Black Box Chain Sales Ticked Down In April; Labor Availability Is Part Of The Problem

Black Box Intelligence reports chain sales and traffic fell in April, according to TD2nK, which tracks data from more than 31,000 units operated by more than 170 brands. Same-store sales ticked down 0.4% while traffic fell 3.5%. It was the second month out of the last three with negative same-store sales trends. The research firm…