Sentences with phrase «says weak sales»
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP)-- Toy maker Mattel says weak sales of Barbie and markdowns to clear out excess inventory left over from a sluggish holiday season led to an unexpected first - quarter loss.
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In addition to the battle for control, which has pitted Dauman against 93 - year - old controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone and his daughter Shari, the company said that advertising sales have been weak, and they are expected to be down by 4 % for the quarter.
After pulling back on its holiday season hiring in anticipation of weaker sales this year, Macy's (m) said on Friday it will hire another 7,000 temporary workers, citing a strong number of shopper visits so far this Christmas period.
CEO Kevin Mansell said, «Sales were modestly below our original expectations for the quarter, but accelerated in the March / April combined period after a weak February.
CFO Scott Maw said that sales in Japan were hurt by weak sales around Frappuccino offerings.
Traders said the weak retail sales reading contained what could have a much sharper move in interest rates.
It says the U.S. economy is weaker than the headline numbers indicate because the sharp recession of 2008 - 2009 has thrown seasonal - adjustment factors out of whack and they are inflating the smoothed, annualized growth numbers for output, employment, income and sales.
Weak sales in China are particularly troubling for Tesla — which will report its fourth quarter earnings today — because Musk has previously said that car sales there could rival the US by 2015, and that the two countries would comprise its largest markets, according to Reuters.
China: Last month at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said sales in China were weaker than expected due in part to a «communications issues we need to fix, most importantly over charging.»
And despite HP's sales of PCs remaining flat its third quarter, Weisler was hesitant to say that the same trend would continue while cautioning that he agrees with major analyst firms that predict PC sales will be weaker in the second half of 2016 compared to the first half.
That sharply contrasts with recent analyst reports about the overall PC market like one by Gartner that said that the U.S. experienced a weak back - to - school season and that overall PC sales dropped during the a three - month - period ending Sept. 30.
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.
«You can go down this rabbit hole where one weak link in that entire process can mean that your entire identity is compromised and all of your information is for sale on the Internet,» he said.
The Trump administration plans to argue the weaker rules will lead to cheaper vehicles, boost sales and employment and improve safety by prodding faster turnover of older vehicles, people briefed on the matter and Carper's letter said.
5:16 - July was weak, but August and September were solid for display sales, says Tim.
North American sales, a consistent weak point for the brand, were flat year over year, though better than expected, executives said.
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Upper middle - class shoppers spooked by a whipsawing stock market and shoppers waiting till the last minute for the best deals could result in the weakest U.S. holiday sales season for retailers since the recession, AlixPartners said.
Under Armour's first - quarter results show progress toward stabilizing its sales in the weak North American market and operating more efficiently, said Jim Duffy, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus, who has a buy rating on the stock.
Toy maker Mattel said Thursday April 17, 2014 weak sales of Barbie and markdowns to clear out excess inventory left over from a sluggish holiday season led to an unexpected first - quarter loss.
That was the weakest sales growth since 2006, «raising doubts about the stability of consumption amidst the construction and industrial slowdown,» said Brian Jackson of IHS Global Insight in a report.
On Thursday, analysts from Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase both expressed concern about Apple's iPhone sales after Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) reported worse - than - expected guidance, saying, «Weak demand from our mobile sector will negatively impact our business despite strength in cryptocurrency mining.»
Citi said the latest wine industry data also showed that Treasury sales in the United States are solid, but that while the company is expanding its market share in Australia, «overall price realisation is weak».
Australian Retailers Association chief executive Russell Zimmerman said the weak retail sales figures reflected low consumer confidence, political uncertainty, international competition and housing affordability.
I have to say that I see the proposed sales and replacements to be largely extremely high risk, so much so as I believe these transfers would be more likely to leave Liverpool with a weaker squad, rather than a stronger one.
LONDON (Reuters)- Online selling and weak controls on domestic ivory sales in Japan are spurring illegal international trade in elephant tusks and contributing to a steep rise in poaching, activists said on Tuesday.
And in California, where Chevrolet is traditionally weak except for pickup sales, Batey says Bolt is going to «attract a lot of people who have never been inside a Chevy dealership, and that is going to help our whole business.»
GM's design chief said that the new Corvette must have a wider appeal while noting today's Corvette was «nice» but «sales are very weak.»
Responding to reports criticizing weak sales of new GM cars like the Pontiac G6 sedan, Lutz said the company should have set lower, more realistic expectations.
Cook went on to say that while iPad sales are strong in emerging markets, in developed countries such as the US, «the market is clearly weaker.»
see delusion... You JUST said these are the weaker sales months of PS4 / xbone.
So I've maybe only commented on here 3 times in the last 3 or so years but I must say the prices of these sales are super weak.
Speaking to VG247, Pachter said that the latest Nintendo hardware update, which we thought was pretty great, won't have much of an effect on the weak sales of portables.
SEGA has said in its fiscal report that Western sales of Platinum Games» sci - fi shooter Vanquish, and Football Manager 2011 were «generally weak».
You get plenty of retarded Xbox peasant boys spending 24/7 on the internet saying how much they love the console but they don't even buy it when it's available because deep down they know it's a worthless, weak, pathetic POS with no games and sales will always prove that.
LG said that the last three months were «challenging» for its mobile department and it reported an operating loss of $ 117.27 million, «primarily due to weaker than expected premium smartphone sales» — its major smartphone focus at the time being the LG G6, released in April.
Counterpoint said that the sales of the iPhone 8 were weaker than expected in the last months of September, which is probably because of the similar design to the iPhone 7, and all those users waiting for the -LSB-...]
They did say, though, that Apple is anticipating weaker sales this summer, and might showcase what it has planned to ready widespread demand.
Casey's lowered its same - store sales predictions for prepared food last month after a weak quarter, which analysts at Barclays Plc said coincided with an advertising push by Yum!
«Some companies report that demand is a bit weak, but others are showing decent same - store sales,» says John Sheehan, a securities analyst for brokerage A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis.
«The combination of weaker contract signings and the expected pause in activity in the Houston region because of Hurricane Harvey will likely slow overall sales growth in coming months,» said Yun.
Writing for NRF's Retail Sales Outlook, NRF Chief Economist Rosalind Wells says, «Although the economy was unquestionably weak in the first few months of 2001, we see signs that the malaise will end and that economic activity will improve in the second half of the year.»
«With the exception of a minimal gain in the West, pending sales were weaker in most areas in July as house hunters saw limited options for sale and highly competitive market conditions,» says Lawrence Yun, chief economist at NAR.
«The combination of weaker contract signings and the expected pause in activity in the Houston region because of Hurricane Harvey will likely slow overall sales growth in coming months,» says Yun.
«Several positive underlying fundamentals, particularly a stronger labor market and improved household spending power due to reduced energy expenses, should lead to a rise in home sales despite growing global economic concerns and relatively weak GDP growth,» he said.
«I'm very pessimistic,» he said, noting that weak job growth in the Chicago area and concerns about the state's huge debts and unresolved budget are stifling housing sales.
Sales of new single - family homes clung to their same bumpy path again last month, unexpectedly slipping to their weakest annual pace since March, the Census Bureau said Monday.