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title: "Another casual-dining chain shuts down"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/348b4a55-c0ee-4b4d-8289-206252ed0e4b
source: "Restaurant Business"
original_url: https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/another-casual-dining-chain-shuts-down
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2026-09-11T18:14:55.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T14:43:42.326Z
image: https://cdn.informaconnect.com/platform/files/public/2026-09/background/TWIR%20image%20%208-21-26.jpg?VersionId=q3VWSkoyhcmI8CGBUiEwI1ws3PHUYwS.
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# Another casual-dining chain shuts down

**TL;DR:** O'Charley's has closed its corporate stores, leaving about four franchisee-owned units. Jersey Mike's stock soared after its first earnings call as a public company.

*originally published in Restaurant Business on 2026-09-11. [Read the original](https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/another-casual-dining-chain-shuts-down).*

## Story

Another casual-dining chain has shut down.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the closure of O’Charley’s, which has closed its corporate stores, leaving about four franchisee-owned units.

We also discuss Jersey Mike’s first earnings call as a public company. The sandwich chain’s stock soared after the company said transactions were increasing and the company is boosting spending on digital marketing.

We also look back at two years of Brian Niccol at Starbucks.

On Tech Check, Joe Guszkowski talks Walmart delivery.

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## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- Starbucks (company)
- Restaurant Business (publication)
- digital marketing (topic)
- Jersey Mike's (company)
- Walmart (company)
- Brian Niccol (person)
- O'Charley's (company)
- Joe Guszkowski (person)
- earnings call (topic)
- chain closure (topic)

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Originally reported by Restaurant Business (https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/another-casual-dining-chain-shuts-down). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/348b4a55-c0ee-4b4d-8289-206252ed0e4b).