January Overall Sales Down -2.39%
Independent grocers reported their same-store sales for the last week of January were down 1.24 percent compared to the same period last year. The consumer count was down by 2.97 percent.
Due to the drip in the last couple of weeks, January’s overall sales were down 2.39 percent compared to 2019 and the foot traffic was also down 4.30 percent.