Sentences with phrase «sale at a quarter»

It amounts to a child's fantasy of grown - up rebellion, right down to the jar of cigarettes at the desk, for sale at a quarter each.

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At the same time, Foot Locker shares, already down sharply this year, tumbled 25 % in heavy trading as the retailer reported that comparable sales fell 6 % in the second quarter — a stunning result given the 1.7 % increase expected by Wall Street, according to Consensus Metrix.

May 1 - High - end handbag maker Tapestry Inc reported lower third - quarter margins and a steeper - than - expected decline in same - store sales at its newly - absorbed Kate Spade business, sending its shares down as much as 14 percent.

The result was a 60 % growth in U.S. e-commerce sales at its namesake chain last quarter.

The ratio of working capital over annualized sales for the quarter stood at 15.3 % at end - March 2018 versus 15.6 % at end - March 2017.

The results should not have been entirely surprising: NPD Group has said that its data showed that sales at athletic and sporting goods retailers were down by a low - double digit percentage in the quarter.

The retailer's shares tanked 19 % to $ 28.37 — their lowest level since 2010 — after it reported that same - store sales, or revenue of stores open at least 14 months, rose a mere 0.1 % in the second quarter, well below its own forecasts for a rise of 2 % to 3 %, and short of Wall Street projections for a 1.4 % gain.

Coating Solutions sales came in at $ 507 million, down 3.4 % on first - quarter 2017.

Same - restaurant sales at KFC rose 2 percent in the first quarter of 2018, the slowest growth rate in four quarters.

PARIS, May 3 - Thriving demand in China boosted sales at Birkin bag marker Hermes in the first quarter, underscoring an upbeat start to the year for some of the luxury sector's biggest names.

Same - restaurant sales at KFC rose 2 percent in the first quarter of 2018, missing analysts» target with the slowest growth rate in four quarters.

A 2014 survey conducted by Powersports Business magazine and RBC Capital Markets indicates retailers that sell BRP vehicles are outperforming their competitors: 32 % of BRP dealers reported an increase in motorcycle sales of at least 20 % in the fourth quarter of last year (compared with 13 % for dealers overall), and 42 % of BRP dealers expect another 20 % jump in sales for 2015.

The collapse of Toys» R'Us triggered a 13 % drop in sales and a $ 603 million net loss at Mattel in the third quarter, a horror story that wiped 27 % off the toymaker's shares.

At the same time, iPad sales dropped again in the second quarter, falling by almost 23 % to 12.6 million units sold, which brought in $ 5.4 billion in revenue.

Walmart managed to report an eighth straight quarter of sales growth at its U.S. stores, but that wasn't enough for investors.

Still, there were signs both chains were putting their problems behind them: Dine Brands said that Applebee's U.S. same - restaurant sales rose 1.3 % in the fourth quarter, while dipping 0.4 % at IHOP.

If Pizza Hut was struggling, so was NPC: in August, the franchisee reported that same - store sales at its Pizza Hut units fell almost 6 percent in the second quarter compared to a nearly 4 percent drop a year ago.

Meanwhile, it's clear that other chains are winning: In the third quarter of 2014, while McDonald's same - store sales were falling about 3 %, those at Chipotle Mexican Grill, the big cheese of the burrito world, were soaring 20 %.

The numbers, as reported last month, back it up — this year's second quarter saw 48 home sales priced at $ 5 million or higher, the most activity in almost a year and a half, according to a report by Miller Samuel Inc. and Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Urban Outfitters» foray into the food business comes after several quarters of sales declines at its namesake stores.

«Our second quarter performance exceeded our expectations, driven by a return to growth for Coach, sales gains at Stuart Weitzman and the contribution of Kate Spade as we continued to make progress on the brand's integration,» CEO Victor Luis said in a statement.

The title, which is the crown jewel of the Activision Blizzard's portfolio, represented one - quarter of the industry's software sales at brick - and - mortar retailers last month, according to The NPD Group, which normally would be cause for celebration.

If you're not doing cross-functional outings at least once a quarter — like Marketing + Customer Service or Engineering + Sales Development — then consider implementing these activities.

The Results Performance at the North Carolina center improved significantly, helping buyCalls increase sales by 11 percent and boosting the client's revenue by more than $ 120,000 each quarter.

Penegor is certainly right about the downturn in sales at restaurants, as we have previously noted, and other fast - food chains such as Burger King and Taco Bell also saw sales declines in their most recent quarters.

Some other retailers however are putting on shopping marathons: J.C. Penney for one says it will open at 2 p.m., its earliest opening yet on Thanksgiving, giving it a three hour start on Macy's and Kohl's, and illustrating how urgently it needs to have a strong sales quarter even as those extra hours could damage its profits.

Analysts are counting on robust sales of the iPhone 8 models to help Apple (aapl) meet its revenue prediction of between $ 49 billion and $ 52 billion for the current quarter, the company's fiscal fourth quarter of 2017 which ends at the end of this month.

There was a lot of money made on residential property sales around Australia in the June quarter, but the joy wasn't spread around evenly, with more than 10 per cent of all houses and about 20 per cent of all units sold in Western Australia during the quarter selling at a loss.

The improved iPad line comes at a time when Apple has seen a decline in that product's sales for three consecutive quarters.

In the quarter, commercial aftermarket sales were up 18 percent at Pratt & Whitney and up 16 percent at UTC Aerospace Systems.

Last week, Sears reported that comparable sales last quarter fell 7.5 % at its Kmart discount chain and dropped by 9.6 % at its namesake stores.

Hammered by online retailers and abandoned by the geeky clientele who once found it indispensable (they're all at home now playing Destiny), Radio Shack's same - store sales have been dropping by 20 % per quarter.

While sales of the company's Banana Republic and Gap brands have been falling for some time now, recent declines at Old Navy — the sole bright spot in the past few quarters — pose a bigger headache for the 46 - year old retailer.

Sales at stores open for at least one year fell in the third quarter by 2.3 % at company - owned restaurants.

Last quarter, comparable sales at its department stores were unchanged, showing how important it is to keep pushing to get more out of each shopper's visit to the stores.

Millner also pointed out that the quarter came a year after a mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which led to an increase in gun sales due to worries that about potential new gun restrictions.

Second quarter sales at Panera's company - owned cafes rose 4.2 % on a comparable basis, a metric that indicates a restaurant's health by excluding any gains from new store openings.

Now look at desktop OS sales: the ratio stands in the most recent quarter at about 91:8:1 between Microsoft's Windows, Apple's Mac OSX, and «self - build» machines which probably get Linux.

With former chief executive Myron Ullman III now back at the helm, same - store sales in the fourth quarter inched up 2 % from the same period a year prior, though a healthy turnaround remains a long way off.

Comparable sales in Barnes & Noble's retail business, which exclude its struggling Nook digital business, rose 1.3 % in its third fiscal quarter, the company reported on Thursday, as physical books continued to hold their own against e-books at the company and industrywide.

At the end of the first quarter, 26 % of Panera's sales were digital.

Panera's comparable sales grew 6.2 % in the latest quarter at company - owned cafes, better than the 5.3 % projected increase.

Some of that full - year delivery total is expected to come from sales of the new Model X SUV, which will start shipping at the end of the third quarter.

At Tim Hortons, where the company is dealing with the fallout of bad publicity from its reaction to minimum wage increases in the country, comparable sales fell 0.3 percent in the quarter.

(Digital sales rose by at least 10 % for the 34th straight quarter).

The nation's largest chain of drive - in restaurants saw system - wide same - stores sales rise 2.2 percent during the first quarter, powered by a 2.3 percent increase at franchise drive - ins, the corporation reported Monday.

Digital sales, important to the company's future growth, were $ 207 million in the quarter and included sales at Hudson's Bay Company, Saks and Lord & Taylor.

Last quarter, Ruby Tuesday saw a 7.8 percent decline in same - restaurant sales at company - owned restaurants and a 5.3 percent drop at franchise restaurants compared to the same quarter a year ago.

For the fourth quarter ended in December, manufacturing sales were up 2.8 per cent at $ 164.8 billion, including price increases.

On a reported basis, L'Oreal sales were down 1 percent in the first quarter at 6.78 billion euros ($ 1.23 billion), reflecting the hit from foreign exchange effects.