Word: slump
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...Oxfam is hoping its flight to fashion will boost sagging sales. In 1999, its profits hit a high-water mark of $54 million but have been sliding since, down to $20 million last year. The slump is largely due to increased competition - not only from rival charity shops, but also from discount retailers like Primark and Peacock, which sell trendy new clothes at prices nearly as low as those found in secondhand shops. Says Sarah Farquhar, Oxfam's retailing head: "We realized we needed a different clothing-business model...
...miraculously as it appeared, Rose's form deserted him. After Birkdale, he went on to miss 21 consecutive cuts in professional tournaments, trailing the leaders by such a distance that it seemed he might never again make it to the final day of play. His slump sent him searching. He started out by hiring one of the great experts on golf technique, David Leadbetter, who showed him how the mechanism of his swing could be broken down into components that could be rebuilt for greater reliability. Then, in 2006, Rose hired Nick Bradley, a Buddhist who told him that successful...
...months before the company's 100th anniversary, General Motors Corp. executives remain defiantly upbeat in the face of a weak economy, terrible sales and Wall Street speculation that the giant automaker could ultimately wind up in bankruptcy court if the slump continues...
...whose performance boosted it into a new division next season. The Crimson nabbed an early one-game lead against the Pride, topping Springfield with a score of 30-16, but the Pride roared back and took the next three games for a 3-1 victory. Harvard’s slump continued with a 3-1 loss to Endicott on Feb. 12.Though the Crimson managed another sweep against Rutgers-Newark in the Golden Dome Classic, Harvard fell in the following match against non-conference Mount Olive, the first in a three-game losing streak that threatened to spoil the Crimson?...
...Crimson went 1-7 in Ivy League play and essentially eliminated itself from title contention. “That was the low point of the season,” senior ace Shawn Haviland said. “That put us out of it pretty early.”The slump came right at the start of the Ancient Eight schedule, so by the time Harvard found its stride late in the year, there was no time left for a comeback. The Crimson finished the season in the cellar of the Red Rolfe Division.“We came into...