Thursday May 9, 2019, 00:00:00

The BlackBox Index for April 2019 Disappoints, But…

By Mark Kalinowski

Earlier today (Thursday, May 9th), we learned that the BlackBox Index of same-store sales for April 2019 declined by -0.4%, with same-store traffic down by -3.5%. The -0.4% showing for April 2019 marks the second-worst showing of the last 12 months, and marks meaningful sequential deceleration from the +1.2% figure attained in March 2019.

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Monday May 6, 2019, 00:00:00

April Burger-Sector Sales Trends Compared to March…

By Mark Kalinowski

In our April 8th report “Tidbits re: Burger-Sector Same-Store Sales Trends, and SBUX,” we noted that “With March 2019 now in the rear-view mirror, we are pleasantly surprised that this month appears to have turned out very well for burger-sector same-store sales. In fact, based on our proprietary, data-driven checks, the midsingle digit number put up by U.S. quick-service burger chains for March 2019 looks like the best month in this regard since February 2016, for which some concepts (depending on their accounting methodologies) were helped by that month’s extra Leap Day.”

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Wednesday May 1, 2019, 00:00:00

Restaurants Links to All Reports from Kalinowski Equity Research in April 2019

By Mark Kalinowski

This report lists and provides links to all reports published by Kalinowski Equity Research in April 2019. During April 2019, our firm published 24 reports (13 industry reports and 11 company reports).

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