Sentences with phrase «tough sales year»

Unfortunately, that has the potential to make it even more difficult to come back from a tough sales year.

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The company, which reports its second quarter results Wednesday, has faced years of declining sales, as well as tough competition from discounters and online stores.

After one of their toughest years ever, beleaguered U.S. retailers are enjoying a pickup in quarterly sales, helping to boost the shares of many brick - and - mortar operators even as the stock market stumbles this year.

Some beer brands are facing an even tougher time: Domestic sales of Budweiser BUD, +2.05 % are down 28 % over the past five years, according to a published report.

American Outdoor Brands Corp. forecast weak firearm sales for at least a year, becoming the latest gun maker to report disappointing results as lawmakers discuss tougher regulations.

It has been written about often over the past year that sales are not able to engage until further down the buyer journey and marketing has a tough job of «warming up» the buyer for sales engagement.

GM said its December sales fell 6.3 % compared with the same month last year because of what executives said were aggressive pickup truck promotions by Ford and tougher competition from Asian auto makers.

Dairy Crest is confident that it will meet its full year expectations, despite a tough start to the year that saw a 7 % sales revenue decrease compared with H1 2011.

BARRY Paterson from Cohuna Car Sales said last financial year was the toughest year he has encountered.

The 20 year old will be available on a permanent sale but if no club comes forward the tough tackler will be sent out on a temporary deal for the remainder of the current campaign.

«In spite of a tough 2014 comparison and extreme stock market volatility, our dealer's competitive spirit kicked in and propelled us to our 65th - consecutive month of year - over-year sales increases,» Reid Bigland, the head of U.S. sales for Fiat - Chrysler, said in a statement.

It's always tough around this time of year to be good and not go too crazy on the sales, although I may have already done some serious damage.

First, the bad news: New data from restaurant management platform reveal that January is the toughest month of the year for restaurant sales.

reveal that January is the toughest month of the year for restaurant sales.

Hardware sales saw a more significant drop, dipping 32 % to $ 331 million, though last year represented a tough comparison with the Switch's release.

The Malibu is coming off its best sales year since 1980 after a rushed redesign, but sales have fallen significantly this year in a reminder of how tough life is for today's midsize cars.

Though last year was a tough one for most American automakers, Ford's Lincoln - Mercury division racked up record sales.

With competition in the luxury segment of the market getting tougher by the day, Cadillac is going to have to build a car that appeals to younger buyers if it wants to increase sales, industry analysts say.According to a report in Automotive News, the industry trade publication, the average age of a Cadillac buyer last year was 62.

Subaru, whose U.S. sales were up 20 percent through August compared with the same eight months last year, needs more efficient drivetrain technologies to help it meet tougher U.S. fuel economy and emissions rules that begin in the 2016 model year.

The RS5 Sportback, due on sale later this year, will serve up 444 hp and 443 lb - ft of torque along with Quattro all - wheel drive to keep all those horses planted firmly on asphalt, while the versatility of the rear hatch and all the cargo room that comes with it may make it tough to ever look at an Audi A6 without silently judging it.

There are faint glimmers of light out there (more bookstores opened last year than closed, ebook sales are down) but it's still tough out there.

There are faint glimmers of light out there (more bookstores opened last year than closed, ebook sales are down) but it's still tough out -LSB-...]

According to the International Data Corporation, the worldwide tablet market saw a 7 percent decline for the second quarter year over year, with tablet sales mostly being erratic over the past several quarters due to market saturation and tougher competition.

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«After a tough first quarter — with trade sales down 7.4 % from the prior year — second quarter sales have bounced back with 4.6 % growth.

The Mississauga market has been resilient through the tough economic times, and the city's economy looks forward to strong sales in the future years.

Toronto home sales are off to the worst start in nine years, as tougher rules for mortgage qualifications and rising interest rates continue to push buyers out of the market.

Home sales nationwide fell to the lowest in more than five years in April, as bond yields and tougher mortgage qualification rules imposed in January helped cool the market.

Toronto home sales are off to the worst start in nine years, as tougher rules for mortgage qualifications and rising interest rates continue to pus

Van Gessel said it had been a tough trading year for the group, but sales were steady compared to last year.

So in the recent years, the Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has been going through tough times because of the poor performance of their smartphones and with the sale...

So in the recent years, the Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has been going through tough times because of the poor performance of their smartphones and with the sale of a part of themselves to Google.

• Successfully grew business from one artist to four full - time artists and generated more than $ 289K in annual sales in 2011 and each year since opening even during a tough and fluctuating economic climate.

A MedReps post from earlier this year outlined how to answer tough medical sales interview questions and had this to say:

Obtaining that candid feedback from clients can be one of the toughest aspects of the job for a sales rep representing or showing a property, says Don St. Germain, a four - year veteran with Sotheby's International Realty Canada in Victoria.

Although their tactics may differ, each of these brokers is making a simple point: When the going gets tough, the tough sales associates keep going — right down to the last day of the year.

«As we celebrate our 11th year in business this week, and after a tough few years in real estate, it is extremely encouraging to see HomeGain agent members in several different states closing home sale transactions, and experiencing ongoing results from our online marketing programs,» noted Louis Cammarosano

[Clients] realize you're a professional and someone they can depend on when things get tough,» says Morgan, who closed more than $ 3.1 million in sales last year with Carpenter GMAC Real Estate in Indianapolis.