Grocery Outlet Holding: Reiterate Sell Rating Given No Signs Of Strong Recovery Yet

Grocery Outlet Holding remains a Sell as core store performance and margins remain weak despite improved traffic. GO's Q1 saw CSS decline 1%, average transaction size fall 3.1%, and adjusted EBITDA margin drop to 3.7%. Promotions and opportunistic product mix lifted traffic, but profitability and basket size have not recovered, undermining the value proposition.