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Consumers Eating Out Less
- Convenience Store News , Friday, March 29, 2013 10:30 AM
Higher payroll taxes may be having an impact on American consumers' eating habits, as restaurants have suffered their worst three months since 2010. The Knapp-Track Index of monthly restaurant sales shows that sales at casual-dining establishments fell 5.4% in February, after declining 0.6% in January and 1.6% in December. This is the first three months of consecutive declines in nearly three years.
