Sales Trends

New menu items, operational improvements drive results

Sales challenges limited to specific markets, CEO says

Systemwide U.S. same-store sales rise 7.2 percent during first quarter

Same-store sales rise 8.9 percent at company restaurants

Transactions grow 6.8 percent at fast-casual chain

So much for the death of the casual dining chain. According to the Chicago-based market research firm NPD Group, casual dining visits were flat in the 12 months ending in February. That might not seem like much, but consider that traffic at...

McDonald’s Corp. on Wednesday said that its same-store sales fell 2.6 percent in the U.S. in the first quarter. That’s not a good number. But it’s actually worse if you factor out breakfast and then consider the sales in the context of the cur...

China/Asia Pacific region reports strong performance

Operator reports highest quarterly sales improvement in at least 65 quarters

CEO cites strength of brand, differentiated guest experience