Closed due to a fire more than two years ago, this store in the town of Ramona, north of San Deigo, appears to be caught up in the corporate and governmental quagmire. Lots of finger-pointing going on.
During one call to corporate, the CBS reporter was told company records showed the location to be open and operating. That's embarrassing!
Could this be a sign that:
* Owner/Operators are getting too many stores and are too spread out geographically? Or,
* McDonald's Corporation has downsized itself into complete incompetency?
Or both?
On location report from CBS8 in San Deigo
Another CBS8 report calling the McDonald's "blighted" - Yikes!
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I don't wish to embarrass anyone here, but if this can happen just down the road, in my favorite McDonald's market, it's probably happening in 100 places across the country.
Why would the corporation build more stores if they can't manage the real estate under their existing store base?
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Question- Why would the corporation build more stores if they can't manage the real estate under their existing store base?
Answer - GREED and Stupidity
INCOMPENTENCY
There was a shuttered store in the midwest, about ten years old, and obviously at least a million dollar investment. After three years, the company sold it for a measly $50,000.
And there are nearly 150 other sites currently for sale domestically.
Given McDonald's Corp's size and age, it's to be expected they would have an excess property inventory. They just need to do a better job of managing those properties. Or at least make a little effort.
It would have been nice if someone had called in the sign company to take down the signage and put it in storage. Of course, two years ago, no one knew reopening would take this long.
Nevertheless, McDonald's Corp is supposed to be the expert at getting projects permitted and started. No matter what the Owner/Operator has or hasn't done, the corp should be guiding and expediting the process. They're the "experts".
How else do they finish a complete rebuild in 90-100 days?
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