Sales Trends

Company says it will work with activist investor, pass more cash onto shareholders

Refranchising charges cut into net income in the quarter

Same-store sales fall 0.2 percent at the casual-dining operator

Casual-dining chain’s same-store sales fell in the second quarter

Executives say they remain well ahead of the overall quick-service market

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Restaurant industry same-store sales are falling at such a meaningful rate that they’re signaling not just an industry-wide problem, but could be a “harbinger” for a full-blown recession next year...

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. As we wrote late last week, the restaurant industry is clearly losing sales as grocers lower prices and restaurant operators keep raising them.  The industry in many ways is stuck with a higher-p...

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Tony Lutfi, a successful multi-concept franchisee based in California, once told me that whenever he raises prices, he sees a decline in traffic at his restaurants "every time.” The restaurant in...

Global same-store sales miss expectations in third quarter, but still increase 4 percent

Chain to amp up marketing messaging about food safety as it recovers from series of outbreaks