Sentences with phrase «sluggish sales»

Other factors included sluggish sales of arcade game consoles and slower - than - expected sales of the high - definition game Sleeping Dogs.

But this is another factor contributing to sluggish sales tax growth.

The idea of a «craft slowdown» is real, he said, but it's mostly because of sluggish sales from larger brands.

After very sluggish sales and the invasion of SUVs in the same space, the D - segment sedans have finally gotten interesting.

Until the industry settles into its new paradigm, retailers and landlords must deal with the realities of sluggish sales among national anchor brands and the continued impact of a growing e-commerce segment.

This was an even worse week than the previous one, which already was the worst week so far this year, with sluggish sales in both Software and Hardware.

DETROIT — With sluggish sales of minivans and Jeep Grand Cherokees — and no new high - volume vehicles due until 2004 — the Chrysler group's recovery plan is in danger as the U.S. market plunges.

However, back in the U.S., KFC and Pizza Hut continued to face sluggish sales.

TOKYO (Reuters)- Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new version of its «Wii Fit» home exercise game this autumn, aiming to help boost sluggish sales of its Wii console in Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

The plan was detailed in a note to its shareholders in which the company said it would ditch the sexy ads and «recast the brand in a positive, inclusive and socially - conscious light» in order to revive sluggish sales.

At the same time, Sorrell may have become a liability, at least symbolically, in an era when big clients under pressure to grow profit margins amid sluggish sales growth turned to agency fees as a seemingly bottomless bucket of cost savings.

Utilities have begun offering direct rebates for electric vehicles in an effort to jump - start sluggish sales in an emerging car market that stands to benefit them financially.

Local new - car dealers hope the Central Florida International Auto Show, which opens today and is expected to draw 200,000 people, will boost sluggish sales somewhere down the road.

«While we are pleased to have improved our performance due to expense reductions, we did experience sluggish sales, which we believe are directly related to the election cycle,» said Len Riggio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble, Inc. «With the election behind us, we hope and expect sales will improve over the holidays.»

«In order to turn sluggish sales around, new bar soap product launches could incorporate a wider variety of claims, especially for more luxury and premium bar soap offerings.»

It comes at a time when P&G is struggling to grow sluggish sales after shedding at least 100 brands in recent years to focus on core categories.

Analyst Paul Trussell upgraded shares of Under Armour to hold from sell, arguing that its «rapidly growing» international business could help balance sluggish sales in North America.

Novartis took its campaign to invigorate sluggish sales of its new heart - failure medicine Entresto to a U.S. cardiologists meeting on Saturday, telling attendees that even clinically stable patients can benefit from the drug.

Following a year of sluggish sales due to fierce price competition in the coffee and breakfast sandwich categories, Dunkin' could use the lift from attention - grabbing new items.

Coca - Cola Co reported better - than - expected quarterly profit and sales on Friday as it sold more teas, coffees and vitamin water, offsetting sluggish sales of fizzy drinks, sending its shares up as much as 2 percent.

Even though Apple's latest flagship has shown sluggish sales, iOS downloads experienced rapid growth like never before.

For instance, sluggish sales at its Ortho diagnostics business led the company to pursue a buyer for the division, and just in the past day, Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) stepped up with a $ 4.15 billion offer to buy the diagnostics business.

Since screentime is divided fairly evenly between the two lovers, Jake's sluggish sales season is complemented by Holly's designer ambitions.

Last month, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said that Nintendo was to blame for sluggish sales, highlighting the company's «relaxed» marketing efforts and the lack of «one single software» to sell the console's differences.

It remains to be seen whether that car will be able to take on the German and Japanese luxury sedans, or whether it will suffer the same fate of sluggish sales as the Genesis.

This is a pretty drastic move by Dodge in an effort to kickstart sluggish sales, and compete with the 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 that will be hitting dealers soon.

The Grand i10 hatchback and the Xcent compact sedan have been the major growth drivers for Hyundai at a time when the automotive market is witnessing sluggish sales.

Although the entire premium hatchback segment registered sluggish sales in December 2017 (which is expected as most buyers want a car model of a new year for better resale value), the Volkswagen Polo registered positive sales figures when compared month - on - month.

RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook may have trumped Sony through a momentary 60 percent discount due to its own sluggish sales.

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The beating EA Sports MMA took from early sluggish sales and analyst «DOA» predictions caused many to wonder whether it could be EA's first and last foray in the mixed martial arts genre.

According to Nikkei, the Wii U's relatively sluggish sales aren't expected to recover, so the house of Mario and Zelda will cease production early.

As their profits slump by 30 % compared to last year, coupled with continued sluggish sales of the Wii U that might not even hit their brutally culled sales projections, Iwata and the Ninty top brass have accepted a 50 % pay cut in an act of contrition.

If only Mario Kart 8 had been a Wii U launch title, Nintendo might not have had to cope with the ignominy of the recent months of unbearably sluggish sales.

While buying wasn't entirely muted — London's October Gallery sold (by telephone) a large - scale aluminum - and - copper - wire - textile drapery by Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui for $ 650,000 to a royal buyer from Abu Dhabi — many of the 26 participating galleries reported sluggish sales.

But, the Winter Edition needs to connect with consumers outside of Korea to boost the Samsung's sluggish sales numbers.

Under Apple's pressure, suppliers, including Samsung, increased production to maximum capacity, only to end up with excess stock of components following sluggish sales.

As per industry watchers, Apple fans in the country are waiting for the iPhone X, causing the iPhone 8 to suffer sluggish sales.

The decline of cash sales so far in 2014 is one of the big factors causing sluggish sales in the Sacramento market as a whole.

According to Wachovia Securities research, mall - based apparel retailers have seen sluggish sales in the first half of the holiday season.

When news of sluggish sales hits the retail real estate sector, department stores and apparel retailers emerge as the usual suspects for waning demand for space.

The homebuilding industry has battled sluggish sales in recent years, but builders who are opting for green construction have been beating the odds.

Projects that are further along are facing sluggish sales and getting stuck with unsold units.

Nassau Comptroller George Maragos testified Wednesday that County Executive Edward Mangano's 2017 proposed budget has nearly $ 115 million in risky assumptions, including new fees that may not be approved, sluggish sales tax growth and understated police overtime expenses.

The upcoming games now prove that Sony is not ready to give up on its Vita console just yet, and it will be interesting to see whether it will be able to revive sluggish sales.

Privately held Remington has faced doubts about its ability to refinance its debt next year amid sluggish sales.