For the month, comparable sales fell 2% compared with the 1.6% decrease analysts predicted.
That makes it much harder for buyers to find comparable sales indicative of true market value.
For the current fiscal year comparable sales are down 0.9% and total sales increased a mere 0.8%.
Its other half is Sephora, which has seen considerable success and strong comparable sales around the world.
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"Know what's coming, " says Sellers, who suggests homeowners and their realtors help appraisers identify potential comparable sales.
In the U.S., comparable sales increased 4.9% for November through customer-focused initiatives that provide variety and value.
One year ago, Tiffany was forced to cut costs dramatically to contend with 23% declines in comparable sales.
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The only geographic area to disappoint, albeit not too badly, was the U.S. Comparable sales were 3.1%.
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In the last quarter, comparable sales increased 9.3% at the Bolingbrook, Illinois-based outfit.
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Comparable sales and store traffic increased across all segments, the fast-food giant said.
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Strong comparable sales growth and a record number of new units have contributed to impressive growth rates in this segment.
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He also gave credit to a friendly real estate broker who got comparable sales and filled out the appeal application.
With strong comparable sales growth at its international stores, Guess is looking to further expand its presence in the European markets.
Comparable store sales for Gap in North America were up 5% YOY in November 2010 while company-wide comparable store sales increased 4%.
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Since the company has a low penetration in these regions currently, we expect to see strong comparable sales growth in the short term.
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The company's fashion brands Juicy Couture, Lucky brand and Mexx in Europe and Canada, saw comparable sales decline overall in the fourth quarter.
Interestingly, Costco was one of the few major retailers to deliver strong growth in comparable sales in the first few months of 2013.
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In the U.S. comparable sales were down 1.2% and operating income fell 3%, while European sales fell 1.1% with a 1% increase in profit.
But the retailer, the largest U.S. bookstore chain by revenue, posted a 0.9% decline in comparable sales at its namesake physical stores in the quarter.
Costco (COST) on the other hand, announced that net income rose 2.6% with 10% higher comparable sales and is opening lower due to missed expectations.
Thus, we expect the margins for its company-operated stores to remain relatively unchanged since a rise in comparable sales should help offset the increase in input costs.
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The fast-food retailer also saw a 5% increase for the full fiscal year in global comparable sales, reflecting successes in bringing more frequent customers back to stores.
For the whole corporation, comparable sales were up 5.3% in January, compared with 2.6% a year ago, propelling the stock to a strong performance in early trading.
The company estimated that the disruption caused by Superstorm Sandy that hit the East Coast in late October depressed third-quarter comparable sales by 1 to 2 percentage points.
Year-to-date, the comparable sales have grown 4.2% in the region.
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"In fact, the momentum has continued with April comparable sales trending at least as strong or better than first quarter sales in every area of the world, " he added.
Further headwinds can be found in Europe, weakness in the euro may lower comparable sales in that region and almost certainly after those sales are translated back into relatively stronger dollars.
Overall global comparable sales are up 3.9% for McDonalds.
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Comparable sales for the Americas region grew 8% in the first half of the fiscal, and this is likely to continue in this quarter as well helped by the national roll-out of Blonde earlier this year.
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