By Mark Kalinowski
Published on February 28, 2019 at 12:00 AM
With this report, we introduce our data-driven Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q1E at +2.8%. This figure is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards samestore sales performance for this segment during January 2019 and the first half of February 2019.
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By Mark Kalinowski
Published on January 6, 2019 at 12:00 AM
With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q4E from +1.6% to +2.0%. This 40 basis-point increase is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance so far for this segment during the second half of November and the first half of December. (We would note that this increase follows the 40 basis-point increase we already made to this index back on December 3rd; for more details please refer to our report of that date entitled “Updating our Q4E Kalinowski Family Dining Index.”)
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By Mark Kalinowski
Published on January 3, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Following our data-driven checks, we increase our Q4E 2018 same-store sales forecast for IHOP by +70 basis points, to a new “sell-side high” (according to Consensus Metrix data) of +2.0%. IHOP, the largest family dining concept in the U.S. as determined by domestic systemwide sales, likely benefited from family dining’s robust November 2018 (which will end up as either the best month or the secondbest month during 2018 for family-dining sector same-store sales) and strong start to December 2018.
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