Wednesday March 20, 2024, 07:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Quick-Service Other Index for Q1 to +1.7%. This is the one-year figure, lapping the +5.4% number from Q1 2020, the +8.4% figure from Q1 2021, the +2.3% number from Q1 2022, and the +5.2% figure from Q1 2023. Comparing to Q1 2019 levels — a five-year (pre-pandemic) basis — the Kalinowski Quick-Service Other Index for Q1 2024 is at +25.0%. These numbers are based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during January, February, and early-to-mid March.
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Tuesday March 19, 2024, 07:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
Earlier this month, we published a note examining whether or not lower gas prices correlated with better same-store sales for the family-dining segment. That report is available at: » Family Dining: Do Lower Gas Prices Help Same-Store Sales? (kalinowskiequityresearch.com)
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Monday March 18, 2024, 07:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Casual Dining Index for Q1 to -0.1%. This is the one-year figure, lapping the -13.3% number from Q1 2020, the +9.8% figure from Q1 2021, the +18.9% figure from Q1 2022, and the +8.3% number from Q1 2023. On a five-year (pre-pandemic) basis, the Kalinowski Casual Dining Index for Q1 is at +22.4%. These numbers are based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during January, February, and early-to-mid March.
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