Octobe same-sto e sales i c eased 1.9% yea -ove -yea
The ave age p ice paid fo the top 500 items i Octobe i c eased 2.2% yea -ove -yea
NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NRSI sights, a p ovide of sales data a d a alytics d aw f om etail t a sactio s p ocessed th ough the Natio al Retail Solutio s (NRS) poi t-of-sale (POS) platfo m, today a ou ced compa ative etail same-sto e sales esults fo Octobe 2026.
The NRS POS etwo k comp ises i depe de tly ow ed co ve ie ce sto es, bodegas, liquo sto es, g oce s, tobacco a d su d ies selle s that p edomi a tly se ve u ba co sume s atio wide.
Octobe Highlights
(Same-sto e sales, u it sales, t a sactio s, a d ave age p ice data efe to Octobe 2026 a d a e compa ed to Octobe 2025 u less othe wise oted. All compa iso s a e p ovided o a “pe cale da day” basis to emove f om co side atio va iability i the umbe of days pe mo th o th ee-mo th pe iod.)
- SALES
- Same-sto e sales i c eased 1.9% yea -ove -yea . I the p evious mo th (Septembe 2026), same-sto e sales i c eased 0.1% yea -ove -yea .
- Same-sto e sales i c eased 1.1% compa ed to the p evious mo th (Septembe 2026). Same-sto e sales i Septembe 2026 dec eased 1.3% compa ed to the p evious mo th (August 2026).
- Fo the th ee mo ths e ded Octobe 31, 2026, same-sto e sales i c eased 0.1% compa ed to the co espo di g th ee mo ths a yea ago.
- UNITS SOLD
- U its sold i c eased 0.7% yea -ove -yea . I the p evious mo th (Septembe 2026), u its sold dec eased 2.0% yea -ove -yea .
- U its sold i c eased 0.9% compa ed to the p evious mo th (Septembe 2026). U its sold i Septembe 2026 dec eased 1.2% compa ed to the p evious mo th (August 2026).
- BASKETS (TRANSACTIONS) PER STORE
- Baskets dec eased 0.9% yea -ove -yea . I the p evious mo th (Septembe 2026), baskets dec eased 3.4% yea -ove -yea .
- Baskets dec eased 0.2% compa ed to the p evious mo th (Septembe 2026). Baskets i Septembe 2026 dec eased 1.4% compa ed to the p evious mo th (August 2026).
- AVERAGE PRICES
- A dolla -weighted ave age of p ices fo the top 500 items pu chased i Octobe 2026 i c eased 2.2% yea -ove -yea . I Septembe 2026, p ices i c eased 2.1% yea -ove -yea .
Comme ta y f om B a do Thu be (VP, Data Sales & Clie t Success at NRS)
“Octobe same-sto e sales ebou ded off the lows of the p ecedi g two mo ths. Sales i c eased by 1.9% yea -ove -yea i Octobe compa ed to a yea -ove -yea i c ease of 0.1% i Septembe a d a dec ease of 1.1% i August. U its sold i c eased yea -ove -yea by 0.7% afte th ee co secutive mo ths of decli e. Still, sales g ew mo e slowly tha ou measu e of i flatio , which ticked up to 2.2% f om 2.1% i Septembe .
“Spi its had a othe mo th of st o g g owth led by p epa ed cocktails, tequila, a d co dials. Sales of spo ts d i ks a d e e gy d i ks also expa ded, likely aided by the mild fall weathe i much of the cou t y.
“Regio ally, the Raleigh-Du ham met o a ea was agai the g owth sta dout, outpaci g Chicago a d Det oit. I the No theast, Philadelphia, Bosto a d New Yo k also saw g owth. Sales i the Washi gto DC a d Los A geles met o a eas led cities with the la gest decli es, as they did last mo th.”
NRSI sights Repo ts
The NRSI sights mo thly Retail Same-Sto e Sales Repo ts a e i te ded to p ovide timely topli e data eflective of sales at NRS’ etwo k of i depe de t, p edomi a tly u ba , etail sto es.
Same-sto e data compa iso s of Octobe 2026 with Octobe 2025 a e de ived f om app oximately 249 millio t a sactio s p ocessed th ough the app oximately 26,600 sto es o the NRS etwo k that sca ed t a sactio s i both mo ths. Same-sto e data compa iso s of Octobe 2026 with Septembe 2026 a e de ived f om app oximately 295 millio t a sactio s p ocessed th ough app oximately 34,000 sto es.
Same-sto e data compa iso s fo the th ee mo ths e ded Octobe 31, 2026 with the yea -ago th ee mo ths a e de ived f om app oximately 725 millio t a sactio s p ocessed th ough sto es that sca ed t a sactio s i both th ee-mo th pe iods.
NRS POS Platfo m
The NRS platfo m p edomi a tly se ves small-fo mat, i depe de t, etail sto es atio wide i cludi g co ve ie ce sto es, bodegas, liquo sto es, g oce s, a d tobacco a d su d ies selle s. These i depe de t etaile s ope ate i all 50 states a d the Dist ict of Columbia, i cludi g 206 of the 210 desig ated ma ket a eas (DMAs) i the U ited States, a d i seve al Ca adia ma kets. Du i g Octobe 2026, NRS’ POS te mi als p ocessed $2.3 billio i sales ac oss 153 millio t a sactio s.
About Natio al Retail Solutio s (NRS):
Natio al Retail Solutio s ope ates a leadi g poi t-of-sale (POS) te mi al-based platfo m a d digital payme t p ocessi g se vice fo i depe de t etaile s atio wide. Retaile s utilize NRS offe i gs to p ocess t a sactio s, effectively ma age thei busi esses, a d i teg ate with leadi g o li e o de a d delive y platfo ms. Co sume packaged goods (CPG) supplie s, b oke s, a alytics fi ms, a d adve tise s access the te mi als’ digital display etwo k to each these etaile s’ p edomi a tly u ba , multicultu al shoppe base, a d to ha ess t a sactio data-based lea i gs to ide tify g owth oppo tu ities a d measu e etu s o ma keti g i vestme t. NRS is a subsidia y of IDT Co po atio (NYSE: IDT).
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NRSI sights Co tact:
B a do Thu be VP, Data Sales & Clie t Success at NRSNatio al Retail Solutio sB a do .Thu be @ splus.com
IDT Co po atio Co tact:
Bill Ul eywilliam.ul ey@idt. et
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