Yum Brand&#39;s August Sales Up
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Yum Brands Inc. (YUM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said sales at US restaurants open at least a year, or same-store sales, rose 5 percent in the four weeks ended Sept.
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Family Dollar Stores Inc.  on  Thursday said August sales rose 4 percent at stores open at  least a year, and the company raised its profit outlook for the  just-ended fiscal fourth quarter.
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Starbucks Corp.  said on  Thursday that sales at coffee shops open at least 13 months  rose 5 percent in August, at the high end of Wall Street  estimates, and shares rose slightly in after-hours trading.
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The pace of growth in the U.S. service   sector rose in August as inflationary pressures eased,   according to a report on Wednesday.
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Manufacturing activity rose in August for the 15th consecutive month, but at a slower rate than reported in July, according to a monthly report released Wednesday by the Institute for Supply Management, a research group.
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Fast-food company Yum Brands Inc. reported a 2.6 percent rise in quarterly earnings on Monday as a lower tax rate and strong profit growth in China offset fallout from an E. coli outbreak at some Taco Bell restaurants in the United States.
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Overseas sales continue to drive solid growth at Yum! Brands.
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McDonald's Corp.  on Wednesday said worldwide sales at its namesake restaurants open at least 13 months rose 3.9 percent in August, helped by strong sales of new menu items like fried chicken strips.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Wednesday  said worldwide sales at its namesake restaurants open at least  13 months rose 3.9 percent in August, helped by strong sales of  new menu items like fried chicken strips.
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Brands that answer consumer demands for healthier products have seen strong  UK sales, a survey says.
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Yum Brands reported a 12 percent rise in quarterly net earnings and nudged up its profit forecast for the year.
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Yum Brands (YUM) reported third-quarter earnings Tuesday that beat Wall Street expectations by a penny. The fast-food mogul also upped its full-year profit forecast by two cents, citing robust results from its KFC chain in China.
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Starbucks Corp., the world's largest  coffee-shop chain, on Wednesday said sales at stores open at  least a year rose 8 percent in August, the first time growth  fell below double-digits in nine months.
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As promised, the retailer reported strong same-store sales in August.
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Yum Brands, operator of the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC chains, said that fourth-quarter profit rose, helped by increased sales in China, its fastest-growing market.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Consumers pushed retail sales to a record $29.1 billion in August, says Statistics Canada. That was up 0.8 per cent from July when sales rose 0.4 per cent and also set a record at $28.
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Manufacturing activity rose in August for the 15th consecutive month, but at a slower rate than in July, according to a monthly report released Wednesday by the Institute for Supply Management, a research group.