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New study found Shake Shack reduced Chick-Fil-A, McDonald’s and Wendy’s market share; increased overall market size

Leveraging hundreds of millions of anonymous data points, INRIX evaluated the impact of recent Shake Shack openings on QSRs in three US markets. The study focused on three new Shake Shack locations and neighboring Chick-Fil-A, McDonald’s and Wendy’s restaurants to enable cross-market analysis. Anonymized data points – also known as ‘visits’ – were collected by geo-fencing the restaurants and their parking lots.

Insights from the Study Include:

  • In the three markets studied, the new Shake Shacks diminished the market share of nearby QSR competitors
  • While Chick-Fil-A, McDonald’s and Wendy’s market share decreased, the overall QSR market share increased
  • In Charlotte, McDonald’s and Chick-Fil-A saw declines in visits by 35 and 45 percent, respectively

Trevor Reed, Transportation Analyst at INRIX, discusses the findings of the report further, which you can read in his blog.

Author:

Trevor Reed, Transportation Analyst, INRIX

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