CKE posts comp gains for Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s, citing high-ticket options

CARPINTERIA Calif. Same-store sales rose 4.9 percent at Carl’s Jr. and 5.7 percent at Hardee’s for the four weeks ended July 14, with sales driven by higher-priced menu items, parent company CKE Restaurants Inc. said Tuesday.

The monthly results compared with year-ago same-store sales increases of 3.1 percent and 1.1 percent at Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, respectively. 

Andrew Puzder, CKE president and chief executive, credited the sales bumps to each chain’