite booming demand for SUVs — first - quarter SUV sales rose 21 percent on - year to 2.4 million, according to data from the Associated Press.

The Commerce Department reported a 0.6 percent rise in sales last month.

Sales of previously owned homes rose more than expected last month, existing home sales increased 1.1 percent to a four - month high, as buyers remain undeterred by the limited number of properties available on the maSales of previously owned homes rose more than expected last month, existing home sales increased 1.1 percent to a four - month high, as buyers remain undeterred by the limited number of properties available on the masales increased 1.1 percent to a four - month high, as buyers remain undeterred by the limited number of properties available on the market.

«American restaurants took in around $ 800 billion in revenue last year, but sales have stagnated at a time when costs continue to rise.

Last month, the brand reported fourth - quarter sales of $ 8.7 billion, a 1.8 percent rise over the year - earlier period, along with a comparable sales increase of 1.3 percent.

Sales and marketing costs for the quarter rose to $ 7.6 million from $ 2.8 million last year, with the company saying that the added costs «include staffing and resourcing the marketing and sales functions needed in the coming regulated recreational and international markets, costs associated with the Company's medical outreach program, and the growing customer care center which interfaces directly with the Company's expanding base of customers.&rSales and marketing costs for the quarter rose to $ 7.6 million from $ 2.8 million last year, with the company saying that the added costs «include staffing and resourcing the marketing and sales functions needed in the coming regulated recreational and international markets, costs associated with the Company's medical outreach program, and the growing customer care center which interfaces directly with the Company's expanding base of customers.&rsales functions needed in the coming regulated recreational and international markets, costs associated with the Company's medical outreach program, and the growing customer care center which interfaces directly with the Company's expanding base of customers.»

July sales rose an amazing 88 percent compared to the same month last year, bringing the company's market capitalization up to $ 22 billion.