The stores being closed were reformatted McDonald’s locations, the company says. And smaller, in this case, is better. That makes sense, seeing as CosMc’s is designed to compe

McDonald’s has made a surprising decision to shutter nearly half its spinoff locations just one year after they launched (via The New York Post ).

McDonald's is closing three of its spinoff CosMc's locations just a year after opening. However, the company says this does not signify the end.