McDonald's has
seen slowing sales recently, and executives hope that this investment will bring them back up to speed.
Even the RAV4, which had a higher ratio of diesel sales,
saw slower sales in the second half of 2017.
And yet, despite the fact that the meaningful tablet market has dwindled down to some Windows 10 devices and the iPad — and despite the fact that the iPad itself has
seen slowing sales — the company's engineers are still moving full speed ahead and putting the most advanced technical hardware features it can come up with into this device.
Not exact matches
Both Samsung and HTC are
seeing slower - than - expected
sales of their latest devices, while perennial laggards Nokia and BlackBerry aren't doing any better.
«It collects
sales activity information to
see where
sales teams spend their time and then uses that information to identify stagnant deals, gives early warning alerts about deals that are
slowing down, and creates an activity - based success road map for every opportunity.
Because of the
slow start to 2017, Kellogg now
sees a full - year
sales decline of about 3 %, worse than its prior estimate of a 2 % drop.
Packaged food companies have
seen their
sales slow as consumers prefer fresh foods and have reacted by cutting costs, divesting underperforming businesses and increasing...
Smartphone
sales are
slowing across the board, with Samsung — the biggest maker of the devices —
seeing big profit slowdowns.
Revenue growth has
slowed as many companies sink more resources into developing the next blockbuster drug; what's more, the «patent cliff» for the last round of megabillion - dollar drugs — when generics firms typically
see a
sales spurt — happened a few years ago.
But the informed business owner with an eye on the financials can
see that if
sales are
slowed and the collection of receivables is stepped up, then cash flow will magically increase.
Developers reacted to both
slowing sales and a record high level of unsold inventory by launching just five new projects in the third quarter in the 416 area, which typically
sees 15 to 20 new projects per quarter.
For his part, McMahon expects to
see some profit - taking (meaning the
sale of stocks that have risen in price) at the end of the third quarter, and if investors begin cashing out, growth will
slow.
«Many of the markets that have consistently made our «hot list»... didn't make the cut for 2016, because they are predicted to
see slower price appreciation and even declining
sales.
With auto
sales strong, the housing industry showing signs of a true rebound, and consumer confidence on the rise, we expect to continue
seeing steady but
slower activity.»
While strengthening demand in these markets may help lessen the negative impact that this additional foreclosure inventory has on home prices, at the very least the influx of distressed inventory for
sale will likely act to
slow the rate of home price appreciation
seen in recent months.
Like many food wholesalers, W&SS has
seen a decline in
sales during the recession because of
slower business in the restaurant and hospitality sectors.
From that indeterminate, yet surely modest start we have
seen growth in
sales of over 20 % in 20125, 20136, and 20146,
slowing down somewhat in 20157 but only after becoming the third most popular type of wine in the USA, now trailing only Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon7.
A bumper Christmas that
saw retail
sales shatter expectations by climbing 2.6 % in December will not have helped boost overall figures too much after a
slow performance from the sector in October and November.
The first few days
saw slower ticket
sales than usual: In past years, all of the (non - industry / press) tickets for next - day screenings would be gone by 10 in the morning, while this year it was still possible to find tickets for less hotly anticipated titles the day of.
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.
«We
see slow, gradual, consistent growth,» says Kurt McNeil, GM's chief
sales analyst, suggesting the industry might finish the year at the high end of the auto maker's light - vehicle forecast of between 14.0 million and 14.5 million units.
A
slow down in
sales is likely to bring about big incentives and discounts, so be sure to check the Incentives tab to
see what savings may be on the table.
In terms of regional activity, IDC points out that North America, Western Europe and Japan, which had traditionally been the leaders in tablet adoption, are already
seeing some
slow - down in
sales, compared to other parts of the world.
February, which is most often one of the
slowest months due to holiday season spending,
saw very robust
sales.
It also might have
seen sales slow amid expectations of a smaller iPad.
A smaller (and presumably cheaper) iPad could be
seen as a response to Amazon's successful launch of the 7 - inch Kindle Fire, though Apple's iPad
sales have hardly shown signs of
slowing down themselves.
As a now hybrid author, I like to
see solid evidence to help me make choices (and to remind me of why I made those choices, when the self - publishing
sales are very
slow).
Given that, RIM could
see a
slow - and - steady rate of
sales for the Torch, as more enterprises bring the device into the technological fold.
Looking at the development of
sales from 2010 to 2014, one can
see that general growth of the ebook market has
slowed down considerably: after the all - time - high of growth in 2012 (nearly 200 %),
sales decelerated substantially.
As with last quarter, Nook e-reader
sales are declining, and though Nook content
sales grew by 46 percent, that's a little
slower than the 65 percent we
saw earlier.
(
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.»
And if
sales are
slow, especially at first, I can't
see sending a small check every month or quarter.
She
sees ebook
sales plateauing, iPad
sales slowing, and major publishers pulling back on what they put into the digital marketplace.
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.
Who
saw e-book
sales slowing for major publishers this year?
In response to one of the predictions on The Digital Reader website, indie author Marc Cabot
saw the problem in the
slow eBook
sales of which no publishing parties have ever revealed their actual source of income.
But rather than a sharp decline, you're more likely to
see slower rates of price appreciation and home
sales, says McKellar.
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.
The pet industry continues to
see strong growth, but at some point,
sales will inevitably
slow down.
In an interview with IGN, the people that make up Media Molecule talked about everything from the supposed sequel to copyright infringement to even the
slow sales LBP has
seen since its debut.
Whether or not these new additions will help the
slow sales of the handheld remains to be
seen, but some aren't expecting the PSPgo to pull ahead anytime soon.
One can always tell which collections have been treated with love and which collections are
seen as a quick cash - in during an otherwise
slow sales period.
Keith Stuart: Research firm Strategy Analytics
sees a good year for Sony's new PS Vita handheld console, despite
slow sales in Japan
Not a massive release list in the grand scheme of things, but we could
see some good
sales during an otherwise
slow month.
Though
slow, and delayed because of the «In Context Italian Art»
sale at New Bond Street that bled well into the 7 p.m. hour here, a few more lots on the back half of the
sale saw some serious bidding.
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.
It will be interesting to
see if the expected introduction of Microsoft Cortana - enabled Invoke from Harman Kardon later this month or the expected Apple smart speaker announcement in June will
slow Echo
sales.
When you're finding your
sales slowing, perhaps the answer is to give people what they want and
see if that boosts interest, rather than taking away choices.
LG's venture into the self - driving car market is
seen as a move that would help it grow despite the
slowing sales of its smartphones.