Live Report
Week ending 01 March 2026
Trailing 13 Weeks: 24 Nov 2025 – 22 Feb 2026
UK Restaurant Pulse
Same Store Sales performance across the UK hospitality market. Upscale Casual rebounds strongly week-on- week; structural traffic softness persists in the trailing trend.*
*Paperchase proprietary data
Week ending 01 Mar 2026
YoY SSS Fine Dining −2.3%
YoY SSS Upscale Casual −0.8%
Total Cohort WoW +4.2%
Fine Dining WoW −0.9%
Upscale Casual WoW +8.9%
Avg SPH Total £52.8
Avg SPH Fine Dining £101.0
Avg SPH Upscale Casual £40.7
SPH WoW Fine Dining +5.9%
SPH WoW Upscale Casual +11.8%
Week ending 01 Mar 2026
YoY SSS Fine Dining −2.3%
YoY SSS Upscale Casual −0.8%
Total Cohort WoW +4.2%
Fine Dining WoW −0.9%
Upscale Casual WoW +8.9%
Avg SPH Total £52.8
Avg SPH Fine Dining £101.0
Avg SPH Upscale Casual £40.7
SPH WoW Fine Dining +5.9%
SPH WoW Upscale Casual +11.8%
Week ending 01 Mar 2026
YoY SSS Fine Dining −2.3%
YoY SSS Upscale Casual −0.8%
Total Cohort WoW +4.2%
Fine Dining WoW −0.9%
Upscale Casual WoW +8.9%
Avg SPH Total £52.8
Avg SPH Fine Dining £101.0
Avg SPH Upscale Casual £40.7
SPH WoW Fine Dining +5.9%
SPH WoW Upscale Casual +11.8%
Week ending 01 Mar 2026
YoY SSS Fine Dining −2.3%
YoY SSS Upscale Casual −0.8%
Total Cohort WoW +4.2%
Fine Dining WoW −0.9%
Upscale Casual WoW +8.9%
Avg SPH Total £52.8
Avg SPH Fine Dining £101.0
Avg SPH Upscale Casual £40.7
SPH WoW Fine Dining +5.9%
SPH WoW Upscale Casual +11.8%
Week ending 01 Mar 2026
YoY SSS Fine Dining −2.3%
YoY SSS Upscale Casual −0.8%
Total Cohort WoW +4.2%
Fine Dining WoW −0.9%
Upscale Casual WoW +8.9%
Avg SPH Total £52.8
Avg SPH Fine Dining £101.0
Avg SPH Upscale Casual £40.7
SPH WoW Fine Dining +5.9%
SPH WoW Upscale Casual +11.8%
Week ending 01 Mar 2026
YoY SSS Fine Dining −2.3%
YoY SSS Upscale Casual −0.8%
Total Cohort WoW +4.2%
Fine Dining WoW −0.9%
Upscale Casual WoW +8.9%
Avg SPH Total £52.8
Avg SPH Fine Dining £101.0
Avg SPH Upscale Casual £40.7
SPH WoW Fine Dining +5.9%
SPH WoW Upscale Casual +11.8%
Week ending 01 Mar 2026
YoY SSS Fine Dining −2.3%
YoY SSS Upscale Casual −0.8%
Total Cohort WoW +4.2%
Fine Dining WoW −0.9%
Upscale Casual WoW +8.9%
Avg SPH Total £52.8
Avg SPH Fine Dining £101.0
Avg SPH Upscale Casual £40.7
SPH WoW Fine Dining +5.9%
SPH WoW Upscale Casual +11.8%
Week ending 01 Mar 2026
YoY SSS Fine Dining −2.3%
YoY SSS Upscale Casual −0.8%
Total Cohort WoW +4.2%
Fine Dining WoW −0.9%
Upscale Casual WoW +8.9%
Avg SPH Total £52.8
Avg SPH Fine Dining £101.0
Avg SPH Upscale Casual £40.7
SPH WoW Fine Dining +5.9%
SPH WoW Upscale Casual +11.8%
Segment performance
Week Ending 01 MAR 2026
Lagging YoY
01
Fine Dining
SSS YOY
-2.3%Below prior year
SSS WOW
-0.9%Soft week
Avg SPH
£101.0Per cover
SPH WOW
+5.9%Spend growing
Recovering
02
Upscale Casual
SSS YOY
−0.8%Near flat
SSS WOW
+8.9%Strong rebound
Avg SPH
£40.7Per cover
SPH WOW
+11.8%Spend surging
SSS comparison
BY SEGMENT
Week-over-week vs year-over-year change
Trailing trend
24 Nov 2025 – 22 Feb 2026
Performance drivers
SPH ANALYSIS
Observations
Trailing 13 weeks : 24 Nov 2025 – 22 Feb 2026
Trailing 13 Weeks: 24 Nov 2025 – 22 Feb 2026
Our Upscale Casual portfolio experienced a SSS decline of ~ (0.8%) versus the prior year, driven by a ~(6.2%) drop in cover traffic. Higher Sales per Head (SPH) remains the primary driver of positive sales momentum, offsetting continued softness in covers volumes — a pattern consistent with the trailing 13-week trend.
−6.2%
trailing traffic decline,
Upscale Casual
Consumer behaviour shift
UK upscale dining trips fell sharply as cost-conscious consumers pulled back on visits to more expensive restaurants with rising costs being the primary reason. The ~5.8% SPH lift is almost certainly a mix of two things: menu price inflation passed through by operators managing higher labor costs, and a selection effect — the guests who are still coming are more intentional about it.
+5.8%
SPH YoY lift
Upscale Casual
Trailing trend
24 Nov 2025 – 22 Feb 2026
Paperchase Intelligence
