Same-store sales down almost 3 percent in April

Boat dealer same-store sales were down nearly 3 percent in April.

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 March, same-store sales were up 9 percent.

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

Service was up 8.7 percent, but parts was down 17.6 percent. Unit sales were down slightly more than a half-percent during the rolling 12-month period ending April 2018.