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P.F. Chang's ups its Q4 outlook
The Chinese restaurant expects to report profit rose 32% to 25 cents a share, a cent over views, due to higher sales. Sales rose 30% to $115.9 mil. Same-store sales at its high-end bistros rose 5.4%. Total comps rose 4.9%, just shy of targets. P.F. Chang's rose 5% to 38.28, a seven-month high.
McDonald's ends "Innovate' plan
Pulling the plug will save tens of millions of dollars. Instead, the fast-food chain will focus on near-term benefits and restaurant ops. Installation of the "Innovate" global digital network, linking McDonald's restaurants, headquarters and vendors, was slated to start this year in Canada and France. The "Innovate" plan had been touted by recently ousted CEO Jack Greenberg.
** Burger King will sell the Whopper for 99 cents until Jan. 20, extending a brutal industry price war.
** Christopher & Banks said it's OK with analyst Q4 EPS views of 43 cents. Dec. same-store sales fell 2%, in line with views. The women's clothing chain rose 11%.
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- Magazine article from: Household & Personal Products Industry MacDonald, Veronica August 1, 2003 700+ words
...mass market facial market category tells a similar story. According to Information Resources Inc., Chicago, facial makeup sales fell 2.3% to $772.1 million for the year ended June 15, 2003. Despite the decline, experts did see a number of trends...
- Bloomberg PMI Indicates Euro Retail Sales Fell Again in June.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 29, 2009 700+ words
...2008. When compared to May, retail sales fell in all of the three largest euro countries...the second quarter of last year. -- Sales fell in France for the fifth successive month...severe pace seen one month earlier. Sales fell from a year ago in all three countries...
- U.S. truck sales fell 43.8% in May.(NEWS)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Treece, James B. June 29, 2009 700+ words
...month since February 2007. In May, sales fell in every size class, led by a 64.1...0 percent to 6,955. Class 7 truck sales fell 41.5 percent to 2,887, while sales...No. 1 in May 2008. International's sales fell 37.4 percent to 3,696. Freightliner...
- INDIA: CAR SALES FELL BY 22.38% IN SEPTEMBER.
- Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database October 23, 2001 700+ words
...Manufacturers has reported that in September car sales fell by 22.38% since September 2000. Auto...car manufacturer, announced that its sales fell by 18.5%, from 34,873 units sold...In addition, Hyundai stated that its sales fell from 8242 units last September to 6061...
- Chevy is No. 1 selling brand again; Its U.S. sales fell in 2005, but not as...
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Jewett, Dale January 9, 2006 700+ words
...932 units. Chevrolet's car sales fell by 9,123 units in 2005. But...CAPTION(S): Chevy's truck sales fell, too, but the Silverado is the...No. 2 seller. * Ford's truck sales fell in 2005, but the F series is still...
- GM sales fell 12% last month
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel December 4, 1996 700+ words
...and light trucks last month compared with November 1995. GM's car sales fell 23% while sales of its light trucks rose 4%. Among Japan's largest...Camry, while Honda reported a 16% gain from a year ago. Nissan's sales fell 3%.
- Retail Sales Fell 0.5% In February
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post John M. Berry March 15, 1995 700+ words
Retail sales fell 0.5 percent last month to a level only slightly higher than last...sales and other types of retail spending fell last month. Furniture sales fell 1.2 percent, and those at building supply stores were off 0.5...
- Even as sales fell, GM posted gains in 2002 for second straight year.(Knight...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Butters, Jamie January 3, 2003 700+ words
...plants allowed General Motors Corp. to accomplish this feat even as its sales fell slightly. Excluding GM's import brands, Saab and Isuzu, the automaker's sales fell 0.9 percent. Industrywide, light-vehicle sales in the United States...
