Sentences with phrase «sluggish sales as»

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Hershey (HSY) cut its full - year revenue forecast again earlier this summer, and also announced a round of layoffs, as sales continue to shrink in the increasingly health - conscious U.S. and the company's efforts to boost sales in China have faltered amid that country's sluggish economic growth.

Martha Stewart is looking to boost merchandising sales as it continues to grapple with a weak publishing business amid sluggish advertising sales.

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.

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.

As much as Americans and fellow drinkers worldwide enjoy a good tequila, Jose Cuervo found its sales a bit sluggish in recent yearAs much as Americans and fellow drinkers worldwide enjoy a good tequila, Jose Cuervo found its sales a bit sluggish in recent yearas Americans and fellow drinkers worldwide enjoy a good tequila, Jose Cuervo found its sales a bit sluggish in recent years.

Over the past several years, the company has worked diligently to overcome issues such as bottle tax regulations, smoking bans in bars and restaurants, and a sluggish economy that has deflated alcohol sales across Michigan.

But that has been compounded by sluggish consumer spending, reinforced on Friday by figures showing that retail sales in September were below expectations again as households steered clear of discretionary purchases.

Fashion sales up but future looks gloomy (Times Online) «Sales of clothes, shoes and textiles were 9.5 per cent higher than in April last year, the biggest annual rise since July last year... Analysts said that retailers would struggle to keep up the momentum as households faced sluggish earnings growth and political uncertainty as well as tax rises and spending cuts.&rsales up but future looks gloomy (Times Online) «Sales of clothes, shoes and textiles were 9.5 per cent higher than in April last year, the biggest annual rise since July last year... Analysts said that retailers would struggle to keep up the momentum as households faced sluggish earnings growth and political uncertainty as well as tax rises and spending cuts.&rSales of clothes, shoes and textiles were 9.5 per cent higher than in April last year, the biggest annual rise since July last year... Analysts said that retailers would struggle to keep up the momentum as households faced sluggish earnings growth and political uncertainty as well as tax rises and spending cuts.»

Sales of the Wii U have been sluggish since launch, as Nintendo still refuses to advertise and promote the console, apparently.

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.

Chrysler Corp. has sold its 50 percent ownership stake in Alfa Romeo Distributors of North America, an Orlando company that acts as the national distributor for the Italian automaker.The decision was a result of Alfa Romeo's sluggish sales performance in United States, where a recession has weakened consumer confidence.That poor performance prompted Alfa Romeo to lay off 23 employees Friday from the Orlando distributorship, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

Undaunted by sluggish U.S. sales, Rover is going ahead with a coupe version of the Sterling.The two door is scheduled to join the lineup in 1992, when the four door 827 and Fastback SLi models get a facelift.This new coupe, however, is not the Rover CCV (coupe concept car) that almost made it to the production line, but was killed at the last minute when the dollar fluctuated unfavorably against the British pound.The fact that the CCV will not be made must come as a disappointment to many.

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.

Sales, for the first few months were sluggish, but slowly picked up as I got more books out there (I was publishing one every other month).

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.

This massive deficit has been laid at the feet of «slow sales of major console game titles in North American and European markets», as well as major restructuring and sluggish performance of their arcade division.

This blind optimism is not quite a reality even in Paceland as sales were sluggish at the preview, with only enough art sold to suggest the market was still buoyant, despite the success of the equity markets this year.

Due to gas prices, GM's sales have been sluggish at best so far this year, and as Americans drive less and look for more efficient, compact cars, the automakers will have to adjust.

Recently, it's been reported that Samsung is one of the parties affected by the sluggish sales of the iPhone X, as it's the sole supplier of OLED displays for the anniversary Apple model.

As previously reported, industry sources claim that the sluggish sales of the yearly upgrades could be due to consumers holding off on upgrading their handsets until iPhone X officially arrives in the country this December.

This piece will go into the overall situation and try to ascertain if AMOLED assembly can reinforce Apple's profit picture and eventually stem the decreasing tide of sluggish sales, which have taken place over the first quarter this year and threaten to dampen future finances as well.

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.

Pending home sales were sluggish in April as low supply reared its head, down 1.3 percent in the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (Psales were sluggish in April as low supply reared its head, down 1.3 percent in the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PSales Index (PHSI).

And the trend could intensify in the coming months as the sluggish economy takes its toll on computer sales, and vendors use price as an enticement.

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.

Shortly following the twister, homes for - sale that were left standing were quickly snatched up by buyers as the town's once sluggish housing market quickly morphed into a town where available housing is in high demand.

Thanks to strong demand from young, minority, and immigrant households — groups that helped boost first - time buyers to more than 40 percent of sales last year — the housing market was robust even as the broader economy remained sluggish.