MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoMcDonald's to 'rethink' prices after first sales fall since 2020www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square221fedilinkarrow-up1619arrow-down18
arrow-up1611arrow-down1external-linkMcDonald's to 'rethink' prices after first sales fall since 2020www.bbc.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square221fedilink
minus-squarekameecoding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·4 months 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-up13·4 months 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-up12·4 months 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-up6·4 months 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.