The growth was mainly driven by solid sales of Samsung's GALAXY S IIl and GALAXY Note ll.
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This was led by solid sales of TV and tablet panels which offset the slowdown in notebook and monitor panel demand.
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Real solid sales for Zetia could be years away, and in the meantime the company will have to pay extra marketing costs.
Samsung posted solid sales and maintained its profit streak in the second quarter across all business segments, excluding semiconductors, amid lingering global business uncertainties.
"We've delivered a solid sales performance, in line with our expectations, in spite of the continued tough consumer environment, " said Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King.
The result: solid sales and profits, even amid troubled economic times.
The company saw solid sales across North America and overseas.
The Japanese brands of Seiko and Citizen were booking solid sales year after year, why even the film character James Bond has ceased wearing a Swiss timepiece in favor of a Pulsar or Seiko Digital Quartz watch.
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Supermarket group Sainsbury's has reported "solid" sales growth for the past three months in what it describes as a "tough consumer environment".
The trading day began with solid March sales reports from U.S. automakers.
There were some bright spots in demand as our mobile analog business posted solid sequential sales growth in the fourth quarter and our auto sales also held up well.
Abercrombie had been riding high since last quarter gaining roughly 37% thanks to its solid international sales outpacing competitors like Aeropostale, American Eagle Outfitters and Gap Inc.
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Amid a string of positive economic data, including a strong jobs report for September, solid auto sales and ISM numbers, the strength of the retail sales number contrasts starkly with the weakness exhibited by consumer sentiment.
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While its growth phase might be behind it, Medtronic offers a solid dividend and sales that are unlikely to decline, he says.
Bucking the trend, Costco was one of the few major discount retailers to deliver solid first quarter sales numbers amid a slow economy and the gradual impact of the sequester and the expiration of the payroll tax cut.
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Analysts had expected strong sales, with recent data from technology-sales tracker IDC showing solid worldwide demand for personal computers, with sales up between 12% and 15% during the first quarter of 2008.
So there are solid reasons why pharma sales reps should stick to promoting Xyrem for only FDA-approved uses.
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And in Q3, our mobile phones business delivered a solid quarter with sequential sales growth and improved contribution margin.
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Apple launched its current iPhone 5 in China in December, and while sales were solid, they were hardly phenomenal.
Still, a good mix of new medicines and solid research should keep sales and earnings growing faster than the average.
Toyota Motor also had a solid September, as sales continue to recover from the disruptions suffered last year after a lethal earthquake-tsunami rocked Japan.
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This seems inconsistent with recent data on profits, income, weekly jobless claims, ISM readings, record low inventories relative to sales and solid consumption growth into July.
Target posted third quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday beating top and bottom line expectations as sales were solid and the credit card unit improved its performance.
In contrast, Apple had a solid quarter, with sales up 36.2 percent year-on-year, which is expected to continue into the fourth quarter as the iPhone 5 launches in more markets.
Though, the vehicle sales number is extremely solid and indeed what is used to calculate GDP, underlying demand is better represented by retail sales.
But the competitors can't boast Nextel's recent string of victories, strong sales growth and solid earnings.
He did get a solid offer for a software sales job from a company in Reston, Va.
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Even while shutting down properties and redirecting customer traffic, the retailer posted a solid 16% growth in sales in 2012.
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Economic experts said sales were "solid rather than spectacular" and had been boosted by a late flurry in the last two weeks of December.
Mr. Smith says the company's balance sheet is rock solid, most of its sales are outside Italy, and the stock trades at less than nine times forecast per-share earnings.
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