TGI Fridays had already taken a hit earlier this year, when they had to shut down 36 underperforming locations across America.
The restaurant chain has now closed more stores, and this time they’ve shut down a dozen locations of the once mega-popular establishment.
If you plan on meeting up with friends for a low-key dinner at TGI Fridays — maybe for some mozzarella sticks and a Bloody Mary — you might want to take a look at the TGI Fridays website first to make sure your local one is still open.
According to the company’s location section on its website, multiple TGI Fridays locations in the Northeast closed last week, including in Clifton Park, Middletown and Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Allentown, Penn.; Enfield, Conn.; and Leesburg, Va.
The restaurant chain tried to shutter these locations under the radar, but food aficionados across the world were able to get in there and figure out that some locations had been removed.
According to Foxbusiness.com, more store closures from earlier in October took place in the Southeast and Midwest, in states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana, and two locations in Minnesota.
TGI Fridays is known for their fun environment and good food. You might see a bicycle hanging from the ceiling or a giant golf putter randomly on the wall, but that’s what gives Fridays their flair.
TGI Fridays is as old as some of us are. The chain has been operating for more than 50 years and is now down to 215 locations.
According to the paperwork, TGI Fridays actually have the most success when they are connected to a hotel. Could they be working more toward having only hotel locations?
Nobody can be sure about that, but we can be sure about the fact that they are shutting down their less profitable locations — and at a semi-alarming pace.
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