Marketing
From Grimace shakes to Spongmonkeys, restaurant marketing reimagines the past
As restaurant chains lean into nostalgia marketing, they’re tasked with making sure old concepts seem fresh and new.
Financing
O'Charley's closes 18 restaurants in one day as sales struggle
The chain has been hit hard by changing trade areas and, more recently, soaring inflation. It believes the "pruning" will help its 91 remaining stores.