Same-store sales at NRS retailers during January increased 1.4% compared to
Compared to
The average prices for the most popular items sold in January increased 0.3% year-over-year
As of
January Retail Same-Store Sales Highlights
(Same-store sales, unit sales and transaction data refer to
- Same-store sales increased 1.4% from a year earlier (
January 2023 ). Average sales per calendar day decreased 10.0% compared to the preceding month, partly reflecting the seasonal impact of comparison to December’s holiday sales. InJanuary 2023 , average sales per calendar day decreased 6.0% compared toDecember 2022 . - Same-store sales in the preceding month (
December 2023 ) had increased 5.5% compared to the year-ago month (December 2022 ). Average sales per calendar day inDecember 2023 had increased 5.3% compared to the preceding month (November 2023). - For the three months ended
January 31, 2024 , same-store sales increased 2.9% compared to the three months endedJanuary 31, 2023 . - The number of items sold increased 4.4% compared to a year earlier (
January 2023 ). Items sold decreased 5.1% compared toDecember 2023 on a per calendar day basis reflecting, in part, the impact of December’s holiday sales. - The average number of transactions per store decreased 0.6% compared to
January 2023 . The average number of transactions per calendar day decreased 6.6% compared toDecember 2023 again reflecting, in part, the impact of seasonality. - A dollar-weighted average of prices for the top 500 items purchased in
January 2024 increased 0.3% year-over-year, a decrease from the 1.2% year-over-year increase recorded inDecember 2023 .
Commentary from
“Year-over-year same-store sales in our network increased 1.2% in January, continuing the trend toward slower growth we saw through much of 2023. January characteristically generates a sequential sales decrease, with tighter spending compared to the preceding holiday season.
“’Better for you’ resolutions influence the composition of shoppers' baskets during January, and that sentiment was especially strong this year. Tobacco/Tobacco Alternatives, Desserts, and Candy were among the categories experiencing higher than the typical ‘seasonal’ declines, while wellness categories including Vitamins and Supplements, Performance Nutrition, and Vegetables outpaced year-ago same store sales by double-digit percentages.
“Continuing on this theme, during “Dry January" 2024, both
“Also of note, Upper Respiratory products saw a 24% increase over
“Our stores’ retail customers got some good news in January. Inflationary pressure, as measured by the prices of the 500 most popular items sold across our network, continued to subside, slowing to a 0.3% year over year increase – the lowest figure since NRS began reporting same-store sales in July of 2022.
“NRS same-store sales again outperformed the broader retailer market as measured by the US Commerce Department’s most recent three month rolling average, even as the difference in their respective rates of increase continued to narrow.”
Retail Trade Comparative Data
The table below provides historical comparative data with the
Over the past twelve months, the NRS network’s three-month moving average same-store sales have outpaced the US Commerce Department’s Advance Monthly Retail Trade data excluding food services by 4.3% percentage points, on average.
The NRSInsights data have not been adjusted to reflect inflation, demographic distributions, seasonal buying patterns, item substitution, or other factors that may facilitate comparisons to other periods, to other same-store retail sales data, or to the
NRSInsights Reports
The NRSInsights monthly Same-Store Retail Sales Reports are intended to provide timely topline data reflective of sales at NRS’ network of independent, predominantly urban, retail stores.
Same-store data comparisons of
Same-store data comparisons for the three months ended
NRS POS Network
The NRS network comprises approximately 28,700 active POS terminals operating in approximately 24,900 independent retail stores. Its platform predominantly serves small-format, independent, retail stores including convenience stores, bodegas, liquor stores, grocers, tobacco and sundries sellers. The network includes retailers in all 50 states and in 196 of the 210 designated market areas (DMAs) in
About National Retail Solutions (NRS):
National Retail Solutions operates the largest point-of-sale (POS) terminal-based platform and digital payment processing service for independent retailers nationwide. Retailers utilize NRS offerings to process transactions and effectively manage their businesses. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers, brokers, analytics firms, and advertisers access the terminal’s digital display network to reach these retailers’ predominantly urban, multi-cultural shopper base, and to harness transaction data-based learnings to identify growth opportunities and measure execution and returns on marketing investment. NRS is a subsidiary of
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