McDonald's set a dismal record of 11 months of negative comparable-store sales in 2002.
After the retailer instituted MVT-validated concepts in stores, it saw an immediate 3% comparable-store sales rise.
After all, the currently strong comparable-store growth rates generally make for tougher comparisons later.
Comparable-store sales, defined as those open at least 13 months or more, were up 4.2% globally.
Coach is growing in the U.S., Mr. Frankfort said, with North American comparable-store sales rising 12.6%.
There are various comparable-data sources--eBay and Kelly Blue Book (for the van) are two examples.
Limited Brands delivered comparable-store sales growth of 5% during the quarter, compared with 9% in the prior year.
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At the same time, comparable-store sales are climbing smartly (up 13.6% last year).
Comparable-store sales were up 9% driven by a 6% gain in customer traffic.
So he is confident that Dollar General will maintain a 5% comparable-store sales gain largely due to its price advantage over Wal-Mart.
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Comparable-store sales were down 3.3% overall, and down 5% in U.S. outlets.
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Best Buy boosted revenue from services in the U.S. business segment by 6% in Q2 2012, as comparable-store sales sank by 3.2%.
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The greatest decline came in Asia, Pacific, Middle East and Africa, where comparable-store sales fell by 9.5% (after growing by 7.3% in 2012).
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Limited Brands expects comparable-store sales to increase between 2% and 4% during the fourth quarter and 5% in the fiscal year ending this month.
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Time and again, traders work themselves into a frenzy, buying or selling based on whether the world's largest retailer hit its latest comparable-store sales forecast.
Comparable-store sales fell by 5% on weakness throughout its businesses.
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It should be noted that the menu expansion was just one initiative among several implemented in 2003 and designed to win back market share and growing revenues by increasing comparable-store sales versus adding more stores.
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Comparable-store sales were off 25%.
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The latter probably had a strong year if a 57% profit increase from publicly-traded paint comparable Sherwin-Williams is any guide.
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The downsides of no line-in and a higher pricetag than the comparable E-P1 aren't insignificant, but the GF1 will certainly put up a fight.
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Coach operates 342 retail stores and 121 factory outlets in North America where direct-to-consumer same-store sales rose 6.3% on a comparable 14-week basis.
In the middle ranks, outside hotspots such as London, the south-east and Bristol, the rewards are often not out of line with those for comparable private-sector jobs, if pensions, benefits and holidays are all added in, and have recently been rising in relative terms as private-sector pay has stalled.
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Practices like meditation, exercise, and cognitive therapy have shown comparable short-term efficacy to medication.
The Q2 increase was 38% higher than the 452, 147 subs added in the comparable year-earlier quarter.
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Back then, Geico pursued a comparable hard-charging scheme and came within an ace of receivership.
By contrast, an iMac with a comparable 20-inch diagonal screen weighs in at just 20 pounds.
Last year, the city saw the fewest number of murders since comparable record-keeping began in the 1960s.
Crime in the barrios has risen and public schools remain far behind countries with comparable per-capita income.
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