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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: McDonald’s 4Q U.S. same-store sales rise 4.5%"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2544d072-8899-47e3-ad60-87f7f6b88cf5
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-4q-us-same-store-sales-rise-45-2705417
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2018-02-01T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:55.964Z
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# Nation's Restaurant News: McDonald’s 4Q U.S. same-store sales rise 4.5%

**TL;DR:** McDonald's finished the fourth quarter with higher same-store sales than they have experienced in over 5 years, with a 4.5% rise in U.S. same-store sales. The company attributes the sales success to new menu offerings and improved customer experience.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-4q-us-same-store-sales-rise-45-2705417).*

## Story

McDonald's finished out the year on a strong note. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, the brand ended their fourth quarter with higher same-sales than they have experienced in over 5 years. The company not only met sales goals, it surpassed them.

"We served more customers more often, achieved our best comparable sales performance in six years, gained share in markets around the world and made tremendous progress with growth platforms such as delivery, mobile order and pay, and Experience of the Future," said CEO Steve Easterbrook.

The brand attributes the sales success in part to new menu offerings including Buttermilk Chicken Tenders as well as the McPick 2 value system. McDonald's has been focused on improving the customer experience through increased convenience.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- customer experience (topic)
- menu offerings (topic)
- same store sales (topic)
- q4 sales (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-4q-us-same-store-sales-rise-45-2705417). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2544d072-8899-47e3-ad60-87f7f6b88cf5).