MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoMcDonald's to 'rethink' prices after first sales fall since 2020www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square287fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkMcDonald's to 'rethink' prices after first sales fall since 2020www.bbc.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square287fedilink
minus-squarekameecoding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 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-square2pt_perversion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 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-up0·4 months agoNobody who needs to will learn anything from this.
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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.
they jacked prices as much as they could, had record profits, now they will have to pull back because people don’t have money.
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.
It’s almost like they were warned several times that “No wage, only spend” would result in consumers who can’t afford to consume.