Comparable Sales

The change in sales at stores (and usually e-commerce) open for at least a full year, year-over-year, as a percentage -- often called "comps" or same-store sales. By excluding newly opened and recently closed stores, it isolates whether the EXISTING base of stores is growing or shrinking, separating genuine demand from growth that comes merely from opening more locations. It is the single most-watched retail-health metric: positive comps mean the core business is gaining traction; negative comps are an early warning even if total revenue is still rising on new-store openings. Definitions vary (whether e-commerce is included, the exact "open a year" cutoff), so compare within a retailer over time more confidently than across retailers.

Related terms

Accounts Payable · Adjusted EBITDA · Adjusted EBITDA Ex-SBC · ADR · ARPU · Average Length Of Stay

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