The BlackBox Index for March 2019 is…

By Mark Kalinowski Published on April 11, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today (Thursday, April 11th), we learned that the BlackBox Index of samestore sales for March 2019 rose by +1.2%, with same-store traffic down by -1.8%. The +1.2% showing for March 2019 marks meaningful sequential acceleration from the -0.7% showing from February 2019, which was hampered by adverse weather. That said it did not quite reach the +2.0% numbers from December 2018 and January 2019, which were the best two months numbers of the last three years.

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The BlackBox Index for December 2018 (and Q4 2018) is…

By Mark Kalinowski Published on January 10, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today (Thursday, January 10th), we learned that the BlackBox Index of samestore sales for December 2018 was +2.0%, with same-store traffic down by -0.9%. The December 2018 number was the best month since August 2015.

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The BlackBox Index for November 2018 is…

By Mark Kalinowski Published on December 6, 2018 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today (Thursday, December 6th), we learned that the BlackBox Index of samestore sales for November 2018 was +1.1%, with same-store traffic down by -1.8%.

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