Michael Niemira, chief economist of the International Council of Shopping Centers, sees a ho-hum spring selling season and expects sales growth in the 2013 spring season to be weaker than in 2012.
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The trend has emerged even more strongly during the holidays with holiday online sales expanding at a rate of 15% whereas retail growth for the season is expected to linger around 3-4%.
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After HRR is determined and a salary cap level is established, the players also have the ability to increase the salary cap number by 5-percent to account for expected revenue growth in the coming season.
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Mr. MCNAMARA: If you were expecting this holiday season to reaccelerate growth in consumer spending, that did not happen.
The 2009-10 campaign was a season of record growth for the NHL as advertising revenues, television ratings, and merchandise sales hit all-time highs.
Weather events and the fiscal debate both anchored the season in terms of growth.
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For English Premier League clubs, rising international rights fees will fuel 70% growth in broadcast revenue starting next season.
The offspring of the summer spawners seem more vulnerable to predators, because their hatching and early growth coincides with the penguin breeding season, when those birds are hunting most.
This year, Garber stuck to his theme of steady growth, at the start of a season that has seen MLS overtake NASL which lasted from 1968 to 1984 as the longest running first-division soccer league in America.
The company expects upfront ad pricing growth in high single digits for the new season.
Thanks partly to the holiday season, Garmin expects overall sales growth to be close to 50%.
With Cyber Monday deals also spread over three days, we expect the traffic to keep growing steadily over the period and help the company sustain its growth in what should be a blockbuster holiday season.
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The rapid growth in sales during the early part of the season has in part been attributed to the hastiness of retailers in offering discounts to attract shoppers.
Migratory caribou in low Arctic Greenland and elsewhere are declining in number as they have not been able to keep their calving season in synch with changes in plant growth.
The stress in Europe is having a negative impact on global markets, but also threatens to make a mess of corporate earnings season thanks to its contribution to slowing growth around the world.
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However, comparable store sales growth was flat in December due to the weak holiday season.
The first quarter earnings season is upon us, and indications of growth are already on the clearing.
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Now in its 16th season, Major League Soccer is continuing to show growth and stability as a major American sports league.
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But now the payoff could be strong and soon, especially as we go into tax season next year and the mobile revolution remains in the growth phase.
In 2011, it is the 40%-plus smartphone growth and 100%-plus tablet growth that may have lured retailers into ordering too aggressively for the Christmas season.
Demand for satellite navigation gizmos is booming, even as electronics retailers may be having trouble finding their way to growth, as sales sagged over the first portion of the holiday shopping season.
Recently, Jeter was put in the awkward position of defending himself as a result of comments made by a sports television personality and journalist regarding his spectacular season at the age of 38 and a potential connection to human growth hormone.
The uncertainty is likely to continue to grow throughout the holiday season, which will likely impact financial market confidence and near-term growth prospects.
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Europe is still mired in a recession and a debt crisis that tends to flare up every few weeks, while slower growth in countries like China was a big factor in a disappointing third-quarter earnings season.
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Coming off a 2011 holiday season that witnessed consumers purchasing tablets at a torrid pace, the recent exponential growth in sales promises to spur the consumption of games, which numerous studies indicate are the number one activity on tablet devices.
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Now, full disclosure: I own several shares of Apple stock and it should be, I suppose, positive to see that type of growth, but those figures are based on sales from October to December a season in India marked by festivities, weddings and gift-giving.
Fourth-quarter earnings season has officially started, and, on the surface, analysts are projecting strong growth.
As drivers prepare to start their engines for the final Sprint Cup Series race in the 2012 NASCAR season, the sanctioning and governing body has much to celebrate with respect to the growth of its sport.
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Looking ahead to the current quarter, which will include the holiday season, analysts so far are looking for 10.1% year-over-year growth in revenues.
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