Sentence examples for difficult retail climate from inspiring English sources

Borders was also hurt by a difficult retail climate during the recession and by other strategic decisions.

A difficult retail climate, "compounded by an absence of a hot product," led to declining sales, he said.

He pointed to Dillard's, another company where the founding family has a similar stake; it, too, has been struggling in the current difficult retail climate.

"Taking into consideration the difficult retail climate, WH Smith has done well to maintain its profit recovery," said brokerage Seymour Pierce yesterday in a note to clients.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday that it will close 269 of its 11,600 stores, including 154 in the U.S. — nine in California — as the company tries to find its footing in a difficult retail climate.

He said eToys was planning layoffs and other cost savings, but the company did not specify how many of its 950 employees it planned to lay off.. Mr. Lenk attributed eToys' disappointing fortunes to "a difficult general retail climate," online and off.

M&S has reported six continuous quarters of falling sales and the tough retail climate is making progress difficult.

To improve the retail climate on this prime shopping street, zoning was changed several decades ago to make it difficult to replace bank branches or airline ticket offices once a lease expired, said Tom Cusick, president of the Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District.

It said the retail climate remained "very tough" in the UK.

Casualties of a relentless retail climate, neither is expected to be replaced.

The company has had flat sales and lower net income in the increasingly competitive retail climate.