The short term value of handset sales and the profit from a single new customer is not necessarily their ultimate goal.
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Edward Lampert took Sears ( SHLD) into the dressing room more than a year ago, hoping to change its long-term trend of declining sales with a new vision for the venerable retailer.
On a brighter note, sales of Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless broadband technology equipment continued gains while revenue from overseas sales of notebook PCs improved.
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Many believe the Fed will announce it will continue to purchase longer-term U.S. Treasuries, while stopping its sales of shorter-term government debt, as was the case in the Twist operations.
Many believe the Fed will announce Wednesday it will continue to purchase longer-term U.S. Treasuries, while stopping its sales of shorter-term government debt, as was the case in the Twist operations.
The choice to think long-term and build its user links through sales of Kindle Fire at cost has limited short-term profits, but every action Amazon has taken to grow has paid off handsomely because they accelerate the natural trends and position Amazon as the leader.
While Iomega has done a good job of building its Zip disk brand over the past several years, it made a critical error when it reduced the prices on the drive and pinned its hopes for a long-term revenue stream on sales of disks.
Marketers are mislead to think that they promotionally come out ahead with incremental sales and profits in spite of lower margins because mix models do not measure the longer-term negative consequences of cannibalized, future full-margin sales.
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In Michigan, Heller did a study four years ago on the long-term implications for state coffers following removal of the sales-tax exemption on precious-metals coins.
Over the long term, the greatest risk to bondholders is that sales of cigarettes could collapse.
Drugs firms currently lose billions of dollars in sales from patients on long-term prescriptions who do not take their pills.
We searched for companies trading at discounts to five-year-average multiples of sales and book value, with long-term debt-to-total-capital below 60% and long-term earnings-growth forecasts of at least 5% (annualized).
Secondly, Halifax has extended its reach in the long-term savings market by acquiring the sales force and unit-linked business of Equitable Life, the troubled mutual life insurer.
In Europe, we expect Mercedes-Benz sales will be supported in the near-term by the launch of new M-Class and the new B-Class in November.
Ford cut back on rental and short-term sales during the quarter, resulting in an overall market share loss of 0.8%, but its share of the retail market in major Western European markets is up, Shanks said.
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However, the new jcp, centered around the shop concept, is gaining traction with customers every day and is surpassing our own expectations in terms of sales productivity which continues to give us confidence in our long term business model.
In the 28 land deals totalling 2.64 million ha covered in a survey carried out last year by Norwegian People Aid1 in what is today largely South Sudan, there were no land sales with transfer of full ownership rights but rather long-term leases of between 30 and 60 years.
However, limited same store sales growth in this quarter could lead to a short-term deterioration of company-operated restaurant margins.
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The company also reiterated it expects 2007 sales will grow at the high end of its projected long-term 7 percent to 9 percent rate.
Data from the National Association of Realtors, however, shows that sales have been improving in the long term, growing by 11% since last year.
We analyzed 26 industries (excluding trading companies) of the Global 2000 and scored each company on long-term and short-term sales growth, profit growth, return on capital and total return to shareholders.
To find these companies we analyzed 26 industries (excluding trading companies) of the Global 2000 and scored each company on long-term and short-term sales growth, profit growth, return on capital and total return to shareholders.
The decline appears due mostly to speculative short-term trading and possibly, sales by banks rather than any fundamental change in the nature of a resource that has consistently been treasured as a store of value since civilization began.
Shop.org, an association of multi-channel retailers first to coined the term in 2005 after retailers discovered that online sales increased on that particular day.
It is this short-term financing share that creates the potential for systemic spillovers in the form of deleveraging and marketwide fire sales of illiquid assets.
Roderick said sales in Blackboard's professional-services unit were hurt by brisk sales of the company's hosted solutions, which pushed some near-term revenue into future periods.
Roderick said sales in Blackboard's professional services unit were hurt by brisk sales of the company's hosted solutions, which pushed some near-term revenue into future periods.
Longer term, Chrysler said it wants to expand outside of North America, where 90% of its sales currently are based, and make more use of global partnerships.
While many of these types of businesses are using super coupons from the likes of Groupon and LivingSocial to pick sales back up at least in the short-term, these non-necessities will likely be the last to fully recover.
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