• October 2026 same-store sales at independent, predominantly urban retailers rose 1.9% year over year, accelerating from September's 0.1% growth.
• Sales growth lagged the 2.2% increase in average prices for the top 500 items, up from 2.1% in September.
• Unit sales increased 0.7% year over year, reversing three consecutive months of declines.
• Transactions per store fell 0.9% year over year, moderating from September's 3.4% decline.
• Same-store sales for the three months ended October 31 rose 0.1% from a year earlier.

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