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Restaurants can find possibilities in variability
The stock market is up on average and the Black Box Intelligence Index for same-store sales is up for the second month on average. I can’t say the same about same-store traffic as we report our 18th consecutive negative quarter. But, up is up, and “on average,” it feels good to report. With that said, [...]
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Struggling With Big Data? 3 Reasons Why “Modest Data” Makes Sense
Savvy professionals are always on the lookout for new trends. If you’re like most, you often run across articles and comments about what to watch for in the coming months and years. Every industry has gurus whose opinions focus on a particular market. It’s unusual for a finance trend, for example, to also show up [...]
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Hold Them Close!
It’s over! Q-1 2013 that is, and I bet you are not looking for your Staples desktop button that makes the statement “that was easy!” We had a difficult quarter that included payroll taxes, delayed tax refunds, more gloom for the US economy caused by the Sequester, high gasoline prices, New Year’s Eve helped in [...]
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