McDonald's same-store sales rise 8.2 percent

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:43 AM EST

Article Source: Yahoo! Finance

business, economy, food, mcdonalds, fast-food, junk-food, slowdown

"NEW YORK (AP) -- Consumers worldwide who are watching their spending bought more burgers and chicken breakfast biscuits at McDonald's in October, leading to a big rise in sales at established locations for the fast-food leader.

McDonald's Corp. said Monday its global same-store sales jumped 8.2 percent during the month. That beat the company's own prediction for a rise similar to the one it recorded in its last quarter, when same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, jumped 7.1 percent worldwide.

The results were a bright spot in what was a dismal month for most restaurant operators. Many sit-down chains have reported steep declines in same-store sales during October as consumers grew more anxious about the possibility of a prolonged recession."

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"Same-store sales rose 9.8 percent in Europe and grew 11.5 percent in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa region. Demand was particularly strong in Australia, the company said."

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#1 - Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:44 AM EST

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Steve Graves

The results were a bright spot in what was a dismal month for most restaurant operators.

And obviously a dismal month for consumer's health issues.

I have not had any 'fast food' in about five years until a couple months ago. I had to fast for a morning blood test and on the way home I couldn't resist the urge to pull into a Mickey D's for a Breakfast Biscuit & Chicken (or something like that). I no sooner made it home, about 5 minutes away, before my bowels let loose! Needless to say it will be another five years before I do that again ;)

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#2 - Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:11 AM EST

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I have noticed that when I have been eating healthy for a long period of tiem, and then suddenly eat junk, I feel really terrible. Interestingly, during periods when I had been eating junk regularly, it doesn't bother me. I think when you eat healthy, your body just naturally senses what is good for you-- and rebels when you eat something that isn't!

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#2.1 - Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:45 PM EST

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