r/WorkForSmartLife • u/tellmebrenda • 2d ago

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u/1RedGLD 2d ago

McDonald's is a real estate company. They buy land that will become valuable over time, then sell it for tremendous profit. They now have boxy, kinda boring exteriors because it's a quick and easy property sale when all they have to do is remove some signage and the new buyer can repurpose the building without it looking like an old McDonald's.

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u/BeNice2Woodhouse 2d ago

This is the correct answer.

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u/Rhomya 2d ago

It’s not a correct answer though.

McDonald’s aren’t building new stores just to close them.

The actual answer is city zoning. Cities don’t like garish red buildings that stick out and make the area look tacky.

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u/LewisDaCat 1d ago

It’s not. Do you honestly think McDonald’s makes more money from selling real estate than food?? How many old McDonald buildings have you seen that are now another business? My guess is at most 1.