Sales Trends

New loyalty program gains traction in July

New loyalty program, innovations in technology drive expansion

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Political unrest is good for pizza chains. That, at least, is the view of KeyBanc analyst Chris O’Cull, who this week upgraded Papa John’s International Inc., in part because civil and political ...

Same-store sales rose 3.3 percent in the second quarter

Traffic falls as quick-service concepts’ customer counts fall

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. The second quarter of 2016 hasn’t been good to the restaurant industry. Same-store sales started slowing in April, continued in May and then was even worse in June, according to Black Box Intelligen...

This exclusive series to Nation's Restaurant News provides insight into the sales and traffic data from clients subscribing to Black Box Intelligence, a financial performance benchmarking company. The views expressed here do not necessarily...

Bundled deal helps chain generate positive same-store sales early in third quarter

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. On Monday, Starbucks Corporation announced in a letter from its founder, Howard Schultz, that it would give all its workers a 5 percent raise. The next day, the company said it would raise prices...

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Large restaurant chains dominate the U.S. market and if you have any doubts, just look at the Nation’s Restaurant News Top 100 ranking. This year, the 10 largest chains: McDonald’s, Starbucks, Su...