McDonald's customers are visiting the chain less, even as the fast food giant tries to win over diners with a new value menu. US same-store sales at McDonald's declined 3.6% during the second quarter, the restaurant said on Thursday. It was the biggest US decline since COVID lockdowns dampened foot traffic at McDonald's restaurants five years ago.This time, a growing group of McDonald's patrons are visiting the Golden Arches less frequently, CEO Chris Kempczinski said on the company's earnings call on Thur ...

McDonald’s suffered its steepest drop in US same-store sales since 2020 – with the burger giant citing “heightened anxiety” among customers as President Trump’s tariffs threaten to reheat inflation.US same-store sales plunged 3.6%, which the chain attributed to bad weather and an increasingly cautious consumer. It’s the worst such drop since the COVID-19 pandemic, when same-store sales plunged 8.7%.As Americans grow more fearful that sweeping tariffs could reheat inflation or even trigger a recession, the w ...