ICSC projects that during the November / December 2008 holiday sales period, same -
store sales in the U.S. will show only a 1.0 percent gain.
Same -
store sales in the region declined 7 percent during the fourth quarter, the Framingham, Massachusetts - based company said on Thursday.
Same -
store sales in that sector fell 2.1 percent, mainly due to poor performance at Gap Inc..
We haggle for a better deal on our cars; we attend department
store sales in droves; we wait for things to go on sale to purchase them.
Including
store sales in this section is free advertising, so retailers should take advantage.
Notice the strong comparable store sales growth in its most recent quarter, a reversal from poor comparable
store sales in the previous quarter.
If Wal - Mart reports favorable US comparable
store sales in the future, the company's stock will likely rise.
The company's brick - and - mortar
store sales in contrast grew by only 2.5 percent during the period to $ 1.2 billion.
Let us know if you have managed to get any games from this week's PlayStation
Store sales in the comments below.
Analysts believe Woolworths» same -
store sales in Australian supermarkets and liquor stores may have risen between 2.5 and 3.5 per cent in the December quarter (compared with 1.1 per cent in the second quarter 2012 and 2.3 per cent in the first quarter 2013).
The MKM analyst noted that the company hasn't been quick to embrace innovative designs, and poor promotional and merchandising strategies are likely to weigh on margin figures as well as comparable -
store sales in the future.
On Tuesday, the Golden Arches reported that fourth - quarter same -
store sales in the U.S. surged 5.7 %, trouncing Wall Street estimates for a 2.7 % gain.
The chain has been struggling against falling comparable
store sales in the U.S., which still accounts for 40 % of the company's operating income.
Quick - service restaurants were the top performer based on same -
store sales in the third quarter with a growth of 2.2 percent, and have posted the highest total sales growth during the first half of this year, at a rate of 4.7 percent.
Earlier this month, Sharon McCollam, chief financial officer of U.S. parent Best Buy, told analysts that fourth - quarter sales in its international division dropped 12.4 per cent because of currency changes as well as a 4 per cent drop in same -
store sales in Canada.
Same -
store sales in Wal - Mart's U.S. division grew 1.6 percent, an acceleration from the first quarter's 1 percent lift.
Commentary: «Revenues were up 8.3 % for the third quarter versus the prior - year period, due primarily to higher commodity prices impacting the Company's supply chain revenues, higher same
store sales in both domestic and international stores, store count growth in international markets and the positive impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.»
Among franchisors, 77.9 percent expect some increase in same
store sales in 2013, compared to 77 percent in 2012.
The home of the golden arches continues to struggle in the face of a weakened economy and the growing health - consciousness of its customers, posting its first drop in monthly
store sales in nine years.
In the past, McDonald's franchisees have paid around 8.5 % of
their store sales in rent.
What's more impressive, it enjoyed a striking 11 % surge in same -
store sales in 1998.
Both J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets cited Kohl's improving same -
store sales in raising their ratings on the apparel department store.
With former chief executive Myron Ullman III now back at the helm, same -
store sales in the fourth quarter inched up 2 % from the same period a year prior, though a healthy turnaround remains a long way off.
The company also reported that same -
store sales in China fell 1 percent during its third quarter.
Same -
store sales in China were down 14 % as customers there continue to avoid Yum's chains after meat supplier scandal over the summer.
Burger King's same -
store sales in the U.S. and Canada surged by a better - than - expected 3.6 percent during the third quarter, marking the best quarter of growth since 2012, while global same - store sales rose 2.4 percent.
While same -
store sales in all of Starbucks» regions were weaker than expected, growth in China was robust.
Most concerning is the 4.1 % decline in same -
store sales in the U.S. Higher prices and more intense competition are hurting the chain, not to mention that sense of shame and self - loathing many consumers experience at McDonald's.
Same -
store sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa also fell short of expectations, down 1 percent in the quarter.
Macquarie Research analysts predict App
Store sales in China could more than double by 2020 if Apple simply retains its current Chinese market share.
App
Store sales in China are primarily a reflection of Google's absence from China and Apple's current iPhone market share — a slice that is shrinking already.
McDonald's hopes that the cuts will speed up service and bolster sales, which, after over a year without positive same -
stores sales in the U.S., could use the boost.
Sony has announced the Big in Japan PlayStation
Store sale in Europe, which includes over 400 Japanese games across PS4 / PS3 and PSVita.
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.
Best Buy Co. said comparable
store sales dipped 0.8 per cent for the nine weeks ended Jan. 4, but that was better than the 1.7 per cent decline
in the prior - year period.
All of that will add incrementality, drive comp -
store sales, elevate the brand and create separation
in the marketplace.
May 1 - High - end handbag maker Tapestry Inc reported lower third - quarter margins and a steeper - than - expected decline
in same -
store sales at its newly - absorbed Kate Spade business, sending its shares down as much as 14 percent.
«He walked
in the door, and you would have thought it was Snoop Dogg,» says attendee Lindsay Carter, a
store manager from Atlanta who was recently promoted to a regional
sales job.
And to be sure, Apple CFO Luca Maestri later was asked about the goal and cited faster - growing
sales in just one portion of the business: the App
Store.
She's found a demand for her product, and it's located
in hundreds of
stores including Kroger and Williams - Sonoma, but despite strong
sales, the company is drowning
in debt.
For whatever reasons, U.S. book
stores last week announced their first
sales increase since 2007, which goes along with the increase
in print book
sales in 2015.
Walmart, the largest U.S. grocer by far with $ 165 billion
in annual food
sales, has been ramping up its own brands while reducing inventory of name brand items
in its
stores.
Last year 5.9 % of its total
sales came from online, but 45 % of those purchases were picked up
in store.
In China, dealerships known as «4S
stores» (for «service, spare parts,
sale, and survey») largely corner the market for popular luxury brands like BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, and Mercedes - Benz.
Toys R Us is preparing to close all its
stores, and liquidation
sales will start as soon as Thursday
in some locations.
The New York City - based company is also benefiting from higher
sales at duty - free
stores and a booming skin - care products business
in South Asia and China.
Warren Buffett famously says «If I see a
sale in my favorite
store, I go and buy some more of the stuff I like»,» Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of Hermes Investment Management, told CNBC Thursday.
Sales from Walmart International, which runs about 6,300
stores globally, stood at $ 118 billion
in the fiscal year ended 2018, down nearly 14 percent from 2014.
The retailer's shares tanked 19 % to $ 28.37 — their lowest level since 2010 — after it reported that same -
store sales, or revenue of
stores open at least 14 months, rose a mere 0.1 %
in the second quarter, well below its own forecasts for a rise of 2 % to 3 %, and short of Wall Street projections for a 1.4 % gain.
Previously, same -
store sales growth represented the estimated percentage change
in sales of all restaurants
in the Company system that have been open for one year or more, and the base
stores changed on a rolling basis from month to month.