We have a nice gift shop that have been doing great since January, we have been 30% ahead from last year until October hit, that was the slowest october of all the years. I thought November is going to pick up but still a bit slow, though we are 15% ahead compared to November last year. It’s just odd that seems sudden slow .
Small grocery store with food bar. Sales are up over last year. But we’ve added more products, more choices, more quality food choices, bigger location.
Although sales are up, I feel they should be even higher. I feel like no matter what I do, I’m always catching up to something.
Too many competitors opened all at once in the past 2 years. During covid, almost everyone became a grocery store in my area. Then, the amount of restaurants almost doubled in my area. Recently, big grocery stores are selling some of my niche items lower than I get them from competitors. And now, I feel that people are buying less because they simply can’t afford to spend too much.
I think if we wouldn’t have made all those changes, our sales would certainly be lower. After all these changes, clients are happier and visiting more but I get this feeling that if it wasn’t for Covid and inflation, we’d be hitting it out of the park. I could be wrong.
What are your yearly sales?