GREER, S.C. (AFX) - Ryan's Restaurant Group Inc., which operates family eateries in the South and Midwest, said same store sales -- or sales at locations open at least a year -- fell 1.7 percent in May.
Total sales of $65.3 million dropped 3 percent from May 2005.
The company owns and operates 336 restaurants.
Shares of Ryan's Restaurant Group fell 7 cents to close at $12.42 and gained a penny to $12.43 in aftermarket trading.
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