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Subway Closing 631 Stores 🥴

RescueLover — Sat, 10 May 2025 13:57:12 GMT

Poor performance, lower than expected sales, and competition from other fast food shops.

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MorningLover — Sat, 10 May 2025 14:07:23 GMT

For the first time in 20 years, the number of Subway's domestic locations dipped below 20,000, according to newly released franchise disclosure documents.

In 2024 alone, the company shuttered 631 restaurants across the US, leaving it with 19,502 stores nationwide.

Subway's decline follows years of overexpansion and legal issues affecting its brand.

Despite US closures, Subway's international locations have grown for two consecutive years.

Re: Subway Closing 631 Stores 🥴

just bee — Sat, 10 May 2025 15:11:29 GMT

Did they run out of lettuce?

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CelticCrafter — Sat, 10 May 2025 16:28:57 GMT

@just bee wrote:
Did they run out of lettuce?

🤣🤣🤣

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Glitter51 — Sat, 10 May 2025 17:07:37 GMT

the Subway in my area is nasty! The food is always messy and the taste is mediocre at best. Not to mention, there's always gnats flying around the condiments. I wish we could get a Jersey Mike's or even a Jimmy John's.

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amyb — Sat, 10 May 2025 19:04:37 GMT

Well...only judging the last time I was in a local CT Subway was maybe 11 years ago..."quality" had gone downhill.

Dried out cheap buns for bread. Help that didn't speak English and hardly understood how to communicate with me. Please don't make that political, it's not...just practical. No matter who you hire, they have to be able to communicate with your customers. The food was meh. The whole experience felt "downhill"...I was only in there on a quick lunch 1/2 hr and needed something quick. My staple "safe" choice was always the veggie cheese sandwich...was not great. Never went in Subway again after that. That said....I'm sure there's all kinds of reasons this is happening. Not sorry to see it go...just sorry so many closings of so many businesses...all around.

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amyb — Sat, 10 May 2025 19:05:30 GMT

@Glitter51 wrote:
the Subway in my area is nasty! The food is always messy and the taste is mediocre at best. Not to mention, there's always gnats flying around the condiments. I wish we could get a Jersey Mike's or even a Jimmy John's.

Same here...and I'm judging based on my last time there 11 yrs ago...I'm sure it's gotten worse.

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LavernLuvsShoes — Sat, 10 May 2025 19:08:13 GMT

Not sorry to see it go either - Haven't had one of their subs in years.

DH always said, when I suggested grabbing one: "I'm not paying for all of that bread and a smidgen of meat!"

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Regal Bee — Sat, 10 May 2025 19:11:26 GMT

They have the worst subs I have ever eaten...awful.

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We rescue cats — Sat, 10 May 2025 19:45:25 GMT

We've not been in a subway for at least 5 years, and probably closer to 10.

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shoekitty — Sat, 10 May 2025 20:36:20 GMT

Sometimes I wonder if chain stores like Subway, Starbucks,,pizza places, don't cut their own throats with over planting. I live in a smaller town, 50,000 people spread out over a small valley. The business areas are concentrated near populous. We have 3 subways in town, not including a couple that split a store with another fast food. We have 4 starbux wishing a 2 block area. 2 are across street from each other. We counted a total of 11 Starbucks in town. We have 9 name brand pizza parlors in. 1/2 mile area. I don't get it. It seems one place goes in, competition goes in next door.

we have one InN Out in town, there is a line mile long, people come from all over, out of town to eat there. Same with chikOfilet , just one, does business from opening to closing, constant. These are a success!

seems some chains cut their own throats. The sad. Part are many of the subways and such are owner leased, so they are the ones that get hurt. They buy a franchise, then CEO sells more around them cutting the francises profits. I hear this from the owners all the time. Sad

these businesses need to think. What will they do when when economy changes, what will they do when customers tastes changes. Many people cut out useless carbs and chemically loaded meats and such, less customers. Then price goes up, and the other customers can't afford it

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San Antonio Gal — Sat, 10 May 2025 20:49:35 GMT

I ate at Subway two days ago. I had a footlong club with the Iherb bread (cheesy). It was delicious.

Sorry to see this happen to Subway - along with many other businesses.

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LTT1 — Sat, 10 May 2025 21:08:48 GMT

I went to my Subway closest to me at the mall faithfully every day for three years...well, every other day. I lived their plain tuna.

And then the day came 1 year ago when they gave me stale bread!
End of story.

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Sooner — Sat, 10 May 2025 21:11:26 GMT

I never liked Subway sandwiches but we have choices where I live including local ones. I do like Jersey Mike's but haven't been there in five years.

We don't eat that stuff now.

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Cakers3 — Sat, 10 May 2025 21:12:22 GMT

Subway is what the customer makes of it, although processed meats, high caloric condiments, high sodium, processed cheese etc. are staples.

Veggies will not compensate for the rest of the selections.

Tried Subway a long time ago maybe twenty years and when the cashier wore the same gloves to make change as she wore making sandwiches that was it.

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RescueLover — Sat, 10 May 2025 22:11:14 GMT

@Cakers3

YES it happened to me too with same cashier and sub maker!! Last time there was prior to the pandemic because of that! 😜

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RescueLover — Sat, 10 May 2025 22:22:17 GMT

For some reason this reminded me of a visit to a popular hamburger joint in our city.

I got a burger to go on my lunch break. After the kid grabbed it off the counter from the kitchen (while wearing gloves) he placed the top bun on top and wrapped it in foil.

BUT before he did this there was a fly buzzing around and he took his gloved hand and smacked it on the counter and proudly said out loud GOT IT!! 😳

When I got in my car i took off the top bun and threw it away!! 😩

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qvcfreak — Sat, 10 May 2025 22:35:27 GMT

@San Antonio Gal I've eaten twice in the last two weeks and both times my sandwich was delicious as well.

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DottieBlue — Sun, 11 May 2025 01:24:07 GMT

What do you have to order to get a sandwich that looks like the ones they show in their ads?

I've been to a handful of shops in different cities over the past 15 years and the sandwiches were all terrible. I thought perhaps it was just a one-off so gave it a few tries but the result was the same - dry bread, with minimal "fixins". Guess I'm just unlucky.

I haven't been to one in a number of years and doubt I will ever again unless someone proves to me I'll get a good sandwich.

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Cakers3 — Sun, 11 May 2025 03:44:06 GMT

@RescueLover wrote:

For some reason this reminded me of a visit to a popular hamburger joint in our city.

I got a burger to go on my lunch break. After the kid grabbed it off the counter from the kitchen (while wearing gloves) he placed the top bun on top and wrapped it in foil.

BUT before he did this there was a fly buzzing around and he took his gloved hand and smacked it on the counter and proudly said out loud GOT IT!! 😳

When I got in my car i took off the top bun and threw it away!!

@RescueLover I probably would have barfed right there.

I watched an employee making a milkshake in a blender and he poured it into the drink container but then used a bare hand to get the rest at the bottom of the blender into the container.🤮🤮🤮

This place made milkshakes to order and we could see the open entrance to the kitchen area

Not to mention he licked his fingers after.😮 It wasn't for anyone we were with but that's just poor sanitation training.

This is why we hardly ever eat out unless there is a family event.