date:Dec 11, 2012
ocks analyst Larry Miller told the Daily News.
Maybe some of the initiatives around value are having the desired effect.
McDonald's had long been held up as an example of a recession-resistant company after making it through the crisis relatively unscathed. But in October, its global sales at established restaurants fell for the first time in nine years.
Its November worldwide sales at restaurants open at least 13 months climbed 2.4%. Analysts forecast a gain of only about 0.2%.
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