sales forecast

British

noun

a prediction of future sales of a product, either judgmental or based on previous sales patterns

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Walmart boosted its full-year sales forecast as cost pressures make consumers look for savings.

From Los Angeles Times

Walmart recently raised its sales forecast for the year after reporting a 6% year-over-year increase in revenue in the third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times

The company raised its same-store sales forecast for its fiscal fourth quarter, expecting them to be up 3% to 4%.

From MarketWatch

On a call with Barron’s on Thursday, new CEO Daniel Heaf said that while the company’s underperformance is partly because of strategic missteps, economic concerns played a big part in the downbeat fourth-quarter sales forecast.

From Barron's

It also increased its operating profit projection by eight percent, to 1.4 trillion yen, and its sales forecast by three percent to 12 trillion yen.

From Barron's

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