Sentence examples for solid retail from inspiring English sources

Landesbanken would be stronger, says HSBC's Mr Grün, if more had a solid retail franchise.

The reports came on the heels of data this week showing solid retail sales and manufacturing growth in December.

Shareholders were shocked to see the stock of what was a solid retail banking operation recently trade below $5 a share.

The result was a wave of mergers, with the winners being banks that had maintained their strength, in significant part because they had solid retail bases.

Japan's so-called tertiary activity index, which tracks retail and service spending, grew 2.6percentt in January from December, the largest increase since March 2000, helped by strong demand for financial services and solid retail sales.

BEIJING, Oct. 20 - China's roaring economy grew 9.4percentt in the third quarter of this year, fueled by surging exports, strong investments in infrastructure and solid retail sales, according to government figures released Thursday.

Allied Bancshares of Houston, with nearly $10 billion in assets and a comparatively strong retail network and solid loan portfolio, is considered the most likely candidate, said Frank W. Anderson, a bank analyst at Ferguson & Company in Dallas.

Jacob Givertz, who has owned a clothing store, Buy Rite, on the boulevard since 1974, agreed that the immigrants had provided a solid new retail base.

Tory Burch's debut runway collection was based on a solid success at retail with her streamlined but womanly clothes.

There was a solid improvement in retail sales in April after horrid weather impacted the March number.

The solid increase in retail sales showed that Americans kept spending despite a payroll tax increase that has lowered take-home pay this year for most workers.