Nintendo's stock price had fallen last week after the company failed to hit sales expectations for its new console, the Wii U, and it reported
weak sales for the 3DS handheld device.
The TouchPad joins Dell Streak 5 in the tablet graveyard and
weak sales for many offerings suggest others are bound to follow.
One of the big reasons why bookstores saw a decline was because of
weak sales for October, November and December, which traditionally are super strong.
Not exact matches
In addition to the battle
for control, which has pitted Dauman against 93 - year - old controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone and his daughter Shari, the company said that advertising
sales have been
weak, and they are expected to be down by 4 %
for the quarter.
On Wednesday, JCPenney also reported
weak sales at stores open
for more than one year.
CEO Kevin Mansell said, «
Sales were modestly below our original expectations
for the quarter, but accelerated in the March / April combined period after a
weak February.
The one
weak spot in the company's results was the iPad,
for which
sales continue to slip.
For all the headlines this month of
weak department store
sales and closing stores, retailers enjoyed a stellar holiday season, buoyed by higher wages and soaring consumer confidence.
If generating leads is the
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It says the U.S. economy is
weaker than the headline numbers indicate because the sharp recession of 2008 - 2009 has thrown seasonal - adjustment factors out of whack and they are inflating the smoothed, annualized growth numbers
for output, employment, income and
sales.
Weak sales in China are particularly troubling
for Tesla — which will report its fourth quarter earnings today — because Musk has previously said that car
sales there could rival the US by 2015, and that the two countries would comprise its largest markets, according to Reuters.
GameStop shares were down as much as 20 percent Tuesday morning as the company issued a
weaker - than - expected forecast
for the fourth quarter and full year due to declines in video game
sales.
The company's results have been pressured by
weak Russian and Ukrainian beer demand, where an ongoing geopolitical crisis has pressured
sales for Carlsberg and some of its rivals.
«Time Warner is a
weaker company today than it was three years ago because Jeff Bewkes has run it to maximize its
sale price
for the past few years.
Sales to department stores fell 40 % as it continued its exit
for 250 such locations, primarily
weak Macy's (m) and Belk stores and their endless rows of discounting signage.
As a result of
weaker sales in the wake of the data breach, the third largest U.S. retailer also cut its fourth - quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) forecast
for its U.S. operations to $ 1.20 to $ 1.30, from $ 1.50 to $ 1.60.
That's significant because
weak international
sales have been a drag on the Canadian economy
for years.
«You can go down this rabbit hole where one
weak link in that entire process can mean that your entire identity is compromised and all of your information is
for sale on the Internet,» he said.
Barclays» James Anstead and Nicolas Champ: «Given ASDA's
weak sales performance - and difficult market positioning in a world where the discounters have successfully occupied the price end of the market - we think it would hardly be surprising that Wal - Mart could be open to considering options
for its UK business.
5:16 - July was
weak, but August and September were solid
for display
sales, says Tim.
The Bank of Canada reported Monday that business sentiment
for future
sales growth remained «
weak» in the second quarter as Canada's energy industry struggled with an oil shock.
Mattel has pointed to that bankruptcy as a reason
for weak sales.
North American
sales, a consistent
weak point
for the brand, were flat year over year, though better than expected, executives said.
The biggest
weak spot
for the quarter was
sales at its Gillette shaving business, which reported a 5 percent drop in net
sales.
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Upper middle - class shoppers spooked by a whipsawing stock market and shoppers waiting till the last minute
for the best deals could result in the
weakest U.S. holiday
sales season
for retailers since the recession, AlixPartners said.
Peltz has criticized P&G
for market share losses, lack of innovation and
weak sales.
Canada's expansion comes at a time when the U.S. dairy industry is struggling amid
weak milk
sales, eroding earnings
for companies like Dallas - based Dean Foods Co..
Futures trimmed some gains as retail
sales for January came in
weaker than expected, down 0.8 percent and near December's 0.9 percent decline.
Apple (AAPL.O) dropped 1.1 percent after Goldman Sachs cut its March and June quarter
sales estimates
for the iPhone, citing
weak demand.
A
weaker dollar tends to be beneficial
for multinational companies, because it can support
sales of goods and services abroad, with a stronger dollar having the opposite effect.
Big Lots sank 10.1 % to $ 48.45 after the discount retailer reported
weak sales and gave disappointing forecasts
for the current year.
Earlier this month, American Outdoor Brands Corp. forecast
weak firearm
sales for at least a year, becoming the latest gun maker to report disappointing quarterly results.
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.
Cirrus depends on the iPhone
for the bulk of its
sales, so the company's
weak guidance
for fiscal 2019 reflects a pessimistic view of how that product will perform in the coming year.
These fluctuations were large relative to actual economic and policy surprises, as the only notable negative piece of news that day was the release of somewhat
weaker than expected retail
sales data
for the United States one hour before the event.
That suggests that
weak domestic demand is becoming an increasingly significant source of disinflationary pressure, adding to the impact from falling world energy prices and the end of a period of administered price rises as governments sought to repair their finances by increasing revenue from
sales taxes and charging more
for services such as health care.
Brick - and - mortar store
sales have been pretty
weak in Q4 and many thought that online
sales would save the day
for the economy.
Haver's headline suggests that weather was the main factor but
sales were
weak across the U.S. and have been
weak for since the May taper announcement.
The Institute
for Supply Management's purchasing managers» index (PMI) showed that US industry has continued to expand, and while
weak retail
sales betray consumer caution, The Conference Board's consumer confidence index
for June was still much higher than a year ago.
For comparison, even in a relatively
weak period, Apple sold 50 million much costlier iPhones in just 90 days last quarter, and the combined total
sales of the far more prevalent Android phones no doubt were much greater.
Auto
sales have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride this year, with a
weak performance in February followed by a jump in
sales for some automakers in March.
In the firm's construction products segment,
for instance,
sales in western Europe dropped 27 percent as a result of unfavorable exchange rates, a «
weak» construction environment and Grace's exit from «low - margin business.»
Benefit gains were
weaker at 0.1 %
for both
sales and office workers (2.1 % y / y) and natural resource, construction and maintenance workers (3.0 % y / y).
Despite
weaker sales and greater choice
for homebuyers, prices in Metro Vancouver are still rising.
Sales growth slowed to zero in the fourth quarter and
for the full 2017 year as the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues struggled with
weak consumer demand.
If it weren't
for capital flight out of China and all of those cash «investors» in U.S. homes, actual
sales volume would be even
weaker.
The battle
for market share between the major grocery chains and independent retailers has led to the
weakest supermarket
sales growth in almost two years.
Revenue totalled $ 263.6 m (A$ 366.8 m) in 1H FY2016, down 1.5 % from 1H 2015, with
weak dairy commodity prices
for bulk cheddar cheese and whey powder adversely impacting
sales revenue.
In Ireland
weak dairy prices are pointing to falling profits
for the Irish Dairy Board this year, even though the company
sales are up.
The investment bank slashed its earnings forecasts
for Retail Food Group by between 50 and 60 per cent after factoring in shrinking
sales from store closures and
weaker margins from increased investment to support struggling franchisees.