However, new data indicates that customers are flocking to these casual dining chains despite the closures.
Meanwhile, Applebee’s customer traffic jumped by 3.8% in March compared to the prior year.
“The majority of these restaurants were older assets with leases from the 90s and early 2000s.
Photo: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!
Applebee’s has alreadyclosed hundreds of locationssince 2017includingdozens just in 2023to boot underperforming restaurants from its system.
Outback Steakhouse and Applebee’s aren’t the only chains seeing customers flock to their restaurants in droves lately.
Shutterstock
