MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMcDonald's to 'rethink' prices after first sales fall since 2020www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1521arrow-down16
arrow-up1515arrow-down1external-linkMcDonald's to 'rethink' prices after first sales fall since 2020www.bbc.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square98fedilink
minus-squarekameecoding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 year agothey jacked prices as much as they could, had record profits, now they will have to pull back because people don’t have money.
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agoIt’s almost like they were warned several times that “No wage, only spend” would result in consumers who can’t afford to consume.
minus-square2pt_perversion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoI really hope McDonalds and like-minded companies become a case study on why you shouldn’t inflate prices for short term profit. It’d be great to see them hemorrhage customers and sales.
minus-squareThebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoNobody who needs to will learn anything from this.
they jacked prices as much as they could, had record profits, now they will have to pull back because people don’t have money.
It’s almost like they were warned several times that “No wage, only spend” would result in consumers who can’t afford to consume.
I really hope McDonalds and like-minded companies become a case study on why you shouldn’t inflate prices for short term profit. It’d be great to see them hemorrhage customers and sales.
Nobody who needs to will learn anything from this.