Sentences with phrase «u.s. same store sales»

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McDonald's U.S. same - store sales slump is disturbing for the chain in large part because there is no one problem the brand can focus on.

McDonald's hopes that the cuts will speed up service and bolster sales, which, after over a year without positive same - stores sales in the U.S., could use the boost.

Most concerning is the 4.1 % decline in same - store sales in the U.S. Higher prices and more intense competition are hurting the chain, not to mention that sense of shame and self - loathing many consumers experience at McDonald's.

While Starbucks has been chugging along with 5 — 7 % comparable store sales growth at its U.S. stores since 2014, Dunkin' Donuts has managed only about 1.5 % annually over the same period.

Burger King's same - store sales in the U.S. and Canada surged by a better - than - expected 3.6 percent during the third quarter, marking the best quarter of growth since 2012, while global same - store sales rose 2.4 percent.

Revenue dropped $ 1 billion, while same - store sales fell 5 % in the U.S. as Wal - Mart and Amazon stole market share.

«Same - Shack» sales growth — the term the company uses for the change in year - over-year revenue for U.S. company - owned stores opened for at least 24 months — have slowed.

Over the same period, even the mighty McDonald's saw sales dip in the U.S. Edward Jones analyst Brian Yarbrough is confident Tim's same - store sales will rebound.

How big a piece of that pie Kobo will carve for itself remains in question; they say they've currently got about 10 % of U.S. e-book sales, roughly the same as Apple's iBooks store and well behind Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Importantly, the company is moving toward bringing its U.S. stores to the same level of sales and productivity it sees in Canada, where the brand is ubiquitous after 12 years of grassroots brand - building.

During an earnings call last Thursday, Dunkin' Donuts announced that its revenue was low, despite U.S. same - store sales being higher than expected.

October sales figures reveal that McDonald's same - store sales fell 0.5 percent globally and 1 percent in the U.S..

Boosting drive - thru speeds could help McDonald's Chief Executive Officer Don Thompson increase U.S. same - store sales, which have gained 1 percent or less for the past four quarters.

The company's U.S. business has posted two consecutive quarters of same - store sales growth above 5 %.

McDonald's U.S. same - store sales growth slowed to 0.7 percent in the third quarter from 1 percent in the previous quarter.

McDonald's U.S. same - store sales jumped 4.1 percent in the third quarter, surpassing analysts» average forecast of 3.4 percent, according to Consensus Metrix.

It was McDonald's U.S.'s third straight quarter of same - store sales growth and its second consecutive quarter of positive comparable guest count growth.

Same - store sales in Wal - Mart's U.S. division grew 1.6 percent, an acceleration from the first quarter's 1 percent lift.

Earlier this month, Sharon McCollam, chief financial officer of U.S. parent Best Buy, told analysts that fourth - quarter sales in its international division dropped 12.4 per cent because of currency changes as well as a 4 per cent drop in same - store sales in Canada.

Such sales rose 3.2 percent in the second quarter, while McDonald's U.S. same - store sales rose 3.9 percent and Burger King posted a 3 percent increase.

Yum's U.S. same - store sales declined 3 % in the most recent quarter, which includes declines of 2 % at Taco Bell, 3 % at Pizza Hut, and 3 % at KFC, though the company's international business has fared much better.

In large part, the quarter's strength was fueled by Dunkin Donut's U.S. business, where same - store sales rose 2.9 % on the back of demand for new hot and iced beverages and breakfast food, such as a flatbread with eggs and guacamole.

On Tuesday, the Golden Arches reported that fourth - quarter same - store sales in the U.S. surged 5.7 %, trouncing Wall Street estimates for a 2.7 % gain.

The results in the U.S. marked the second consecutive quarterly increase, and the best performance by McDonald's since it reported an 8.9 % same - store sales gain in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2012.

In this segment of the Motley Fool Money podcast, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger, and Hidden Gems Canada's David Kretzmann give their hot takes on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), which is having no trouble at all getting customers through its doors, with 4.5 % same - store sales growth in the U.S. and even better numbers globally.

The so - called Redbook survey showed last week that same - store sales were up 3.2 % over year - ago levels at 20 of the largest U.S. chain retailers despite continued pressure from online competition.

It previously estimated Wal - Mart U.S. guidance for same - store sales to be relatively flat, and Sam's expected same - store sales to be between flat and 2 %.

U.S. retail sales for the three weeks preceding Christmas, closely watched by economists as an indicator of monthly same - store sales strength, had their strongest showing (53.4) since 2014 (49.6), according to the Evercore ISI Sales Susales for the three weeks preceding Christmas, closely watched by economists as an indicator of monthly same - store sales strength, had their strongest showing (53.4) since 2014 (49.6), according to the Evercore ISI Sales Susales strength, had their strongest showing (53.4) since 2014 (49.6), according to the Evercore ISI Sales SuSales Survey.

McDonald's U.S. same - store sales soared 5.7 % in the fourth quarter of 2015, buoyed by the introduction of All Day Breakfast.

Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) reported that same - store sales rose seven percent during the fourth quarter as cold weather in the U.S. helped sales of certain winter related products.

Given the tight operating environment for restaurants throughout the U.S., it comes as no surprise that many of the national chains continue to struggle to post consistently positive same - store sales, long considered another indicator of industry health.

Furniture and home furnishings stores sales last month topped the broad retail sector and were among the best performing categories, with a 5.4 % increase over the same month last year, according to the latest U.S. Department of Commerce report.

Same store sales numbers have been negative lately, due to a bunch of factors, including crappier selection at Smart Set (the company's chain catering to younger women), expansion into the U.S. building stores inside Babies - R - Us locations which flopped miserably, and the emergence of Target in the Canadian market.

On the e-commerce front, we provide those same things through an expanded assortment of approximately 8 million items on walmart.com in the U.S. Interestingly, 75 percent of walmart.com sales come from non-store inventory, thus providing incremental sales growth beyond our stores.

While most of the retail industry struggled in 2008 (same - store sales for all U.S. chain stores rose just 1.1 percent for the year), the luxury sector experienced same - store sales declines during 10 of the past 12 months, according to ICSC.

At the same time, the U.S. stock markets reached all - time highs over the last few months and retail sales (dollars spent in stores, in restaurants and online) capped a strong year with 2017 holiday sales that increased more than 5.5 percent year over year, according to the National Retail Federation.

ICSC projects that during the November / December 2008 holiday sales period, same - store sales in the U.S. will show only a 1.0 percent gain.

In October, same - store sales for U.S. chain stores declined 0.9 percent, according to the ICSC.

Drugstores saw same - store sales growth of 2.9 percent in the first four months of this year, according to ICSC, higher than the 1.7 percent same - store sales growth figure for all U.S. chain stores.

Worries about the state of the U.S. economy finally worked their way into same - store sales numbers in October, after several months of surprising stength.

Same - store sales posted by U.S. retailers this July beat analyst expectations with an increase of 4.6 percent, according to a report from Reuters.

Reuters reports that the U.S. same - store sales index rose only 3.5 percent during the previous month, more than a percentage point below expectations.

Year - to - date, U.S. apparel retailers tracked by ICSC posted same - store sales growth of just 2.8 percent, compared to the industry - wide growth of 5.1 percent.

U.S. same - store sales lost most of their momentum in April, with most market sources reporting aggregate growth under 1 percent for the industry.