Sentence examples for retailing performance from inspiring English sources

Sales at stores open at least a year, a crucial measure of retailing performance, fell 6percentt.

Duane Reade said sales at stores open at least a year, or same-store sales -- a leading measure of retailing performance -- rose 8.6percentt, and comparable pharmacy sales rose 19.1percentt.

Same-store sales, a gauge of retail performance, were flat in the third quarter.

Sales at stores open at least a year, an important measure of retail performance, rose 4.6percentt.

Same-store sales, a leading measure of retail performance, reflect results from stores open at least a year.

Nevertheless against some challenging comparisons we would view this as a positive retail performance, following the resilient third quarter in Retail.

Sears said its earnings per share were bolstered by strong retail performance, continuing strength in its credit business, good results from Sears Canada and fewer shares outstanding.

Mr. DelBello would not disclose sales figures per square foot, a common way of measuring a mall's retail performance, but its occupancy rate is close to 100percentt.

Same-store sales, a closely watched measure of retail performance, fell 13percentt at Borders superstores, excluding multimedia products, which the company has removed from stores.

"We're happy with our retail performance in 2001, and we're looking forward to a better 2002," Ms. O'Connell said in an interview.

Sales rose 10percenttoto $417 million from $379.3 million, but sales at stores open at least a year, a key measure of retail performance, slid 9.7percentt.