NRSInsights’ August 2025 Retail Same-Store Sales Report
NRSInsights, a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), reported significant retail growth in its August 2025 same-store sales data. The company's network of 37,100 active POS terminals across 32,200 independent retailers showed an 8.3% year-over-year increase in same-store sales - the highest in two years.
Key metrics include a 4.3% increase in units sold, a 2.6% rise in transaction baskets, and a 3.0% increase in average prices for top 500 items. The network processed $2.2 billion in sales (+18% YoY) across 148 million transactions in August 2025.
The data, derived from approximately 232 million transactions across 23,200 stores, reflects strong performance in key categories like Cigarettes, Prepared Cocktails, and Beer, particularly in urban, multi-cultural markets.
NRSInsights, controllata di IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), ha registrato una notevole crescita al dettaglio nei dati delle vendite comparabili di agosto 2025. La rete aziendale, composta da 37.100 terminali POS attivi distribuiti in 32.200 rivenditori indipendenti, ha segnato un aumento delle vendite dello 8,3% su base annua, il valore più alto degli ultimi due anni.
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I dati, ricavati da circa 232 milioni di transazioni in 23.200 punti vendita, evidenziano performance solide in categorie chiave come sigarette, cocktail preparati e birra, soprattutto nei mercati urbani e multiculturali.
NRSInsights, filial de IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), informó un notable crecimiento minorista en sus datos de ventas comparables de agosto de 2025. La red de la compañía, con 37.100 terminales POS activos en 32.200 minoristas independientes, registró un aumento interanual del 8,3% en ventas comparables, el nivel más alto en dos años.
Los indicadores clave incluyen un incremento del 4,3% en unidades vendidas, un +2,6% en el número de artículos por transacción y un +3,0% en el precio promedio de los 500 artículos principales. En agosto de 2025 la red procesó 2.200 millones de dólares en ventas (+18% interanual) en 148 millones de transacciones.
Los datos, obtenidos de aproximadamente 232 millones de transacciones en 23.200 tiendas, reflejan un sólido desempeño en categorías clave como cigarrillos, cócteles preparados y cerveza, especialmente en mercados urbanos y multiculturales.
NRSInsights(IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT)의 자회사)는 2025년 8월 동종점 매출 데이터에서 유의미한 소매 성장세를 보고했습니다. 32,200개 독립 소매업체에 걸쳐 37,100대의 가동 POS 단말기로 구성된 회사 네트워크는 전년 대비 8.3% 증가한 동종점 매출을 기록했으며, 이는 지난 2년 중 최고치입니다.
주요 지표로는 판매 수량 4.3% 증가, 거래당 구매품목 수 2.6% 상승, 상위 500개 품목의 평균 가격 3.0% 상승이 포함됩니다. 2025년 8월 네트워크는 1억 4,800만 건의 거래에서 22억 달러의 매출(전년 대비 +18%)을 처리했습니다.
약 232백만 건의 거래가 발생한 23,200개 매장에서 추출된 이 데이터는 특히 도시의 다문화 시장에서 담배, 조제 칵테일, 맥주 등 주요 카테고리에서 강한 실적을 반영합니다.
NRSInsights, filiale de IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a signalé une croissance significative du commerce de détail dans ses chiffres de ventes comparables d'août 2025. Le réseau de l'entreprise, composé de 37 100 terminaux PDV actifs chez 32 200 détaillants indépendants, a affiché une hausse des ventes comparables de 8,3% en glissement annuel, un niveau inédit depuis deux ans.
Les indicateurs clés montrent une augmentation de 4,3% des unités vendues, une hausse de 2,6% du nombre d'articles par transaction et une hausse de 3,0% du prix moyen pour les 500 articles principaux. En août 2025, le réseau a traité 2,2 milliards de dollars de ventes (+18% en glissement annuel) sur 148 millions de transactions.
Les données, issues d'environ 232 millions de transactions dans 23 200 points de vente, témoignent de bonnes performances dans des catégories clés comme les cigarettes, les cocktails préparés et la bière, particulièrement sur les marchés urbains et multiculturels.
NRSInsights, eine Tochtergesellschaft von IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), meldete im August 2025 ein deutliches Einzelhandelswachstum bei den Same-Store-Sales. Das Netzwerk des Unternehmens mit 37.100 aktiven POS-Terminals in 32.200 unabhängigen Einzelhändlern verzeichnete einen jährlichen Zuwachs der Same-Store-Sales von 8,3% – den höchsten Wert in zwei Jahren.
Zu den wichtigen Kennzahlen zählen ein Plus von 4,3% bei verkauften Einheiten, ein Anstieg der Artikel pro Transaktion um 2,6% sowie ein 3,0% höherer Durchschnittspreis für die Top-500-Artikel. Im August 2025 verarbeitete das Netzwerk 2,2 Milliarden US-Dollar Umsatz (+18% j/j) über 148 Millionen Transaktionen.
Die Daten, abgeleitet aus rund 232 Millionen Transaktionen in 23.200 Filialen, zeigen starke Leistungen in wichtigen Kategorien wie Zigaretten, Fertigcocktails und Bier, insbesondere in urbanen, multikulturellen Märkten.
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- Average prices for top 500 items increased 3.0% year-over-year, highest since November 2024, indicating inflationary pressure
- Network's three-month moving average only marginally outperformed US Commerce Department's data by 0.7%
Insights
NRS reports strongest same-store sales growth in two years with 8.3% increase, suggesting robust growth in IDT's retail solutions segment.
The August 2025 retail metrics from NRSInsights reveal exceptional performance across independent retailers using National Retail Solutions' POS platform. The 8.3% year-over-year same-store sales increase represents the largest growth in over two years, significantly outpacing July's 5.8% increase. This acceleration indicates strengthening momentum in the small-format retail sector.
The growth is particularly impressive when dissected - it's driven by increases in both transaction frequency (up 2.6%) and basket size (units per transaction up 4.3%). This balanced growth pattern suggests genuine consumer demand rather than merely inflationary effects, though price increases of 3.0% year-over-year did contribute partially to the sales growth.
Looking at sequential trends, the 3.4% month-over-month sales increase from July to August demonstrates acceleration compared to the modest 0.3% sequential growth seen in the previous month. This acceleration pattern, combined with the increase in basket size, indicates consumers are choosing independent retailers for more of their shopping needs, not just convenience purchases.
For IDT Corporation, NRS's parent company, these metrics represent significant value creation. With the platform processing $2.2 billion in sales (up 18% year-over-year) across 148 million transactions in August, and expansion to approximately 37,100 active terminals nationwide, NRS continues to strengthen its position as a valuable data and transaction processing asset within IDT's portfolio.
The outperformance compared to broader retail metrics (exceeding US Commerce Department data by 0.7% in the three-month average) further validates the strength of the independent retail channel and NRS's strategic position within it.
August same-store sales jumped
The average price paid for the top 500 items in August increased
NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NRSInsights, a provider of sales data and analytics drawn from retail transactions processed through the National Retail Solutions (NRS) point-of-sale (POS) platform, today announced comparative retail same-store sales results for August 2025.
As of August 31, 2025, the NRS retail network comprised approximately 37,100 active terminals nationwide, scanning purchases at approximately 32,200 independent retailers including convenience stores, bodegas, liquor stores, grocers, and tobacco and sundries sellers, predominantly serving urban consumers.
August Highlights*
(*Same-store sales, unit sales, transactions, and average price data refer to August 2025 and are compared to August 2024 unless otherwise noted. All comparisons are provided on a “per calendar day” basis to remove from consideration variability in the number of days per month or three-month period.)
- SALES
- Same-store sales increased
8.3% year-over-year. In the previous month (July 2025), same-store sales increased5.8% year-over-year.
- Same-store sales increased
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- Same-store sales increased
3.4% compared to the previous month (July 2025). Same-store sales in July 2025 increased0.3% compared to the previous month (June 2025). - For the three months ended August 31, 2025, same-store sales increased
5.6% compared to the corresponding three months a year ago.
- Same-store sales increased
- UNITS SOLD
- Units sold increased
4.3% year-over-year. In the previous month (July 2025), units sold increased3.2% year-over-year. - Units sold increased
1.8% compared to the previous month (July 2025). Units sold in July 2025 decreased1.5% compared to the previous month (June 2025).
- Units sold increased
- BASKETS (TRANSACTIONS) PER STORE
- Baskets increased
2.6% year-over-year. In the previous month (July 2025), baskets increased1.5% year-over-year. - Baskets increased
2.2% compared to the previous month (July 2025). Baskets in July 2025 decreased0.4% compared to the previous month (June 2025).
- Baskets increased
- AVERAGE PRICES
- A dollar-weighted average of prices for the top 500 items purchased increased
3.0% year-over-year, a higher rate of increase than the2.9% year-over-year increase recorded in July 2025.
- A dollar-weighted average of prices for the top 500 items purchased increased
Retail Trade Comparative Data
The table below provides historical comparative data with the U.S. Commerce Department’s Advance Monthly Retail Trade same-store sales data excluding food service:
Over the past twelve months through July 2025, the US Commerce Department’s Advance Monthly Retail Trade data, excluding food services, outpaced the NRS network’s three-month moving average same-store sales by
The NRSInsights data in the chart above have not been adjusted to reflect inflation, demographic distributions, seasonal buying patterns, item substitution, days per month, or other factors that may facilitate comparisons to other periods, to other same-store retail sales data, or to the U.S. Commerce Department’s retail data.
Commentary from Brandon Thurber (VP, Data Sales & Client Success at NRS)
"August was a good month for independent retailers, with very strong year over year and sequential increases in same store sales. Growth was fueled by more frequent shopping trips - transactions rose
“Average prices paid for the top 500 items sold across our network, which is our measure of inflation, increased
“Consumers are turning to local independents not just for convenience but as a destination for key categories like Cigarettes, Prepared Cocktails, and Beer, the latter showing the strongest month-over-month momentum.”
NRSInsights Reports
The NRSInsights monthly Same-Store Retail Sales Reports are intended to provide timely topline data reflective of sales at NRS’ network of independent, predominantly urban, retail stores.
Same-store data comparisons of August 2025 with August 2024 are derived from approximately 232 million transactions processed through the approximately 23,200 stores on the NRS network that scanned transactions in both months. Same-store data comparisons of August 2025 with July 2025 are derived from approximately 286 million transactions processed through approximately 31,200 stores.
Same-store data comparisons for the three months ended August 31, 2025 with the year-ago three months are derived from approximately 657 million scanned transactions processed through those stores that scanned transactions in both three-month periods.
NRS POS Platform
The NRS platform predominantly serves small-format, independent, retail stores nationwide including convenience stores, bodegas, liquor stores, grocers, and tobacco and sundries sellers. These independent retailers operate in all 50 states and the District of Colombia, including 205 of the 210 designated market areas (DMAs) in the United States, and in Canada. During August 2025, NRS’ POS terminals processed
About National Retail Solutions (NRS):
National Retail Solutions operates a leading point-of-sale (POS) terminal-based platform and digital payment processing service for independent retailers nationwide. Retailers utilize NRS offerings to process transactions and effectively manage their businesses. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers, brokers, analytics firms, and advertisers access the terminal’s digital display network to reach these retailers’ predominantly urban, multi-cultural shopper base, and to harness transaction data-based learnings to identify growth opportunities and measure execution and returns on marketing investment. NRS is a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT).
All statements above that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors. Our filings with the SEC provide detailed information on such statements and risks, and should be consulted along with this release. To the extent permitted under applicable law, IDT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
NRSInsights Contact:
Brandon Thurber
VP, Data Sales & Client Success at NRS
National Retail Solutions
Brandon.Thurber@nrsplus.com
IDT Corporation Contact:
Bill Ulrey
william.ulrey@idt.net
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