“Wow. This is no small thing. A combo of unavailable labor, ‘shrinkage’, inflation (eggs!) — we love CB and they don’t make these closing decisions lightly.”
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Even with inflation, when ALL Cracker Barrel restaurants in your city is closing, then it is obvious your city has serious problems. It’s not simply inflation that is causing the closures, since inflation is nation-wide and worse in some areas than others. I suspect the crime level in the city is keeping customers away (and I suspect employees as well) as no one wants to chance being mugged or murdered while going to work or going out to eat.
CB is known for attracting the perfect type victim. Middle aged couple, wife with purse on her arm, husband with cash in his wallet, with both having cell phones, wedding bands, and likely other jewelry. With large parking lots the thugs have easy pickings!