Weeks 3 and 4 of February
Independent grocers reported that their same-store sales were down -0.44 percent during the third week of February and -2.14 for the fourth week. Compared to the same period last year, February sales were down -2.50 percent.
Customer counts stayed consistent this month, up 0.59 percent for week 3 and 0.70 percent for week 4.