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Weekly Sales Decline SQL
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Weekly Sales Decline SQL

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to analyze weekly store sales by region, compare them to the prior week, and identify stores with declining performance.

Use the provided store, region, and weekly sales data. Compare only consecutive calendar weeks where prior-week data exists.

Output

  1. One row per store-week with declining sales.
  2. Columns: region_name, store_id, store_name, week_start, weekly_sales, prior_week_sales, sales_change, region_weekly_sales, region_prior_week_sales.
  3. Order by region_name, week_start, and store_id.

Schema

regions
ColumnTypeDescription
region_idPKINTUnique region identifier
region_nameVARCHAR(100)Region name
stores
ColumnTypeDescription
store_idPKINTUnique store identifier
store_nameVARCHAR(150)Store name
region_idINTRegion containing the store
store_sales
ColumnTypeDescription
sale_idPKINTUnique sales record identifier
store_idINTStore associated with the sales record
sale_dateDATEDate of the sales record
net_salesNUMERIC(12,2)Net sales amount for the record
Tablesregionsstoresstore_sales
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