McDonald’s April same-store sales up 6.9% in April

Oak Brook, Ill. McDonald’s reported a 6.9% increase in global same-store sales in April. It was the chain’s 72nd consecutive monthly increase.

During the four-week period ended April 30, same-store sales rose 6.1% in the chain’s U.S. division and 8.4% in its European operations. The company’s Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa segment’s same-store sales also jumped 6.5%.