Restaurants The BlackBox Index for November 2020 Shows Sequential Deceleration

By Mark Kalinowski Published on December 3, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today (Thursday, December 3rd), we learned that the BlackBox Index of samestore sales for November 2020 was down by -10.3%, with same-store traffic off by -16.3%. The -10.3% figure is -280 basis points worse than the -7.5% number for October 2020, and -220 basis points worse than the -8.1% figure for September 2020.

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Updating our Q4E Kalinowski Family Dining Same-Store Sales Index

By Mark Kalinowski Published on December 3, 2020 at 12:00 AM

With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q4E to -23.2%. This figure is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards samestore sales performance for this segment during October and November. Our implied numbers for this October, November, and December are approximately -20%, -23%, and -27%, respectively.

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Restaurants The BlackBox Index for October 2020 Shows Decelerating Rebound

By Mark Kalinowski Published on November 5, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today (Thursday, November 5th), we learned that the BlackBox Index of samestore sales for October 2020 was down by -7.5%, with same-store traffic down by -13.7%. The -7.5% figure is +60 basis points better than the September 2020 number of -8.1%, which was +420 basis points better than the August 2020 figure of -12.3%.

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