date:Feb 01, 2013
The National Restaurant Associations Restaurant Performance Index declined to 99.7 in December, down 0.2% from November. It also represented the third month when the R.P.I. has been below 100.
Although restaurant operators reported softer same-store sales and customer traffic levels in December, they are cautiously optimistic about sales growth in the months ahead, said Hudson Riehle, senior vice-president of the Research and Knowledge group for the N.R.A. However, operators remain decidedly pe