Hooter’s in Richmond is now ”permanently closed.”
The closure is apparently part of the chains plans to close dozens of underperforming locations nationwide.
The wing chain told CNN several “underperforming stores” are closing due to tough economic challenges including rising food and labor costs.
Richmond Kentucky was one of many closures nationwide this week, including Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.
Some of the closures happened over the weekend, with others shutting down in the past few weeks.
The company reports the following closures as of today:
- Alabama: Homewood and Huntsville
- Florida: Gainesville, South Lakeland, Orange Park, and West Palm Beach
- Georgia: Brunswick, Hiram, Macon, and Madison Yards
- Illinois: Springfield
- Indiana: Castleton and Clarksville
- Kentucky: Dixie Highway and Richmond
- Maryland: Harborplace
- Missouri: Florissant, Independence, and North Kansas City
- North Carolina: Greenville, Jacksonville, and Uptown Charlotte
- Oklahoma: Penn Avenue in Oklahoma City
- South Carolina: 1148 Columbia East
- Tennessee: 3569 Memphis SE
- Texas: Arlington South, Baytown, Beaumont, Bryan, Fort Worth Downtown, Galveston, Kirby, Laredo, Lewisville, Lubbock, McAllen, San Angelo, Seabrook, Waco, Wichita Falls
- Virginia: Manassas
