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Chili’s has been outperforming a sluggish restaurant industry over the past few years with 19 consecutive quarters of same-store sales growth.
From Barron's
We found quarters in her coat pocket, a dollar in an old purse, and pennies in the tray in the living room.
From Literature
Comparable-store sales, or sales in stores open at least 13 months, rose 4% from the same period a year ago, marking the second straight quarterly increase after six consecutive quarters of declines.
From MarketWatch
At the midpoint, that implies the company is expecting sequential growth — something that Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Matthew Prisco said hasn’t played out in 16 years between those two quarters.
From MarketWatch
Alibaba and JD.com reported profits roughly halving in their latest quarters, partly because of heavy spending on food delivery.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
