Sweetgreen cuts G&A expenses by 23.7% ($9.1M) in a push for corporate efficiency.

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  "company": {
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    "excerpts": "General and administrative expenses on a dollar basis decreased for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026 compared to the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025, primarily due to a $4.4 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense, primarily related to the decrease in expenses associated with restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units issued prior to our IPO, and a $1.9 million decrease in management salary and benefits expense.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1477815/000162828026032481/sg-20260329.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-05-07",
    "filing_year": 2026,
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    "fiscal_year_end": "03/29",
    "sales_relevance": "Efficiency tools needed",
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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
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