Have We Seen Peak McDonald's In America?

Though it may not feel like it, Mickey D’s closing stores in America has actually become a lot more common, with the 85-year-old chain’s restaurant tally stalling in recent years.

After growing relentlessly for decades, the number of stores with the golden arches above their doorway fell for the first time in 2015. Over the next six years, McDonald's would go on to shed 912 net restaurants in the US, including 244 in 2021 alone, when the company reportedly looked to close struggling stores to boost its average sales figures.

Clearly, if you’re a McDonald’s executive tasked with finding new ways to grow the company’s footprint, you have a tough gig — especially on your home turf in the United States.

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