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Restaurant industry sees positive same-store sales growth in February for the second month in a row

Mar 05, 2020

The data will likely not reflect coronavirus impact until spring and summer, according to Black Box Intelligence economist

Restaurants see best sales growth in four years amid mild winter weather

Feb 06, 2020

But sluggish traffic growth, high turnover and staffing challenges persist, Black Box Intelligence data show

Poor December restaurant sales set up an uncertain start to 2020

Jan 09, 2020

Expect modest growth, declining traffic and rising turnover to persist in the new year, Black Box Intelligence says

Restaurants face a chilly forecast for December same-store sales

Dec 05, 2019

Tough comparisons following late Thanksgiving will put growth on ice, TDn2K reports

October restaurant sales suggest it’s too early to declare a recession

Nov 07, 2019

Industry sees second month of small positive same-store sales

September sees continued traffic decline, but small bump in same-store sales

Oct 10, 2019

The restaurant industry’s sales completed the gradual slowdown we’ve been witnessing since the beginning of the year and slipped into actual year-over-year contraction. For the first time in two years, growth was...

Industry sees second month of weak same-store sales

Sep 05, 2019

The sales slowdown continued for the restaurant industry in August as same-store sales fell again year over year. Growth was -0.7% for August, the second consecutive month in which the industry failed to grow its same...

Restaurant performance hits a wall in July, intensified by staffing headaches

Aug 08, 2019

Restaurant sales and traffic plummeted during July, posting the worst year-over-year results in almost two years. Same-store sales growth was -1.0 percent during the month, a drop of one percentage point from June’s...