Same-store sales up 2.5 percent in August

Boat dealer same-store sales were up 2.5 percent in August 2017.

That’s according to the latest report from CDK Global Recreation, which is based on data from users of the company’s Lightspeed software. In July, same-store sales were down 1.3 percent.

All same-store sales categories were up in August, which the biggest gains in service sales, which were up 5.7 percent. Last month, service sales were down 10.8 percent from the previous year.

Unit sales were up 2.6 percent in the rolling 12-month period ending August 2017, and parts and accessories sales were up 2.4 percent.