The chances of enjoying a plate full of potato skins and a $5 Happy Hour drink are dwindling as TGI Fridays closed 12 U.S. stores and 35 restaurants across the pond last month. .
Multiple TGI Fridays venues in the Northeast closed last week, including Clifton Park in Middletown, New York, and Poughkeepsie, according to the locations section of the company's website. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Enfield, Connecticut. and Leesburg, Virginia.
Additional closures began earlier this month in the Southeast and Midwest, states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana, and two locations in Minnesota.
based in uk Sky News also reported Last week, the restaurant chain entered into a buyout deal that saved 51 stores and the jobs of their employees, but ultimately resulted in the immediate closure of 35 stores and the layoff of more than 1,000 employees.
TGI Fridays did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment or explanation about the recent closure.
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But in January, the brand closed a further 36 “underperforming” restaurants as part of a long-term growth strategy to ensure its survival.
The company also sold eight corporate-owned restaurants to former CEO Ray Blanchett in January, and the company believes this “era of change” will help drive the chain's continued profitability. He added that it will connect.
“We have identified opportunities to optimize and streamline our operations to ensure we are best positioned to deliver and exceed our brand promise,” said Ray Risley, Chief Operating Officer, TGI Fridays. I mentioned this in a previous press release.
He added: “By strengthening our franchise model and closing unprofitable stores, we are creating an unprecedented opportunity for Friday's to advance our vision for the future.”
TGI Fridays has been serving customers for more than 50 years and has 215 locations in the United States, its website states.
