Andrew Charles

“In the spirit of driving durable sales growth, in the past you've talked about normalized U.S. and IOM same-store sales of 3% to 4%, you know, gaining share in a category that grows around 2% to 3%.”

“You know, Mike, I had two different questions about the guidance. So, just first, you know, what contributes to the 70-cent 53-week impact? You know, it's a pretty large impact relative to the revenue guidance.”

“You know, Brett, it's clear with 2Qs, 9% same-store sales growth, that you guys are offering a compelling guest experience at a great value and consumers are rewarding you for it.”

“And then you talked about how the higher sales force costs, you know, drove about a third of the increase in operating expenses. Was that largely one time you expect that to endure?”

“You guys reiterated the on algorithm, 8% AOI growth for 2026. And in the first half of the year, you did see portfolio same store sales up 3.5%. And I'm wondering if you can make the claim or the prediction of 3% plus portfolio same store sales, long-term growth algorithm will be achieved in 2026.”