Briefs
Store closure briefs
Short, verified write-ups on specific chain closures — which locations, when, and the context — each drawn from that week's file. Frozen editions of record; corrections publish forward.
Bahama Breeze in Florida: six closed in April, eight more converting through May 2027
Darden closed six Florida restaurants in April and is converting the rest to Olive Garden, Yard House and Chuy's on a published schedule. The last, Fort Myers, goes in May 2027.
CJ Logistics America is closing three warehouses in Illinois and Pennsylvania
Three plant-closing notices cover 202 jobs at University Park, Illinois and two Pennsylvania sites. All three close between September and November.
Denny's dropped six restaurants from its locator in one week
Six Denny's restaurants disappeared from the chain's store locator on September 5. Five are in the Twin Cities area. None has a closure announcement.
Fuzzy's Taco Shop has left Houston
Franchisee Nazarian Global Enterprises closed Katy, Kingwood and Sugar Land on August 30. It had opened all three within the previous 15 months.
JBS ended beef slaughter at Souderton on August 14; about 400 of 1,485 jobs stay
The June closure notice for the former MOPAC plant in Montgomery County became a conversion to case-ready packaging. JBS is investing $30 million over ten years.
Lululemon has closed two stores since late August
The 14-year-old Howell Mill Road store in Atlanta's West Midtown closed August 28 without notice. A pop-up in Fairhaven, Washington closed the same week.
Pappasito's is closing its original Houston restaurant after 43 years
The Richmond Avenue cantina opened in 1983 and closes September 13. Pappas Restaurants says every employee has been offered another position.
Republic National Distributing's Georgia wind-down: 558 jobs at two metro Atlanta facilities
Four WARN notices filed after the July 26 Chapter 11 cover the Cobb County headquarters and the Atlanta distribution facility. Permanent layoffs begin October 19.
Hickory Tavern closures 2026: four locations closed in one day
Three Charlotte-area restaurants and one in Columbia, SC closed August 23, a year after the Artistry Restaurants acquisition.
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