A restaurant with 1,500 locations now makes an unexpected closure in Ohio, leaving fans of the beloved company in shock.
The Ashland, Ohio Denny’s closed last week, locals said.
The breakfast chain has lost several locations over the past year amid disruption to the industry.
Now the town outside Akron has lost its local spot.
It was located at 378 Route 250.
The company says it has approximately 1,500 locations, according to its website.
Diners reacted to the closure on Facebook.
“I love Denny’s,” one said in a post. “So sad they are closing.”
They added a disappointed-face emoji.
“My wife and I eat there alot!” another said. “Wow what a shock!!”
Even non-regular customers chimed in.
“So sad!” one said. “I didn’t eat there often, just hate losing another place to eat.”
One commenter said that July 21 was the location’s final day.
The next nearest location is in Mansfield, about 20 minutes west.
However, one Facebook user said that location is closing as well.
An employee of the Mansfield Denny’s confirmed the closure, though they were not aware of a closing date.
It’s unclear if the closure in Ashland is connected to a larger shutdown of Denny’s locations across Ohio and Michigan.
Denn-Ohio, a major franchisee in the area, closed ten stores after filing for bankruptcy in the fall.
That included many in the Buckeye State.
Similarly, another Denny’s in Pennsylvania recently closed, per The US Sun.
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A beloved grocery chain now confirms unexpected closures across the Northeast taking place by the end of the year.
Grocery chain Stop & Shop has announced that a total of 32 underperforming locations will shutter in the U.S.
The company said the select stores across the Northeast will be closed before the end of the year.
Stores in New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island will close by November 2.
In May, the company announced the coming store closures.
“Stop & Shop has evaluated its overall store portfolio and made the difficult decision to close underperforming stores to create a healthy base for the future growth of our brand,” company president Gordon Reid said, per a July 12 press release.
The company’s president added that the closures were essential “to create a healthy base for the future growth of our brand.”
Fortunately, employees will be offered other positions within the company, according to a press release.
The grocery outlet first opened in 2014 and currently has around 400 stores and 60,000 employees, per Fox affiliate KRLD.
Stop & Shop is owned by Ahold Delhaize which also owns Food Lion, Giant Food, and Hannaford.
Which grocery stores are closing?
In New Jersey, 10 locations will close, while only seven will close in New York.
Rhode Island will see two closures and Massachusetts, the home of the first location, will be closing eight.
Five stores will also be closing in Connecticut.
As other chains such as Walmart and Amazon join the grocery business, it has pushed traditional grocery stores out of view, reports The-Sun.
Stop & Shop hopes the closure of underperforming stores will create “future growth” for the company.
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