McDonald's Continues to Lose its Market Dominance to Rival Fast-Food Operators
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CNBC] by Katie Little - July 29, 2015
In the fast food fight for customer spending, one restaurant giant is struggling while rivals scoop up diners' dollars.
Last week, McDonald's reported its global comparable sales fell again, dropping 0.7 percent in the second quarter. Meanwhile, comps at Burger King rose 6.7 percent in constant currency while Arby's comps rose 7.6 percent during the second quarter. Several other large restaurants are also showing positive growth.
"It seems like the only big player doing negative numbers, period. They're in a healthy market but they're not participating in that market," said David Palmer, analyst at RBC Capital Markets, in a phone interview...
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