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The day at a glance · 2 min read
Mood · Mixed
+15
Sentiment, −100 to +100
McDelivery Business Size
$20B
Restaurant & Digital Ordering
Markets Covered
14
Restaurant & Digital Ordering
Tesla Overall China Sales
+10%
Automotive Sales & Production
Key driverMcDonald's expanded delivery partnership with Uber across 14 markets while Tesla China retail sales declined to four-year low
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Consumer Sector Mixed on Tesla China, McDonald's Growth

Restaurant delivery partnerships expand while automotive sales face regional headwinds and production shifts

Restaurant & Digital Ordering

Bullish
01MCD
McDonald's ($MCD) and Uber announced a multi-year expansion of their partnership, bringing new delivery and rewards features to customers in 14 markets including the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.K. Uber COO Andrew Macdonald described the expansion as the companies' broadest partnership to date, bringing together their delivery and mobility networks to create a more rewarding customer experience. The partnership aims to enhance McDonald's ($MCD) $20B McDelivery business to make it more reliable and rewarding.

Automotive Sales & Production

Bearish
01TSLA▲ +5.60%
Tesla ($TSLA) retail sales in China fell to their lowest level since July 2022, even as overall China sales rose 10%. The company also announced it will return deposits for some Cybertruck reservations, as production of the vehicle will end soon. This follows a rush of new reservations for the Cybertruck after news emerged that production of the unconventional vehicle will halt, with the company unable to fill every order before the line shuts in approximately eight months.

Retail Expansion & Services

Bullish

Casa Grande Center Sale

$63.1M

Center Square Footage

480,000
WMTPEPTGT
01WMT
Walmart ($WMT) is moving into residential energy through a new investment in Base Power, focused initially on Texas customers. The Base Power partnership offers Walmart ($WMT) and Sam's Club members access to home batteries and updated electricity plans, with expansion intended.
02WMT
Walmart ($WMT) has also broadened its Better Care Services platform through a partnership with General Medicine to widen healthcare service access, letting users compare third party healthcare offerings.
03PEP
Pepsi ($PEP) is increasing its retail presence for the holiday season with bigger in-store displays and expanded marketing efforts around the football season, building on its Food Deserves Pepsi platform. The beverage brand's holiday push includes soda for Santa initiatives.
04
Lamar Companies together with partner Real Capital Solutions completed the sale of Promenade at Casa Grande, a 480,000-square-foot regional shopping center located at Interstate 10 and Florence Boulevard in Casa Grande, Arizona, for $63.1 million.

Consumer Brands & Competition

Neutral
01PG
BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division determined that Unilever supported the challenged express and implied claims that Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash moisturizes skin for 24 hours, nourishes skin, and provides Deep Moisture in a challenge brought by The Procter & Gamble Company ($PG). The poppi founders have launched Jetty, a new hydration brand featuring electrolyte powders and ready-to-drink offerings that targets everyday consumers.

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