Small Business Report

CardFlight Small Business Report for October 28, 2020

CardFlight Small Business Report for October 21, 2020

CardFlight Small Business Report for October 14, 2020

The rise of touch-free payments in the new age of low-contact commerce

CardFlight Small Business Report for October 7, 2020

Overall sales up 4.5% last week and Retail sales increased 12.8% week-over-week

CardFlight Small Business Report for September 30, 2020

Retail sales up 5%; their second straight week of growth

CardFlight Small Business Report for September 23, 2020

Sales return to normal after Labor Day holiday weekend.

CardFlight Small Business Report for September 16, 2020

Sales down nearly 13% week-over-week due to Labor Day holiday.

CardFlight Small Business Report for September 9, 2020

Overall sales up 2.8%. Contactless payments now 160% above the pre-COVID baseline.

CardFlight Small Business Report expanded edition: September 2, 2020

Get our sales predictions for the Labor Day holiday weekend & more.

CardFlight Small Business Report for August 26, 2020

Contactless payments now 128% above the pre-COVID baseline. Sales flat week-over-week.

CardFlight Small Business Report for August 19, 2020

Retail sales up 8.4% last week, while overall sales remain flat.

CardFlight Small Business Report for August 11, 2020

Number of active merchants exceeds the baseline for the first time.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for August 5, 2020

Active small businesses in our sample up 1.8%. July sales ended 61.1% above the baseline month and 6.5% above June.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 29, 2020

Sales held steady week-over-week. Food and Drink businesses saw the biggest increases, up 5% last week.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 22, 2020

Sales reach record high levels: up 2.6% week-over-week —now 25% above the baseline week of March 2–8.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 15, 2020

Sales steady week-over-week (up 1.2%); transaction counts back down to pre-Fourth of July holiday levels.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 9, 2020

Sales held steady last week; seasonal trends bring transaction counts up 11.4%

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 1, 2020

Another week of relative stability: sales up nearly 2% week-over-week.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for June 24, 2020

Overall sales remain steady week-over-week and are now up 20% over the pre-COVID baseline.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for June 17, 2020

Sales hold steady week-over-week; contactless payments up 60% over the pre-COVID baseline.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for June 10, 2020

Last week’s sales were 20.8% above the pre-COVID baseline, representing the largest single-week increase to date.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for June 3, 2020

While sales at small businesses were down 5.5% week-over-week, most of the downturn is attributable to the Memorial Day holiday.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for May 28, 2020

Sales up 12% last week, the largest week-over-week increase since early March.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for May 21, 2020

For the second full week of May, sales at small businesses increased 3.1% over the previous week.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for May 13, 2020

Sales down just 3.3% over the baseline week; number of active merchants grew for the 3rd straight week.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for May 6, 2020

Sales at small businesses were up 11.1% last week—just 12.6% below our baseline week of March 2–8, 2020.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for April 29, 2020

Sales were flat but transactions increased by 6%, maintaining an important trend line that bodes well for small businesses

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for April 22, 2020

Another week of (mostly) positive news for small businesses: Sales up nearly 13% last week, number of transactions up 18%

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for April 15, 2020

While overall sales are down or flat, number of transactions are increasing in many verticals.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report: April 8, 2020

Transactions increased by 5.7% during the first week of April. The rate of small businesses closing their operations also decreased.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report: April 1, 2020

Sales down 50% — but the decline varies by industry vertical, level of urban density, time-of-day, and more.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report: March 26, 2020

Sales at small businesses are declining fast. But there are some bright spots.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report: March 19, 2020

Small business sales are down 4.3% from week of March 2 to the week of March 9.