Most of our pandemic numbers were way off the norm, so comparing sales to last year isn’t very useful.
All of us could use the ability to compare 2019 sales (aka before bleep hit the fan) to this post-pandemic year. We need help understanding what’s working and what’s not as we continue to adapt from old sales and service models to newly evolved ones.
As a cafe we used to cram people in with big lines and squished together seating and tables. It was all ‘in the moment’ dining.
Now everything is different. We’re hybrid: counter-sit down / online takeout / provisions-pantry. It’s working, but we want to compare sales from before the pandemic via year-over-year side-by-side analysis (like data vis charts and bar graphs). The Square Dashboard app and DT Dash don’t currently allow for this. It only shows last years’ data – something we want to look past to when times were “normal.”
Please consider giving us this ability to compare current sales with those from prior years – especially given the unusual circumstances of post-pandemic reality. It would really help a lot!! Thanks! SB
