Sentences with phrase «though same store sales»

Taylor suggests that «though same store sales continue to serve as a baseline indicator of retail success,» the shift in store functionality from simply completing the sale to acting as showrooms or distribution centers has led analysts to question if the metric is «appropriate to measure modern retailing.»

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Most notably, its same - store sales have been dwindling by 1 % to 2 % for several quarters, though the rate of decline has slowed and the fast - food market is improving.

Even though McDonald's same - stores sales declined in October, the fast - food chain was able to beat analysts» expectations.

Even though Costco's earnings report beat Wall Street's profit and same - store sales estimates, Cramer warned investors not to buy this particular dip because of its Amazon ties.

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.

Yum's U.S. same - store sales declined 3 % in the most recent quarter, which includes declines of 2 % at Taco Bell, 3 % at Pizza Hut, and 3 % at KFC, though the company's international business has fared much better.

I don't trust government - reported statistics, thus I'd watch numbers that the Chinese government is less likely to fudge: electricity consumption, which was down during the global recession, same - store sales of American fast food restaurants in China, tonnage of goods shipped through railroads, and, though they may lag, sales by American and European companies in China.

Their website doesn't reflect the discounts (the online 50 % off sale promo is the same as in store though) and I was told by the sales associate that they won't be fulfilling online orders.

Tropica Maxi Dress — RRP # 75 on sale for # 29 This is the one thing I hadn't tried on before, but I do own the Hibiscus Maxi Dress which is the same style and cut and is really comfortable to wear and cool in the hot weather, sadly this is already sold out online (though if you are lucky perhaps you will be able to pick one up in store).

At the same time, he said that retail sales were strong, though he pointed out that most of the growth is coming from online activities and little to no growth is coming from the likes of mass retailers, big - box pet specialty stores and independent pet retailers.

The Chattanooga - based REIT's same - store net operating income (NOI), growth increased 6.1 percent in the second quarter, though same - store sales were down 1.5 percent.

The retail industry expects the 2013 holiday shopping season to be a modest success, even though same - store sales growth will be subdued due to recent macro events...

Industry data shows that September same - store sales were in line with analysts» expectations, though sales growth for the month was in no way spectacular.