The chocolate fries are McDonald's Japan’s attempt to reverse poor sales.

麦当劳试图以新菜单让顾客回流。

The companies have mostly reported poor sales in recent months.

最近几个月，这些公司大多报告销售不佳。

The store's poor sales results are a wake-up call for the business to move with times and sell more fashionable clothes.

这家商店销售业绩不佳，给企业敲响了警钟，要求他们与时俱进，卖出更多时髦的衣服。

But it was also fairly big at a time when mobile phones were getting smaller and smaller, so it was quickly pulled off the shelves after poor sales.

但考虑到当时手机越来越小的趋势，它的个头还是相当大的，加上销量不加，所以很快就下架了。

Volkswagen said its sales in China had dropped by 10% in September, adding to poor sales in Europe, where many of its vehicles do not meet tougher emissions standards.

大众汽车(Volkswagen)表示，旗下品牌汽车9月份在中国的销量下降了10%，加剧了其在欧洲的销售疲软，大众汽车的许多车型没有达到欧洲更严格的排放标准。