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Wingstop’s high-tech success, Shake Shack’s plans to support growth, and what’s going wrong at Starbucks
On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss Wingstop’s latest quarterly earnings, which may have seemed disappointing — same-store sales were down 1.9% — but are actually impressive when you consider the fact that it’s compared with a 28.7% growth from the same time period a year ago. Sam and Alicia discuss what’s been key to that success, including the chain’s smart kitchen technology that has improved speed and accuracy at the brand. Then they shift their attention to Shake Shack, which reported 1.8% same-store sales growth last…
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