Posted on 11/23/2015 8:44:19 AM PST by SeekAndFind
As Tim Hortons attempts to expand in the US, it is facing the harsh reality that Americans might not be as committed to the coffee chain as cultish Canadian customers.
On Wednesday and Thursday, more than 20 Tim Hortons locations abruptly closed in Maine, New York City, and upstate New York.
Local news stations reported that employees didn't receive much advance notice, with a one employee telling Syracuse.com that the company showed “no respect†for employees, with the surprise layoffs on the cusp of the holiday season.
Employees were further infuriated because they reported that many of the closed locations performed well and met sales targets. Despite this, they say that the company decided to close all locations in the area.
Customers were also displeased by the sudden closures. One customer in Lewiston, Maine told the Sun Journal that the location closed up shop so abruptly that employees turned off the lights as he was still finishing his cup of green tea.
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Open them in the South. We need an alternative to the Marxist-owned Starsucks brand.
Or maybe it had something to do with certain states/cities raising their minimum wage so high as to make these locations unprofitable?
Seems to me that they’d be wiser to open stores in Florida.We go there most Januarys and half the plates you see there are from Ontario and Quebec.
Closing ahead of new minimum wage rules and increased Obamacare costs.
There’s a lot of restaurant chains taking a beating these days...even in the South. For example, Del Taco will be closing all of its Texas locations as of December 14th.
Wouldn’t surprise me to see McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendys start doing that as well in the next year or two. Franchisees are hurting.
I LIKE their funky food and make it a point of eating there whenever business takes me to the Buffalo, NY area. I was hoping they would make it down to the Pittsburgh area soon.
Krispy Kreme opened in Fargo a few years ago, to enormous hoopla, and didn’t last a year. Everyone loves donuts—but Americans are definitely limiting their intake.
Damn climate change!!
“Employees were further infuriated because they reported that many of the closed locations performed well and met sales targets. Despite this, they say that the company decided to close all locations in the area.”
The employees only see part of the data. Typically, not the expense or distribution or legal sides.
Understandably upset before the holiday.
Tim’s has much better coffee and better doughnuts. Not the best, but better than Krispy Kreme.
The Current FReepathon Pays For The Current Quarter's Expenses?
[Tim’s has much better coffee]
Really??? I tried a box of TH k-cups for the Keurig and wasn’t impressed. IMO, McDonald’s McCafe coffee (both Keurig and grind) tasted so much better.
To be honest and fair, I’ve never had a hot Krispy Kreme.
The assault from the Canuckle-head invasion has been repelled!! However, this is no time to melt your snowball armories. They still have a strong hold on Florida!
Exactly the same scenario here in Reno.
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