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McDonald’s Posts Sales Decline as New CEO Takes Helm
Why Isn’t Anything Working at McDonald’s?
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Steve Easterbrook, the man charged with pulling McDonald’s Corp. out of its worst sales slump in more than a decade, is now seeing what he’s up against.
As Easterbrook started his second week as chief executive officer Monday, McDonald’s reported its ninth straight month of shrinking same-store sales. The numbers were particularly bleak in the U.S., where the fast-food chain saw a 4 percent decline.