Same-store sales up 9 percent in March

Boat dealer same-store sales were up 9 percent in March.

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 February, same-store sales were up 5 percent.

Overall, three out of four same-store sales categories were up this reporting period.

Service was up 7.1 percent and unit sales up 10 percent during the rolling 12-month period ending March 2018. Parts was down 8.8 percent, and overall sales were up 10 percent.