Now where will I buy my Craftsman tool? The end is near for Sears.

Red Lobster choked on its own shrimp supply

Red Lobster looking to exit bankruptcy soon with over 500 locations still open. They'll get a new CEO too.

LL Flooring is closing all locations.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmon...ots-bankruptcy-chapter-11-stores-closing.html

(it's Big Lots)

(or Big!Lots)

(nice place to get a cheap table for your first apartment but not necessarily a place to do a lot of daily shopping)

Hooters rumored to be going tits up in the bad way.

Not surprised, since porn is plentiful and mid chain restaurants cost as much as actual good ones

Chinese/Japanese buffet is 25 bucks a plate now.
You can go to fucking Red Robin for that.
Red Robin has unlimited fries though.
You have to have a bottomless blackhole stomach to make buffet or Red Robin cost effective.


People think I can eat infinite buffet cuz I'm chubby.
No, I've got a boring normal stomach. If I'm starving to death, I can do 2 and a half plates.
That last plate, I'm coming in for a landing with teeny desserts, lemon wedges, a boiled egg meant for salad....
Odds n ends.

And I have to get the last bites down with water like I'm getting a pill down.

Private equity strikes again.



https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/02/food/tgi-fridays-bankruptcy/index.html

This isn't even the first time they've gone bankrupt. There was one in Sacramento and in my hometown that closed ten years ago the last time they went tits up.

Red Lobster, TGI Friday's, Hooter's, etc., etc., etc.

And nothing of value was lost.

Seriously, who goes to these awful chain restaurants, anyway?

Maybe the people who needed those jobs?

This is the Green Room, so I won't give the response that is required for your observation.

Regardless, I feel bad for the workers who get shafted by crappy corporate management.

The only time I do is when I'm on the road for work and there aren't any other options. Mom and pop places in smaller towns sometimes don't stay open as late as TGIAppleBenniChiligans.

I think the last time I ate at one of those places was 2012(?) because we got back to our hotel late and there was a Chili's right across the parking lot.

Do you cook? Like for your wife and kids? Assuming you’re a family person. Apologies, but I’ve not paid enough attention to your posts to know.

My point is this, if you cook a full meal for your family every day, then I agree with your post. However, if you expect your wife to cook a full meal for your family every day and bitch if she even mentions eating at a restaurant one time, then … like the threads you like to post, go fuck yourself.

Green Room.

Well now I'm hungry.

most of'em have at least one other job. often, two.

Yeah, please keep the self fornicating instructions to Red Room please and thank you @Jenee.

https://www.wptv.com/money/consumer...its-stores-ending-nearly-40-years-in-business

The Container Store files for bankruptcy, vows to keep stores operating as normal

Aw man, I actually LIKE that place!

The Big Lots in the photo reminded me: has anyone mentioned that one yet?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehil...g-out-of-business-sales-at-all-locations/amp/

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/...ontinues-dine-brands-lays-off-corporate-staff

JoAnn's is damn near done-zo

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story...kruptcy-update-hudson-ohio-based/78516103007/

It's wild since they have a damn near monolopy on textiles.

Now where will Canadians get their flannels and beaver tails? Private equity strikes again!

Lack of store investment, underlying issues led Hudson’s Bay to ‘slow death’: experts

Start the death clock.



https://www.newschannel5.com/a-saucy-sale-dukes-mayo-sold-to-advent-international

I guess from now on, they’ll be known as the International House of Applebees.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...-one-restaurant-with-blended-menu/ar-AA1BMOeY

"Closing a JoAnn's in the suburbs is like closing a Planned Parenthood in a college town!"

https://www.wyff4.com/article/hooters-files-bankruptcy/64345323