biz.yahoo.com - 12/8/2008
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Consumers hungry for cheap meals boosted worldwide sales at McDonald's Corp.'s established locations by 7.7 percent in November, more proof of how the fast-food leader is thriving in a downturn that has eaten into sales at its competitors. Even recession-weary consumers in the ...
chicagobusiness.com - 12/11/2008
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(Crain’s) — Two of America’s largest unions have
denounced McDonald’s Corp. this week following Crain’s story that...
the company is mobilizing franchisees against a law designed to make it easier for workers to unionize. The Service Employee ...
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Recession Super-Sizes McDonalds' Sales
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Filed under: EconomyYahoo news reports that, despite the current economic crisis, fast food giant McDonald's is eating up the profits: Consumers hungry for a deal boosted worldwide sales at McDonald's Corp.'s established locations by 7.7 percent in November, the fast-food leader said Monday. Even recession-wary consumers in the U.S. were enticed by the Golden Arches during the month. U.S. same-store sales -- or sales at locations open at least a year -- rose 4.5 percent. This is probably a good time to own a Dollar Store, too. ...
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