Sentences with phrase «store years and years»

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Department stores like Macy's (m) have been talking changes and new initiatives for years, so next year is the time to put up or well, you know.

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.

After refining the technology and inventory of items over the past year, the «just walk out» store is now open to all.

That likely reassured investors who watched Walmart sacrifice profits for a couple of years as it gave workers raises and invested heavily in e-commerce to better compete online and in stores.

Scott and Aly opened their first store in November 2008 — about a year into the recession.

The company is increasingly crunching data to determine the optimal product mix at individual stores and the ideal locations to set up new outlets (it relied on data to figure out the best place to open its first American Girl doll boutique last year).

Moaza Al Matrooshi, a 24 - year - old from Dubai, had one of her ovaries frozen as a nine - year - old and is thought to be the youngest to have had the tissue stored for future use in a pregnancy.

The San Francisco - based start - up moved to store its Chinese data locally in 2016 but China further introduced a strict cybersecurity law last year that requires foreign and local tech firms to offer technical support to authorities who wish to access it.

And bucking the trend in a retail industry where many rivals are paring their store fleets, Walmart said it plans to open a few more stores: it expect to open fewer than 15 SuperCenters in the U.S. next year, a small uptick to be sure, but additional physical facilities to support its roughly $ 15 billion a year e-commerce business.

Some industry observers predict that retail will change more in the next five years than it has over the past century, and that the extinction of brick - and - mortar stores isn't far off.

Within five years, the family owned 24 of the retail stores and in 1972 listed Walmart on the New York Stock Exchange.

Amazon's house - brand batteries now outsell Duracell online, and the company will now get upwards of $ 16 billion a year in annual revenue from a grocery store — Whole Foods, which it acquired over the summer.

Two years ago, Foley began focusing on deliveries for shoppers at stores like Costco in Southern California and Austin, Texas.

For the first few years after he introduced his shoes into his own stores in 2006, it was very much trial and error.

The world's largest retailer, for years slow to respond to Amazon.com (amzn) in the digital wars, has been on a tear in recent quarters, helped by the $ 3 billion acquisition of jet.com and overhaul of its marketplace last year, and by better integration of its stores with its digital business.

The iPhone as a phenomenon really coalesced a year later in 2008 with the 3GS, when the company added 3G wireless speeds and the app store.

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.

Within a mere year and a half after launch, Slawsa gained placement in the relish aisle in over 4,200 stores in the US and Canada with rave reviews from critics and consumers alike.

Cornell's decisiveness, along with a better - than - expected holiday - season increase in sales at the website and stores open for at least a year, has revived Target's stock: The shares have jumped 30 % under the new CEO, to all - time highs.

«We opened our first stores outside North America this year, including multiple locations in South Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Apple's iPhone X continues to perform poorly on store shelves and will reportedly be discontinued this year, according to one analyst.

Beyond this year, Target is also looking into expanding the TargetExpress concept in greater Philadelphia and in Los Angeles, as well as additional such stores in metro Washington, San Francisco and Chicago.

Procter and Gamble spent $ 7.2 billion on advertising in the year to July 2016, according to its annual report, including worldwide TV, print, radio, internet and in - store campaigns.

The plan is to have 250 stores in Canada and 320 in the U.S. over the next 10 years).

More than once in the intervening years, Minhas has faced challenges she describes as anything but fair: regulatory hurdles slowing her products» spread, retail monopolies denying access to their store shelves and larger competitors muscling in on her turf.

Fifty years after Ronald and Valerie Frank started a camera repair business from their home, their two sons oversee a fast - growing business that combines a new bricks - and - mortar store with an expanding online presence.

Despite its growth over the past year, Store No. 8 is still in its infancy and Finnegan is continuing to look for new entrepreneurs and avenues for innovation.

«We have the right - size stores, they're in great locations, they're a great asset for us, and every year, we're going to tweak the margin, because things evolve, and so forth,» Joly said.

In the new year, Lululemon will open new stores in the United States and Canada, as well as in new markets in Europe and Asia.

Laurence Fink, CEO of BlackRock Inc., the world's largest investment firm, caused a stir earlier this year when he suggested in a speech that people are opting for contemporary art, Bitcoins and especially apartments from London to Vancouver as a safe store of wealth in the place of gold.

Two years after we launched the company — this was 1995 — Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus decided they were going to order bags for all their stores for the holidays and Christmas.

Nearly a year ago, Walmart launched its startup incubator Store No. 8 with the aim of reshaping the retail experience through technology like virtual reality and drones.

This year, coffee chain Dunkin' Donuts did something radical: it's considering dropping «Donuts» from its name, and it opened several stores called simply «Dunkin,» with more likely to come.

With over 1,700 stores and adding over 150 new locations each year, Sport Clips is by far the leading men's and boys» haircut franchise in North America, in all 50 states and Canada.

Apple now has more stores in China than any other region outside of the U.S. Despite that, China revenue fell to $ 45 billion in the latest fiscal year, down from a record $ 59 billion in 2015 amid greater competition from local phone makers like Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi.

Now it's been almost a year and the new stores continue to do incredibly well, so we'll change over about 20 % of the chain this year.

Frends products hit Apple stores and Best Buy in October 2012; by the end of the year, the Encinitas, Calif. - based company had revenue of $ 1.6 million.

Efforts to squash review aggregators come from the same playbook that retailers used a few years ago when trying to eliminate «showrooming,» the practice of using a smartphone to comparison shop while inside a brick - and - mortar store.

We are incredibly grateful to all of our associates for their dedicated service to Bon - Ton and to our millions of loyal customers who we have had the pleasure to serve as their hometown store for more than 160 years.»

So far, the design seems to be working: Warby Parker, which was founded in 2010 and opened its first retail store three years later, is reportedly valued at over $ 1 billion and will have have more than 70 locations open by year's end.

In business less than a year, Kit and Ace managers can't go back and compare same - store sales or track repeat business.

Sales are expected to skyrocket this year thanks to distribution at popular clothing stores such as Fred Segal, Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters.

In terms of in - store innovations, the company made a big splash last year by launching and then heavily hyping two stores — a massive 140,000 - square - foot Canadian Tire in south Edmonton and a Sport Chek in midtown Toronto — that came fully loaded with all manner of screens, simulators and other forms of digital eye candy, including interactive video walls, window shopping using glass screens that display products, and community boards that give customers access to local sports clinics, league registrations and fitness classes.

Apple has invested in new Apple Music video content over the past year, added peer - to - peer Apple Pay options, and has revamped its stores to deliver better customer care.

The company is also getting back into growth mode, opening seven stores this year and planning for 10 more in 2016.

Within a mere two and a half years after launch, Slawsa gained placement in the relish aisle in over 6,000 stores in the US and Canada with rave reviews from critics and consumers alike.

Look for this health combine in the coming year or two to absorb one or more physicians groups, and maybe enrich CVS's in - store «Minute Clinics» with an independent network of neighborhood walk - in centers as well.

The company has said it will invest $ 7 billion over the next three years to beef up its digital operations, freshen up existing stores, and open more small outlets that give the company a presence in urban areas.

The extra hiring is a nice contrast for Macy's which this year has closed some 68 stores and laid off hundreds of workers as it looks to cull weak stores.

On a full - year basis, 2013 same - store sales growth of 1.1 % in the Canadian segment was below our original target range of 2 % to 4 %; we believe this was due to ongoing challenging economic conditions and increased competitive intensity in our industry.