Sentence examples for underlying sales which from inspiring English sources
UK underlying sales, which strip out the impact of new stores, fell 1.5% in the three months to 23 November.
The 6.5% increase in underlying sales, which strip out contributions from new stores, was ahead of analysts' expectations.
Underlying sales, which strip out the impact of store openings and closings, rose 2.3% at Argos and 5.9% at Homebase in the six months to August.
Underlying sales, which strip out the impact of new store openings and closures, slid at WH Smith's high street and travel stores, by 6% and 4% respectively, as sales of its core categories – stationery, books and newspapers/magazines – slipped back.
Underlying sales, which strip out the impact of openings and closures, rose 1.6% as the company said shoppers were welcoming £155m of price cuts and improvements in own-label products.
Total sales at the 2,800-store 2,800-store were steady at £7bn as it closed 91 larger stores and opened 97 smaller outlets.Underlying sales, which strip out the impachain openings and closures, rose 1.6% as the company said shoppers were welcoming price cutsteadyimprovements in own-latel products.
Underlying sales in the US, which accounts for 75% of its business, have slumped by 7% in November so far.
The supermarket chain, based in Bradford, had earlier in the week issued a profits warning after a dire Christmas in which underlying sales slumped 5.6%.
But underlying sales in the UK, which strip out the impact of new store openings, slid by 3%, affected by unexpectedly mild weather in September and October, while low stocks and total sales fell 5.8% to £178.5m.
In February the retailer blamed heavy use of discount vouchers by its rivals for a difficult year in which underlying sales fell by 1%, its first annual decline since 2008.
Underlying sales at the group, which owns the Figleaves, Simply Be and JD Williams brands, slumped by 4.6% in the three months to the end August, as sales of home and gift items dived 9% and spending on marketing using traditional catalogues was slashed by nearly a quarter.
