Sentences with phrase «strong holiday sales season»

Most of those articles focused on whether Amazon Alexa was a fad and if this low retention was an indicator that usage on the platform was bound to trail off even after a strong holiday sales season for smart speakers.

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After pulling back on its holiday season hiring in anticipation of weaker sales this year, Macy's (m) said on Friday it will hire another 7,000 temporary workers, citing a strong number of shopper visits so far this Christmas period.

The company said in November when it reported its third - quarter earnings that it was facing a slowdown in the number of people visiting its brick - and - mortar stores, although a stronger housing market seems to have helped lift its sales over the holiday season.

While the overall retail industry enjoyed a strong holiday season for 2016, online sales generated much of the growth.

Many analysts were unimpressed with the 1 % increase considering Macy's dismal 2016 season which would make comparisons easier to beat, as well as the overall strong holiday season for retailers at large: retail sales in the U.S. rose 4.9 % between Nov. 1 and December 24, their best result since, 2011, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.

Though the retailer was later than some competitors to this game, the result was a strong start to the Thanksgiving weekend, in which retailers get 15 % of their holiday season sales.

Nordstrom is among a list of retailers, including Macy's, J.C. Penney and Kohl's, which reported strong sales this holiday season, boosted by increased spending and greater consumer confidence.

Sony Corp. said on Wednesday sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console had exceeded 50 million units as of Dec. 6 helped by strong demand during the year - end holiday season.

TOKYO (Reuters)- Sony Corp said on Wednesday sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console had exceeded 50 million units as of Dec 6 helped by strong demand during the year - end holiday season.

The EMEA market performed better than expected, fueled by strong holiday season sales of traditional PCs.

Denton County home prices and sales volume have remained strong into the holiday season.

Retailers closed higher on Monday as investors bet on strong sales during the holiday season following a strong Black Friday.

Sales went up 120 % in the third quarter vs. that period last year, and Ellison said he expects sales to continue being strong in the holiday season «primarily because we have a great credit offering.&rSales went up 120 % in the third quarter vs. that period last year, and Ellison said he expects sales to continue being strong in the holiday season «primarily because we have a great credit offering.&rsales to continue being strong in the holiday season «primarily because we have a great credit offering.»

And finally, Canadian Tire's strong sales during the critical holiday shopping season drove allowed the company to best expectations, with actual revenue totalling $ 3.96 billion (up from $ 3.64 billion the previous year).

Unfortunately, it's highly unlikely Attack on Titan 2 ~ Mirai no Zahyou ~ is going to have strong sales during the holiday season (like the original did), which means that total sales are going to end up way below those of the original (over 400 000 units).

Sales should be strong during weeks with public holidays, but also the Summer holidays, and of course the holiday season at the end of the year (though by that time, Nintendo will probably have released more kits).

There is no denying a strong user base of the PlayBook exists, while the tablet is also reported to have registered some strong sales in the UK during the holiday season.

Analysts claim it's quite normal, as Apple generally records a weaker first quarter after strong sales during the holiday season.

Thanks to a strong holiday season, Amazon says worldwide sales of the Kindle 3 edged out the last Harry Potter book to take the best selling crown for Amazon.com worldwide.

Retailing Comics retailers surveyed by ICv2 were more optimistic than ever before, thanks to strong sales and excitement around upcoming titles in the superhero, creator - owned, and kids / teens sectors; the analysis also includes charts of the top - selling properties during the fall and holiday season of last year.

CEO Carolyn Reidy expects their sales to remain strong through the holiday season, saying, «We're feeling bullish about the Christmas season.»

While the annual unit sales growth of print books is expected to be slightly weaker this year than in the previous two years, global information company The NPD Group predicts a strong holiday season with 5 percent unit sales growth in the remaining five weeks.

Despite the strong sales of the hardware, the attachment rate is incredibly low, so with a price drop and a sequel to their biggest Kinect title to date would easily help keep the device selling this holiday season.

However it seems that the scales might finally be tipping in Viacom's favor, as the company's CEO, Philippe Daumann, told investors that the series might become «slightly profitable» if Q4 sales are strong over the holiday season.

It also had strong sales this past holiday season.

With robust support from users and partners from around the globe, PS4 software sales also remained strong during the 2015 holiday season with more than 35 million * 3 copies sold in retail stores worldwide and through digital downloads on PlayStation Store as of January 3, 2016.

While retail reigns during the holiday season, don't worry if retail sales isn't your strong suit.

And while it's true that retail is responsible for much of the hiring during the holiday season, don't worry if retail sales isn't your strong suit.