Chain Same-Store Sales Have Been Positive For Eight Months, Says TDn2K’s Black Box Intelligence

Same-store sales for more than 31,000 units controlled by more than 170 chains rose 2% in January, the eighth consecutive month of growth and the 10th in the past 11, according to Black Box Intelligence. January’s 2% increase matched December’s; the two months’ gains are the best in three years. Traffic was down 0.7% for…