Nike expects the initial jump in future orders to occur in the current fiscal quarter, Mark Parker, Nike's president and chief executive, said.
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He said it hoped to start taking orders on this service in the near future.
The recent future orders growth from Greater China indicates a degree of recovery in the Chinese marketplace.
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"The orders of magnitude in which we are moving will help us to have a future vision of how the marine ecosystem of El Hierro would adapt to such changes, " he said.
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More alarming, perhaps, future orders plummeted 40% in the second quarter, making promised market share gains highly unlikely.
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The company said it had a shortfall in orders and work on new Type 45 destroyers for the Ministry of Defence would not arrive in time to secure the future of the entire workforce of more than 2, 000.
In their fiscal third quarter, the company revealed future orders returned to positive growth and grow margin increased.
Reported future orders fell 5% as the company looks to clear inventory in China.
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The drop reflected a steep decline in commercial aircraft demand and little growth in orders that signal future business investment.
Although inventory levels at our customers are in decline, there continues to be excess inventory throughout the supply chain limiting our visibility on future orders for two through four inch sapphire cores.
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There was the first drop to a negative reading by the Leading Economic Indicators in nine months, the largest decline in durable goods orders since last August, big plunges in new home starts and permits for future starts.
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