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Mcdonald 's Decision For Apple Pay

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In September 2014, the company announced that they would be accepting Apple Pay in all of its U.S. restaurants ("McDonald 's official global corporate website," 2014). The technology, funded by McDonald 's and their franchisees, allows customers to pay by waving their iphone over a scanning device at a counter or drive-thru window. The payment is charged to the credit or debit card on file for the customer 's iTunes Store account. It is important that McDonald 's accept mobile payments to stay competitive, as many other fast-food establishments and retailers have similar technologies in place. Most competitors also offer a mobile app, which McDonald 's released earlier this year. The app allows customers to receive promotions and loyalty …show more content…

In Japan, the $5 cheeseburger would sell for about 598.80 yen with the current exchange rate. The Japanese customer pays in yen. McDonald 's is based in the U.S., so they will convert the currency into dollars and be exposed to a possible loss or gain when they convert the money. When the dollar is strong, the value of the transaction to McDonald 's will be less than $5. Conversely, if the dollar is weak, McDonald 's will see higher profits in international markets. Early in 2015, the dollar was strong and McDonald 's posted an 11% decrease in revenue for the first quarter of 2015 (Cahill, 2015). The decrease would have been only 1% in “constant currencies” (Cahill, 2015). The impact of currency rate fluctuations is particularly relevant to McDonald 's because they aggressively expanded into foreign markets over the past several years and they are a high volume business. It is also worth considering the supply chain for McDonald 's as there is also exposure to international inflation. Many ingredients are sourced at the local level and they use local produce, bakers, and meat producers. Although this saves them the exchange rate volatility of importing or exporting, it exposes them in other ways. In 2010, when China experienced high food costs, McDonald 's raised menu prices by 0.5 yuan to 1 yuan per item (Kwok, 2010). Wages and labor are another important aspect of the business. The company is impacted by both their own workforce (the

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