cvending Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 From the end of November through the middle ls January sales have historically been slow. However, this year they seem worse than normal. Even the number of accounts who closed last Tuesday and are remaining closed until Jan. 5th, is far greater than previous years.mare you all experiencing the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchligVend Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yes my sales are way down from the past 2 years....not sure why but I pulled up my last 2 years numbers and accounts that have a steady sales amount all year even dropped .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I have grown significantly since last year, but November's sales were probably down 10-20% from where they should be. It's hurting me bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfdogs Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I, too have grown (Goan) significantly this year. I have been pleasantly surprised at the numbers I am pulling in so far. Yes, I have had a few locations shut down for an extended period. Others have operated as much as possible(shut down two weeks last year!). I try to plan for a 20% decrease in sales November thru January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psk007 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 With the way the holidays came in the middle of the week this year sure didn't help me. I have been much slower this time of year than normal. I noticed that a lot of my customers where slow and people just where not out spending any money. Hope with gas price's dropping it gets more money out in my machines in the coming new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I've slowed down about 15-20% as well in December but, unlike the rest of you, that's fairly typical for me. So no worse than usual for me at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen watson Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I have 16 locations that never close, day or night. If it wasn't for those, I'd just take 2 weeks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunCandy Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I have just one location that does shut down for two weeks this time of year. Like everybody else I have notice a slump in sales, no big overhead here so I should make it! Wait! I still have my real job in the real world! lol! The vending does pay it's bills, and let me ride around in a soccer mom van! Cool! cajun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvending Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 We have many this year that have closed from 12/23-1/5 that have not done so previously. We are accustomed to the normal slowdown, it just seems more widespread this yr. even those who did not close( hospital, nursing homes) have fallen well off their normal sales. Hopefully 2015 will be much different since Christmas $ New Year are on Fridays. Best wishes for everyone for a prosperous 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thanksgiving this year we did surprisngly well. Even the first two weeks of December we were way up as our accounts worked extra to account for the slow holiday time. Holidays that fall on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday are never too kind to vending operators, especially in consecutive weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 We have many this year that have closed from 12/23-1/5 that have not done so previously. We are accustomed to the normal slowdown, it just seems more widespread this yr. even those who did not close( hospital, nursing homes) have fallen well off their normal sales. Hopefully 2015 will be much different since Christmas $ New Year are on Fridays. Best wishes for everyone for a prosperous 2015 Same here CVending. November sales were probably only 75% of what October's sales were November's sales are usually way closer to October's sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSVending Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 We have seen a decrease, as it is colder now, and soda is not the drink of choice. But, one of our locations is fully operational when it is above freezing, and not raining. Other than that, it is a pretty consistent location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdevine Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I think this is the first time in 20 years that I took 2 consecutive 4 days off. The reason being most businesses took Wed-Sunday off. A few were open but not worth running the routes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTVLJDV Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Depending on the type of accounts you have the decline during these type of years in my opinion is normal. In my area from November until the first full week of January nothing is normal. In November you have Veterans Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving and Teacher Conventions. So If you have school accounts your November is shot. Then comes December a few weeks later when the schools have off again along with New Years. Most business then give their staff extended time off or work with a skeleton crew. Just my thoughts. Happy New Year to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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