Restaurant operators reported combined same-store gross sales leads to March, following the elevated readings registered in February.
Forty-five % of restaurant operators mentioned their same-store gross sales rose between March 2025 and March 2026, in response to the Nationwide Restaurant Affiliation’s month-to-month monitoring survey. That was down from 61% of operators who reported larger gross sales in February.
Thirty-nine % of restaurant operators mentioned their gross sales declined in March, up from 27% in February.
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Restaurant operators reported a web decline in buyer site visitors in March, after registering optimistic leads to February for the primary time in 13 months.
Thirty-one % of operators mentioned their buyer site visitors rose between March 2025 and March 2026, down from 43% in February.
Forty-six % of restaurant operators reported decrease site visitors in March, in comparison with 30% in February.
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