GuestXM Big Chain Data Show Sales And Traffic Slowed More In August

Big chains continued to report slow same-store sales growth and steadily weakening traffic in August, according to the latest monthly report from GuestXM. Sales comps year-over-year in August slipped to a 1.5% increase, thanks mostly to slowing check averages. Much of the decline can be attributed to the slowdown in menu-price increases. It was the…