Eugene David ...The One-Minute Pundit |
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
How TOTALLY unexpected:
Despite the whirlwind of publicity generated by its Paris Hilton ad, the controversial spot does not appear to have significantly increased Carl's Jr. restaurant sales. The chain posted a 1.7% gain in same-store sales for the four weeks ended June 20, while sibling chain Hardeeās posted a 0.7% gain. Both chains are operated by CKE Restaurants of Santa Barbara, Calif.... Analysts and industry watchers were expecting much higher returns.... They ALWAYS do -- which explains why they ALWAYS pull stunts like this.
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