Black Box Reports Big Chain Sales And Traffic Week Ended 3-21-21 Saw 150% Sales Comp Gains Over 2020

Dallas-based foodservice research firm Black Box Intelligence reported same-store sales and traffic at the more than 70 big chains it tracks were a remarkable 150% higher than the same week last year, the first full week of widespread pandemic closures and stay-at-home orders. But comp sales were also higher than the same week in 2019,…