Black Box Chain Sales Were Negative 3Q/19 While Traffic Fell 3.5%

TDn2K’s tracking of more than 170 chains, reported through Black Box Intelligence, found a slight improvement in same-store sales and traffic trends in September. But the upticks were not enough to overcome slow sales and traffic in July and August, and same-store sales fell 0.4% for the 3Q/19, the first decline in two years. Traffic…