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...The disappointing sales figure was reflected in DineEquity’s second-quarter earnings, which posted year-over-year declines despite coming in largely as analysts had expected....
...By comparison, shares in DineEquity, the owner of Applebees and IHOP, fell 4 per cent on the day after missing estimates....
...For the quarter ended September 30, comparable store sales at DineEquity’s Applebee’s chain, a bellwether for the industry, were up 3.3 per cent over comparable results for the same period last year....
...DineEquity, Applebee’s parent company, reported this month that same store sales at the chain had grown 3.3 per cent for the quarter ended September over the comparable period in 2009, a clear indication...
...Among restaurant chains, DineEquity said same-store sales at its Applebee’s restaurants had increased 2.7 per cent in the first 11 weeks of the quarter, sending its shares up 1.7 per cent to $41.25....
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