Sentences with phrase «surge in sales for»

It could explain that surge in sales for the last week of August.

After a rough couple of months, Nintendo sees a nice surge in sales for the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and software.

Just as the erotica genre as a whole garnered widespread acceptance from both the industry and the readers following the popularity of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy (Viking), Scholastic saw a surge in sales for both print and digital with the publication of the Hunger Games trilogy, aimed at young adult readers but enjoyed by crossover fans.

This is where the game basically exploded into popularity leading to a surge in the sales for the PC version.

Next week we could even see a surge in sales for Battlefront II with the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in theaters worldwide.

It seems like the Middleton sisters love the fact that they can influence the nation's fashion choices and consequently cause a surge in sales for their favourite fashion retailers just by wearing a few current items.

In 2008, after wearing a yellow J. Crew ensemble on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Michelle Obama caused a surge in sales for the mall brand and solidified herself as a stylish woman of the people.

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(While this is undoubtedly good news for U.S. retailers, to put things in perspective, Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba surged past $ 6 billion in online sales during its annual Singles» Day event this November).

Sales in China and the United States were also hurt by a failure to capitalise on surging demand for sports utility vehicles (SUVs).

Gun sales have surged by about 40 % in three out of six months in 2016, and we're on track for another record - breaking year.

CNBC's Dominic Chu reports on the increasingly competitive market for golf equipment and a surge in sales expected for this weekend's Father's Day holiday.

While the company has reportedly put itself up for sale, so far no suitor has agreed to a deal, though a fake takeover bid in May 2015 briefly sent Avon's (AVP) shares surging 20 % before the offer was revealed as a hoax (and the shares promptly resumed their downward trend).

The new assets had seen a 5pc drop in like - for - like sales, with a 40pc surge in online revenues failing to make up for an 8pc slump in print.

Given the surge in demand for housing driven by Millennials and the historically low availability of homes for sale, investors could consider single - family rental REITs, as well as multifamily REITs.

He also hadn't given sales growth numbers for the third quarter, unlike the second quarter when he had said that sales in India surged 56 % in the three months to March 25.

During the Obama administration, F.B.I. background checks on prospective firearms buyers — a rough proxy for sales — surged nearly 50 percent in the month of the Sandy Hook attack in 2012, compared with the same month a year earlier, as calls rang out for tighter legislation.

Western allies press Trump to maintain nuclear deal with Iran: Reuters US intelligence monitors Iranian cargo shipments into Syria: CNN A trade war is a major risk for China's debt - ridden economy: CNBC Federal judge orders gov» t must accept new DACA immigration applications: WaPo Unification of Koreas still unlikely as leaders prepare to meet: Reuters US Consumer Confidence Index rebounded in April after March decline: CB New home sales in US increased to 4 - month high in March: MarketWatch Richmond Fed Mfg Index turns negative for first time since 2016: Bond Buyer S&P Case - Shiller Home Price Index surged in Feb, up 6.3 % y - o - y: CNBC Federal Housing Finance Agency: US house prices continued to rise in Feb: HW Corp bonds with lowest investment - grade rating look vulnerable: Bloomberg 10 - year Treasury yield reaches 3.0 % for first time since 2014: CNN Money

Japanese internet and energy company SoftBank Group Corp. reported Wednesday a more than 11-fold surge in profit for the fiscal third quarter thanks to strong sales and to improved results from U.S. carrier Sprint.

It was a solid earnings report for Samsung in the fourth quarter of 2017, as earnings surged due to strong sales of the manufacturer's memory chips, the company said in an announcement.

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 big housing market story in Manitoba was a surge of homes being offered for sale with new listings growing to levels almost 14 per cent above where they were a year ago.

In the Midwest, December sales were off 6.8 % (6.9 % y / y) yet surged 10.4 % for the year.

What's the difference between a surge in sales of 17 % for CMG and a stagnating +1 % for MCD?

Retail sales surged in October by 1.5 %, crushing expectations for a muted gain, on robust demand for vehicles and alcoholic beverages.

S&P Global Platts Analytics expects accelerating global Electric Vehicle penetration, rising from a little more than 500,000 sales in 2015 to over 7 million by 2025 — driving a surge in demand for lithium - ion batteries.

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Treasury shares finished at $ 10.53, down slightly on Friday, after a big share price surge of 11 per cent on a buoyant set of results announced on August 18 as investors crunched their numbers on the $ 800 million inventory of luxury wines that will be steadily rolled out for sale over the next few years in the $ 20 a bottle and higher price point.

UK gin sales surge in on - trade - figures Gin sales have jumped 20 % in the UK's bars and restaurants, figures for the most recent 12 - month period have shown.

A surge in sales of bottled water in the first six months of 2016 augurs well for Coca - Cola Amatil as Australia's largest beverage bottler struggles to adapt to changing consumption trends.

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However, according to Patrick Conlin, Wayback Burgers» Senior Vice President, an expected surge in local sales makes Free Shake Day a win - win for guests and franchise owners.

Confronted with rising rates of child obesity and a surge of youth allergies, many local schools seized the moment to take a firm stand against junk food served anywhere and any time in the building — including fare offered by parents for classroom parties, bake sales and club meetings.

Unfortunately, moms seem to suffer from sleep deprivation more than dads - which might be the reason for a surge in coffee sales and coffee - themed merchandise.

This research, coupled with the fact that it has been used in traditional medicine for hundreds of years, has led to a surge in marketing of the plant and its compounds, along with widespread online discussion of its benefits relating to the treatment of hair loss, and a huge increase in sales, particularly in North America.

PARIS, France — Surging demand for Gucci's accessories and colourful designs helped French parent Kering beat sales forecasts in the third quarter, as some of the luxury industry's biggest companies ride a recovery in demand from Chinese consumers.

Seeing as how Monster Hunter always caused PSP sales to surge (in Japan, anyway), why not try a next - gen handheld version for the Vita?

The five - speed manual, which is expected to account for 20 percent of sales, would not be our choice because of the car's reluctance to creep in traffic, the turbo engine surging with the accelerator but then inconveniently lugging in second gear.

General Motors sales rose 2.4 % in August, riding a surge in deliveries of the automaker's redesigned large trucks and executives forecast the momentum to continue into the fall as early demand for its all - new midsize trucks outpaces expectations.

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA +22 % Nissan was most definitely part of the Japanese surge in August, with the Nissan division claiming its best - ever month of retail sales, which reached six figures for the first time.

Cadillac Sales up 14 percent in February Chevrolet and GMC Crossover Demand Surges Enclave, Cars Drive Buick Sales Increase Best February ever for GMC Acadia and Chevrolet Equinox and Traverse Double - digit growth for GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Suburban Commercial deliveries up 15 percent DETROIT — General Motors (NYSE: GM) today reported 220,905 car, crossover and truck deliveries in the United States in February.

GM's Sales Beat Analyst Expectations, Buck Industry Trend Total sales up 3 percent, retail deliveries up 7 percent Chevrolet pickups up 30 percent: Silverado gains 3 points of retail market share; Colorado still the fastest - selling pickup GMC up 12 percent as crossovers and pickups surge Commercial deliveries up for the 19th consecutive month DETROIT — Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers in the United States delivered 293,097 vehicles in May 2015, for General Motors Co.'s (NYSE: GM) best May sales since 2007 and its best month since August Sales Beat Analyst Expectations, Buck Industry Trend Total sales up 3 percent, retail deliveries up 7 percent Chevrolet pickups up 30 percent: Silverado gains 3 points of retail market share; Colorado still the fastest - selling pickup GMC up 12 percent as crossovers and pickups surge Commercial deliveries up for the 19th consecutive month DETROIT — Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers in the United States delivered 293,097 vehicles in May 2015, for General Motors Co.'s (NYSE: GM) best May sales since 2007 and its best month since August sales up 3 percent, retail deliveries up 7 percent Chevrolet pickups up 30 percent: Silverado gains 3 points of retail market share; Colorado still the fastest - selling pickup GMC up 12 percent as crossovers and pickups surge Commercial deliveries up for the 19th consecutive month DETROIT — Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers in the United States delivered 293,097 vehicles in May 2015, for General Motors Co.'s (NYSE: GM) best May sales since 2007 and its best month since August sales since 2007 and its best month since August 2008.

After a surge in sales in recent years linked to the introduction of all - wheel drive for both its mid-size XF and full - size XJ luxury sedans, Jaguar has ported the same...

Electronic book sales are expected to see a «huge surge» in 2010, partly due to the recent addition of e-book readers for iPhone and BlackBerry devices and new form factors in production, according to Fictionwise LLC's Steven Pendergrast.

The report from Strategy Analytics, however, does not indicate if it was any particular tablet that accounted for this surge in sales or it was just an overall increase across the board.

The consensus (and sales data) shows that print books aren't going anywhere and the hype for ebooks has plateaued since it's initial surge, but is still a reliable constant in the publishing space.

In fact, so brisk has been the demand for the iPad 2 that it has even started to surge ahead of PC sales while it even cannibalized some of Apple's own products.

For the third quarter ended Dec. 31, Canada's biggest book chain reported a 4.5 per cent boost in revenue to $ 400.3 million compared with the same period last year, a robust period when sales surged 13 per cent.

US sales of smartphones running Google's Android mobile operating system surged past those of Apple for the first time in the first quarter of the year, industry research firm NPD said Monday.

With more e-readers hitting the U.S. market, analysts predict a big uptick in device sales in late 2010 with a strong surge in the popularity of electronic textbooks used in high schools and colleges in time for school in the fall of 2011.

Bowker's Kelly Gallagher, too often a cheerleader for the status quo in publishing, was quoted saying that the surge in e-book sales «is not a sustainable trend.»