Restaurant operators reported blended same-store gross sales leads to September, persevering with the pattern of the final a number of months.
Forty-five p.c of restaurant operators stated their same-store gross sales rose between September 2024 and September 2025, whereas 44% reported a gross sales decline.
That was roughly on par with the readings in August, in response to the Nationwide Restaurant Affiliation’s month-to-month monitoring survey.
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Whereas same-store gross sales readings held up in September, restaurant operators reported a deterioration in buyer visitors ranges.
Thirty-four p.c of operators stated their buyer visitors rose between September 2024 and September 2025, down from 38% in August. Fifty-two p.c of restaurant operators reported decrease visitors in September, up from 42% in August.
September represented the eighth consecutive month during which operators reported a internet decline in buyer visitors.
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