Hikari Tsushin collects a large proportion of its commissions only if it hits an agreed sales target.
Last year, Adidas cut its 2015 sales target for Reebok by a third.
Examples include so-called stair-step programs, where dealers get a retroactive bonus per car if they hit a particular sales target.
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Honda's sales target for the car is a modest 1, 000 per year.
Ford has not decided on an annual sales target for the Escape Hybrid, but it estimates the goal will be between 15, 000 and 25, 000 units annually.
If successful, Lei should be able to meet his ambitious sales target of 6 million Xiaomi Phones accumulated -- still some way away from the 3.52 million units sold so far.
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With its rough-around-the-edges aesthetic, however, he didn't expect it to catch on very fast and, in the early days of development, set a sales target of 10, 000 units within his lifetime.
The last element that will help Apple hit its 2008 sales target of 10 million iPhones is slated to be unveiled Thursday: a software kit that will help third-party developers construct applications for the device.
Banks will seize such virtual assets in case of a default, or renegotiate the terms of a loan if a company misses a launch date, a sales target or an expected follow-on round of venture capital.
Sales at Target stores declined .1% while same store sales (a measure of growth) fell 1.8% compared to November 2011.
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As of December 2012, same-store sales at Target and Costco, for example, were up 3.2% and 6%, respectively.
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Sales at Target climbed 3.3% in October, missing the estimate for 4.2%.
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Sales at Target and Limited Brands came in higher than analysts expected last month, where strong promotional environments drew customers into stores.
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Use of hypothetical returns in sales presentations and target marketing of notes to the elderly have been cited as abusive sales practices.
Underlining its disadvantage against Cisco, 3Com will initially target sales to government, educational, and certain retail and distribution businesses that use multiple vendors for their networks.
Target sales are up only 3% through the first nine months of this year, while Wal-Mart ( WMT) reported a decline of 0.3% in the same period.
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While the mass layoffs may help the company improve profitability and help Nortel better target sales, the company may see even more benefit from the firing of just seven executives.
Beyond tracking consumer habits digitally and using data generated recommendations, brands can target sales even more effectively by offering a stylist or sales associate to provide advice and make one-on-one personal connections with the customer.
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Having sunk their own money and that of friends and family into Chattersource, Anderson and Cooper are now focused on whether to expand the site more deeply in Philadelphia perhaps by hiring new sales people to target new advertisers or to open up new Chattersources in student-heavy cities like Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco.
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By establishing a sales force and a sales methodology to directly target potential consumers rather than relying solely on indirect third-party sales, the startup can more effectively establish and consistently meet sales goals.
The NRF back-to-school outlook goes against the grain of recent lackluster news on the retail front, from a small industry sales decline in June to a reduced July sales forecast from discount giant Target, which announced on Monday that it expects to grow same-store sales 3% to 4% this month compared with last July's sales, down from an earlier 4% to 6% forecast.
Authors are learning how to target their sales efforts to specific audiences.
Pretty soon marketing companies could be analyzing that data for valuable information about future ways to target pastrami sales to your demographic.
Obviously Mr. Storch and this company have no plans of allowing any other toy retailer of catching up on sales or capturing its target market.
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Wal-Mart, for example, announced it had seen its weakest start to February in approximately seven years, while Target noted sales volumes had been soft.
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The U.N. is to discuss this week extending the oil-for-food programme but could instead adopt a U.S. backed British plan for 'smart' sanctions. which would intend to target military sales while allowing more goods to be legally sold to Iraq.
Saks was a standout, with same-store sales up 9.3%, while Target fell short of estimates with disappointing sales up just 1.8%.
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Target reported disappointing sales for November, thanks to super-storm Sandy and the havoc it wrecked.
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Jonathan Candelon, of BCA, said ticket sales had been "over target" and they were "truly sad to suspend the flights".
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