Las Vegas Dunkin' breaks record
Dunkin' Donuts, a regional coffee-and-baked-goods chain looking to go nationwide, claimed today that its first Las Vegas store broke a company record for first-week sales by 41 percent.
Dunkin' Donuts, which did not provide dollar figures touting the Vegas store's performance, is part of Dunkin' Brands Inc. of Canton. Dunkin' Donuts is currently embarked on a mission to duplicate its popularity in the Northeast in many other parts of the country.
The Las Vegas store opened Oct. 16, and in its first week, Dunkin' employees poured 8,666 cups of coffee and served more than 89,500 doughnuts, Dunkin' Donuts said.
That prompted the company to say, "Contrary to the popular slogan, Dunkin' Donuts hopes what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
