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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: McDonald’s Q2 Same-Store Sales Slow Amid Economic Uncertainty"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f6703a1c-62be-46ad-bfe9-46fbe10bb64d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-q2-same-store-sales-slow-amid-economic-uncertainty-5321
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2016-07-27T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:12:51.428Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e2fa2f64764f9fc1e3e51b542132e9939883160727091701.jpg
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: McDonald’s Q2 Same-Store Sales Slow Amid Economic Uncertainty

**TL;DR:** McDonald's Q2 same-store sales slowed to 1.8% growth amid economic uncertainty, causing the company's stock to fall over 4%. The company remains focused on long-term growth through product improvement and customer service efforts.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-07-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-q2-same-store-sales-slow-amid-economic-uncertainty-5321).*

## Story

McDonald’s Corp. same-store sales slowed in the second quarter, the company said Tuesday, amid a broader slowdown in the restaurant industry and mounting economic uncertainty.

The Oak Brook, Ill.-based burger giant said same-store sales rose 1.8 percent in the second quarter ended June 30 — well below Wall Street expectations. McDonald’s stock fell more than 4 percent through early Tuesday afternoon trading.

But company executives said during an earnings call Tuesday that they remain well ahead of the broader quick-service market. And they are focused on driving sales over the long-term through product improvement and customer service efforts.

“We plan to grow our business,” McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook said during the call. “We’re not trying to do that on a quarter to quarter to quarter basis. We’re mindful of the short term, but have our eyes on the long term.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- same store sales (topic)
- economic uncertainty (topic)
- stock performance (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-q2-same-store-sales-slow-amid-economic-uncertainty-5321). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f6703a1c-62be-46ad-bfe9-46fbe10bb64d).