Sales Trends

Weekly sales averages hit new all-time high

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Falling unemployment yields higher restaurant sales. That might seem obvious to most people reading this post, but here are some numbers to prove it. According to APT, an analytics’ software comp...

Overall same-store sales rise 3.4 percent; traffic inches up 0.4 percent

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Customers dined out more in the second quarter, or at least they spent more when they dined out. The vast majority of publicly traded companies have reported their springtime earnings reports by ...

Ziosk tablet rollout to be complete before year’s end

Excluding charges, pro forma net income rises 45 percent

Online orders boost the chain’s sales in the second quarter

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...

Company executives optimistic about long-term benefits of program

Net income at the sandwich chain increased 22 percent