Consumer tech was one of the most reliable category of products for retailers in the recession, not suffering a slump in sales to any significant degree.
The hope is that with new cars in the showrooms, Mazda will bounce back from a slump in sales in 2009 when the collapse of Lehman Brothers sparked a global financial crisis.
Bankruptcies have been rising among small companies, while big firms such as Sony and Toyota have seen their profits decimated by a slump in sales and a rise in the value of the Japanese yen.
Thomas Cook has struggled over the last couple of years with a slump in sales, triggered by the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa in 2011 that affected its extensive operations in Egypt and Tunisia.
The decision took the automobile industry by surprise as many were expecting the government to announce some steps to boost demand, especially for cars which are witnessing a slump in sales due to increased ownership costs and an economic slowdown.
Caterpillar last week said its quarterly profit was off 45% on a significant slump in sales.
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The setting up of a 'web shop' comes after a worrying slump in sales.
Last month he was one of three executives fired by Mr Vandevelde, after a further slump in sales.
General Motors' European subsidiary said the decision was a response to a slump in car sales in Europe.
The survey's findings oppose the music industry's long-standing argument that internet downloading is responsible for a slump in CD sales, with album sales falling 5% in the last year.
Other carmakers have also been hit by a slump in European car sales.
The idea here is to forestall a sales slump in the lead up to the new OS release.
The US music industry is already battling internet piracy and CD-copying, which it has blamed for a 9% slump in CD sales.
Car production in the UK has hit a four-year high and car exports have registered a record high, despite a deep slump in European vehicle sales.
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Jeep and Aston Martin are among many foreign automakers hoping to woo hundreds of thousands of Chinese consumers visiting the show this week, especially as China has become the world's largest auto market amid a sales slump in Europe and tepid growth in the United States.
In the U.S., recent reports showing sagging retail sales and a slump in business orders for big-ticket items have raised concerns about a slowdown.
JDS' record loss is just the latest blow to a sector already reeling from the sudden slump in sales to telecoms operators.
According to Carey, the slump in subsidiary sales has had a domino effect on the entire industry.
Daimler and Volkswagen have posted falls in first-quarter profits, hit by a continuing slump European car sales.
Since the beginning of the year, Merck has had a boost in Zocor sales, and Lipitor has seen its market share slump slightly.
The firm blamed the slide largely on lower oil prices - compared with a year before - a 70% slump in North American gas prices and the toughest refinery and product sales markets "since the mid-1980s".
For now, however, barring a new recession, Sensata does not appear to be in danger of seeing sales slump that badly.
Alcatel isto cut a further 2, 500 jobs in its US operations because of the continuing slump in telecoms equipment sales.
Given the resulting sales slump, it is fortunate that its decision to buy a controlling stake in Chrysler has turned out so well.
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That slump in business, following the end of its pos-Christmas sales, caused a drain in cash that meant the retailer could no longer pay its bills on time.
Is the slump in July sales just an anomaly, for instance, or is it part of a larger trend?
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