The Restaurant Slump Is Catching Up With Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.

For almost two years, the restaurant industry has been facing significant headwinds. Declining traffic and rising food prices that management teams are reluctant to pass on to their clientele have made it difficult for investors in the field.

For a long time, Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ: PLAY) was able to buck the trend, showing comparable-store sales (comps) growth in the face of declines among its peers. In this week's second-quarter earnings release, we see that the company has indeed continued to grow its comps. But that growth is slowing, and is expected to continue slowing for the rest of the year.

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