Same Story for the 4th week of March
This week, independent grocers reported that their same-store sales were down 1.82 percent. Similar to last year, March's sales have been stagnant. However, in 2018, we saw how week 5 almost brought March even. In spite of the drop in sales, foot traffic keeps coming back strong. This week the customer count saw a noticeable improvement increasing by 2.57 percent compared to the same period last year.