Updating our Q1 Kalinowski Quick-Service Other Same-Store Sales Index (3/20/2024)
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.