Friday May 25, 2012

McDonald's rides WBC promotion to highest sales ever

TOKYO —

McDonald’s Holdings Japan announced Tuesday that the company saw record sales hitting 2.64 billion yen on Sunday thanks to a World Baseball Classic (WBC) Championship commemorative sale held at the company’s restaurants.

As a sponsor of the WBC, McDonald’s held a special promotional sale last Saturday and Sunday at the majority of its locations. The sale, which featured discounts of up to 120 yen on all types of hamburgers, garnered a huge reaction, boosting sales numbers beyond the previous record of 2.55 billion yen, set in November of last year.

News reports

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    jkoffman

    don't know why they didn't hand out free cheeseburgers if japan won.

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    Okinawamike

    Well they did have the 100 yen nuggets! Yummy!

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    Tahoochi

    After seeing that documentary movie "Super-Size Me", you couldn't get me to eat any fast food if you paid me.

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