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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: Restaurant Sales and Traffic Continue to Recover in November"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f678352e-588f-494e-8c8f-bd440fca708b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-restaurant-sales-and-traffic-continue-to-recover-in-november-2704987
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2017-12-08T16:11:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:11.284Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: Restaurant Sales and Traffic Continue to Recover in November

**TL;DR:** Restaurant sales and traffic are recovering in November, with same-store sales remaining flat compared to last year, but improving from the 1.6 percent decline averaged in the first nine months of the year. The industry is showing signs of strength after years of struggling, despite declining guest visits.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-12-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-restaurant-sales-and-traffic-continue-to-recover-in-november-2704987).*

## Story

Restaurants are slowly starting to build momentum back from disappointing third-quarter results, according to a recent Nation’s Restaurant News. While same-store sales remained flat compared to the same month last year, November sales were better than the 1.6 percent sales decline that the first nine months of the year have averaged. The industry is starting to see signs of strength after years of struggling.

“Our concern is that these improved trends come despite the fact that the industry has not cracked the code on declining guest visits,” says Victor Fernandez, executive director of insights and knowledge for TDn2K. “Brands have come to rely on rising checks to overcome the steady loss of traffic.”

Although November same-store traffic decreased 2.5 percent, it has been nearly three years since the last positive month of guest counts for restaurants. The hurricane relief efforts and rebuilding period are helping to add to consumers’ confidence, and in turn, may create additional spending.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- restaurant sales (topic)
- industry recovery (topic)
- same-store traffic (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-restaurant-sales-and-traffic-continue-to-recover-in-november-2704987). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f678352e-588f-494e-8c8f-bd440fca708b).