The results were much better than the same year-ago period, when same-store sales were down 3.2% for both chains. Hardee's fell 4.5% and Carl's Jr. was down 1.8% during that stretch.
Executives credited the a decrease in gasoline prices and an effective advertising strategy for the favorable recent results. It was the 11th straight month that the company posted a same-store sales gain.
Company-owned Hardee's brought in $50.6 million of revenue during the month, and Carl's Jr. also collected $50.6 million. The company's 98 La Salsa Mexican-restaurant chain, for which the company did not release same-store sales data, had $3.3 million in revenue.
The results come after an announcement earlier this month that the company is entering Russia. CKE forged a 50-restaurant agreement with a local firm to build stores in that country.
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