21. The downward sales trend appears to have turned. 22. The company said it expects " soft sales trends " to continue into the second quarter. 23. Product innovation and marketing initiatives contributed to the improved sales trend , the privately held company said. 24. France maintained its positive sales trend , with a 5 . 2 percent rise in value of sales. 25. The problems first became apparent last month as the sales trend abruptly turned from tepid to weak. 26. "We don't compete now with IMS Health, " a company that measures pharmaceutical sales trends , he added. 27. Potter helped improve sales trends for Coke Classic, Downs said, even if the numbers don't look dramatic. 28. If that sales trend continues, the company expects fourth-quarter profit to be " well below last year," 29. "Sales trends this fall continue to be robust, " said TJX chairman and chief executive Bernard Cammarata. 30. Gucci blamed weakening sales trends in November.
