NRSInsights’ July 2025 Retail Same-Store Sales Report

Core Insights - NRSInsights reported a 5.8% year-over-year increase in same-store sales for July 2025, marking the highest growth rate in over a year [6][10] - The NRS retail network includes approximately 37,200 active terminals across 32,100 independent retailers, primarily serving urban consumers [2][14] - The data reflects a total of $2.1 billion in sales processed through NRS POS terminals in July 2025, an 18% increase year-over-year [14] Sales Performance - Same-store sales increased 5.8% year-over-year and 0.3% month-over-month compared to June 2025 [6] - For the three months ending July 31, 2025, same-store sales rose 4.2% compared to the same period last year [6] - Units sold increased by 3.2% year-over-year but decreased by 1.5% compared to June 2025 [6] Transaction Metrics - The number of baskets (transactions) per store increased by 1.5% year-over-year but decreased by 0.4% compared to June 2025 [6] - The average price of the top 500 items purchased rose by 2.9% year-over-year, slightly higher than the 2.7% increase recorded in June 2025 [6] Comparative Analysis - Over the past twelve months, the U.S. Commerce Department's Advance Monthly Retail Trade data, excluding food services, outpaced the NRS network's three-month moving average same-store sales by 0.2% on average [8] - In June, the NRS network's three-month rolling average increase exceeded the U.S. Commerce Department's by 0.9% [8] Consumer Behavior Insights - Beverage categories, including energy drinks and soft drinks, contributed significantly to sales growth, while certain snack categories faced challenges [11] - Shifts in consumer behavior have led to increased demand for prepared cocktails and nutrition shakes [11] Transaction Volume - Same-store data comparisons for July 2025 were based on approximately 226 million transactions processed through about 23,000 stores [12] - For the three months ending July 31, 2025, comparisons were derived from approximately 649 million scanned transactions [13]