Sentences with phrase «sales are dropping»

According to AuthorEarnings, over 30 % of ebooks purchased in the US don't have ISBNs as indies have no need to use them, and this is the missing data that makes the traditional publishing industry think that ebook sales are dropping and print is rising in comparison.

One of the first things e-reader advocates point to is the fact that book sales are dropping.

We're hearing widespread but totally unofficial reports that big publisher ebook sales are dropping noticeably when their new higher Agency prices are activated.

According to the American Association of Publishers, eBook sales are dropping and the news says that print is BACK!

Graphic novel trends were dominated by a sharp bookstore decline where sales are dropping off much worse than in comic shops.

And, aside from the Hachette numbers that were reported, we're hearing widespread but totally unofficial reports that big publisher ebook sales are dropping noticeably when their new higher agency prices are activated.

Oh, they're aware that their printed book sales are dropping alright, but as you point out being able to quickly and coherently respond to that threat is another story!

This explains why consumer metrics like retail sales are dropping in an environment that supposedly has all time low rate of unemployment, and also why major retailers in the US have shuttered so many operations over the last few years.

This is why restaurant and retail sales are dropping and why auto sales have rolled over.

H. M. Ward pulled her books for two reasons, borrows weren't paying enough and her sales were dropping.

Sales were dropping, there was palpable discontent among investors, and the company had no plan to convert from an income trust.

«Supply of properties for sale is dropping as demand bounces back, which is working to heat up prices again in many parts of the country.»

Not exact matches

When T.J. Maxx and Marshalls parent TJX (tax) reported the chains» first quarterly comparable sales drop in memory in November, many observers wondered whether the off - price juggernaut was running its course after years of aggressive store expansion.

But if he were to double the price and not give a reason, you'd see sales drop and people upset.»

But the sudden drop - off in sales in January, which pointed to a deeper dysfunction, was arguably worse than both of those combined.

That figure drops by about 50 % in a non-movie year, Hasbro said, underscoring just how important film and television content can be to drive sales for toys.

So many companies have developed such increasingly effective medicines, such as those that treat more hep C strains with far shorter treatment regimens, that Gilead — a pioneer in the field with Sovaldi and Harvoni — is projecting $ 3.5 billion to $ 4 billion in U.S. sales from these kinds of drugs in 2018, a dramatic drop from nearly $ 13 billion in 2015.

Porter, who believes Toronto real estate is definitely in a bubble, anticipates the market will follow a similar trajectory as Vancouver, with sales dropping but prices not moving much in either direction.

The drop isn't devastating, but it is significant: while fitness tracker sales slumped 7 % in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same timeframe one year ago, smartwatches boomed by 25 %, the vast majority of which were Apple Watches.

Shares in chocolate retailer Yowie Group dropped 21 per cent today after the company announced sales in the United States so far this quarter have been well down on expectations thanks to growing competition.

As higher costs are passed on to consumers, supporters aim to put a dent in sales, as was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda tax.

This is on top of a terrible 2014, in which same store sales dropped 8.3 %, revenue fell nearly 14 %, and 2,000 jobs were cut.

The drop in iPad sales is particularly dramatic.

It wasn't really his fault: Amidst a deepening recession, the entire industry was reeling, hit by an 80 % drop in sales in one three - month period.

Home sales across the country have dropped in the wake of several government policy measures, including a stress test for home buyers with a down payment of more than 20 per cent, that were implemented to cool the country's hot housing market.

Other companies reporting quarterly results today include book retailer Barnes & Noble (BKS), which is expected to report a decline in its fourth - quarter sales — a drop that would represent the company's fourth - straight quarterly decline — as the retailer faces the increasing threat of online rivals as well as underwhelming demand for its Nook e-readers.

The company was also forced to realign itself after sales dropped when it strayed to far from its strength in quality classic clothing last year.

Though Herbalife's quarterly sales and profit dropped from the previous year, to $ 1.1 billion and $ 85 million, respectively, that was well above analysts» forecasts.

«Frozen food is still suffering from an image problem at the moment,» concludes Euromonitor International, which reported in February that Canadian processed frozen foods sales have been flat and are projected to actually drop as the economy improves — from $ 5.2 billion in 2013 to $ 5 billion by 2018.

More importantly: notice the sharp drop in positive sentiment during the final stage of the sales cycle, where the buyer and seller may be verbally wrestling with each other to come to a win / win agreement.

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.

If the product they sold is defective or the customer service team does a poor job of handling complaints, your sales team's morale will drop, especially if they're getting chargebacks for cancellations and refunds.

Globally, sales of luxury goods are expected to drop by 8 % to approximately US$ 225 billion this year, according to consulting firm Bain & Co..

Research published in February shows that 2016 was the first year in which the iPhone dropped in the rankings of smartphone sales in China, falling from 15 percent of market share to 11 and selling fewer units even as demand for smartphones grew.

Guatieri said it's worth noting that while detached housing was what drove the drop in sales, condo sales have remained strong, helped in part by their relative affordability.

Though Jobs's explanation was logical enough — with iTunes sales set to outpace those of CDs, he said it was time to drop the compact disc from the logo — observers were less than understanding, loudly deriding the blue bubble and black note as everything from «nondescript» to «hideous.»

For example, there might be a rash of customer complaints or a drop in companywide sales, says Welty.

Incidentally, Australia was the only bright spot in McDonald's Asia / Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) same - store sales, which dropped 4 percent despite Australia's positive performance.

Auction sales for 2016 fell by 29 %, though the effects of the drop were dampened because profit margins were up 2.8 %.

There are a few different factors to consider as well as questions you need to ask yourself to identify the causes for the drop in sales.

The market didn't crash, as some had feared, and the drop in sales shows the tax was successful at «squeezing out some of the excess demand,» says Caranci at TD.

If you're a high - end brand, you can always pick up a lot of sales by dropping down.

When Nordstrom dropped Ivanka Trump's fashion line earlier this month, the retailer tried as hard as it could to present the decision as apolitical, emphasizing that the decision was based on sales.

Retail giant Gap may have suffered declining sales during the recession, but immune to that drop was its online - only women's activewear brand, Athleta, which grew by 10 %.

Southwest's broad twice - a-year blockbuster fare sale is back, dropping round - trip fares below $ 100 on dozens of the carrier's shortest routes.

In Canada, hybrid sales represented only 1 % of the market in 2010, which is actually a drop of half a percentage point from the previous year, according to Geoff Helby, a director at the market research firm J.D. Power and Associates.

McDonald's global comparable sales fell 0.5 percent in October, a lesser drop than the 2.2 percent analysts were predicting.

Gunmakers, Remington included, have been seeing sales drop during the presidency of Donald Trump.

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.

On top of a stellar holiday quarter where Kohl's comparable sales rose 6.3 %, its gross margin was up thanks in large part to a 7 % drop in inventory.