September Shows Slight Drop From Previous Months But Closes With Positive Sales
Independent grocers report same-store sales for the last week of September were up 0.47 percent. September’s overall sales were up 0.25 percent compared to 2018, but we’ve seen a slight drop from July and August.
In spite of the increase in sales, we 5 weeks of negative foot traffic. The overall consumer count was down 3.25 percent during compared to the same period last year.