It said in August that it expected to open 45 international stores in 2011.
Comparable store sales were down 4.4%, including a 3.5% decline in the U.S. and a 6.4% slide in international stores.
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With strong comparable sales growth at its international stores, Guess is looking to further expand its presence in the European markets.
In the international segment, the company looks to be on target to achieve 200 international stores by the end of 2012.
With increased spending, we calculate a 2% stock price sensitivity to a 5% change in our forecasted total of 2013 international stores.
Their forecasts suggest that Revenue per Square Foot for Best Buy U.S. and Number of International Stores will trend higher than the Trefis forecast.
Higher store traffic and stronger sales in its international stores helped the company to post better-than-expected same store sales in November, with an increase of 9% over the 6.6% consensus.
Although Wal-Mart operates more stores abroad than in the U.S., the international stores are generally smaller in size and produce less revenue per square foot of retail space compared to U.S. stores.
The company just posted domestic same-store sales growth of nearly 5 percent during the fiscal fourth quarter and about the same percentage for its international stores for that period and for the full fiscal year.
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Already the number of international stores and sales exceeds both measures for the U.S. Under the direction of foreign operations chief James Cantalupo, 55, 95% of all new McDonald's stores will be overseas, at least for the next five years.
The company said it planned to open 130 to 140 new Gap International stores, up from the 120 to 130 previously planned, as well as 150 to 160 new Old Navy stores, up from the 120 to 130 previously planned.
Their study shows that there is a heavy concentration of International stores in some locations such as Singapore (85%), Denmark (85%), Portugal (77%), Spain (68%), Germany (60%), UK (55%), France (54%), Netherland (51%), while markets such as Australia (40%), USA (39%), Canada (37%), and Switzerland (29%) have lower penetration.
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Tempur-Pedic distributes its mattresses through 4, 430 furniture retail stores in the U.S. (and 3, 300 international stores), as well as through its Web site and via telephone orders generated by its television infomercials shown late at night when TV advertising time is the cheapest and insomniacs are most likely to be on the prowl for a solution.
But beneath the sheen at Terminal 3, the local and international luxury stores, the restaurants, the grandeur of scale, I noticed some shoddy, already failing construction.
International revenue in stores open at least a year fell 6.6 percent due to weak results in Canada and China.
By mid fiscal 2013, it plans to add 34 stores in international markets, including China and the Middle East.
Tom Ford International now encompasses 19 freestanding stores in 17 countries, with a new flagship store recently opened in Beijing and the first London store set to open in the fall.
They have only embraced the idea of the outlet mall in the past few years, there are just a handful of centers, and the idea is still new enough to attract big name stores and leading international designers, offering substantial discounts.
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In fact, what is the ROI outlook on Wal-Mart as it remodels stores in price competitive international markets and tries to gain greater economies of scale overseas?
Last year, national retail chains closed 4, 763 stores, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Starbucks will be spending heavily in coming quarters opening new stores and building out its international operations.
The building that houses both the Masdar and International Renewable Energy Agency headquarters will have stores and restaurants in addition to office space, powered by 1, 000sqm of photovoltaic panels.
In addition to company-operated locations, international licensing partners operated 62 Ralph Lauren stores and 32 dedicated shops as well as 64 Club Monaco stores and shops at the end of the fourth quarter.
Starbucks posted strong fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, beating top and bottom line estimates on growing sales and higher tickets at its stores, plus a solid international expansion and solid consumer products revenues.
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While you may assume that managing all those formats would be "all-inclusive" enough, the device goes an extra mile by sporting a calendar, alarm clock (with 8 monophonic tones to wake you), and even stores world times for 16 international locales (you know, since this is presumably the perfect travel accessory).
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By the end of the year her line was being carried in several overseas stores while continuing to enjoy strong international retail demand.
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" The insurance mandate is so onerous for small firms that Stephen Caldeira, president of the International Franchise Association, predicts that "Many stores will have to cut worker hours out of necessity.
The firm's low prices, slick marketing and international-standard service have already pushed some neighbourhood stores out of business.
Wal-Mart International has seen a steady increase in number of stores since 2005, growing from 2, 290 to 4, 112 in 2009.
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Mothercare has reported a further decline in sales at its UK High Street stores, mitigated by rapid growth in its international business.
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