MarginEdge Blog

I can’t believe the next time I write you it will be March! With spring around the corner I continue to feel optimistic about these numbers.

Happy to report that it appears that the combination of a long weekend + Valentine’s + the return of indoor dining in some markets made for a strong weekend.

Numbers are still bouncing around a bit but no where near as volatile as the past couple of weeks.

Thanks to indoor dining opening back up, Minneapolis/St. Paul’s is neck and neck with the rest of the country when it comes to a 7-day moving average of open restaurant sales.

DC-area restaurants, unsurprisingly, faced another tough month in January.

Our wild ride of winter continues with a drop after last week’s fast-casual-driven high.

Another strong week for our numbers – driven by an incredible week for Fast Casual and really strong week in our southern region.

After a tough drop in numbers in December I love getting to see a little New Year’s recovery!

Well we’ve come back down to earth a bit after our year-over-year holiday sales bounce – but the (obviously relative) good news is that we are still north of where we were in early December.

The Twin Cities’ open restaurant sales were trending down all November, beginning December in the -70% range for a 7 day moving average.

DMV restaurants faced a tough December. Both fast-casual and full-service started heading south around mid-November, and only ticked up a little the last week.

Feels good to be writing from a brand new year!