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title: "CNBC: Subway to Close 500 Restaurants Across the U.S."
url: https://burnaze.com/article/614e82ce-5b6b-459e-a054-c44ae8f1e24c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-subway-to-close-500-restaurants-across-the-us-2706374
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
published: 2018-04-26T18:13:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:28.899Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/49b9572a9d37f49308d3e10c6702aa1f6154.jpg
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# CNBC: Subway to Close 500 Restaurants Across the U.S.

**TL;DR:** Subway plans to close 500 restaurants across the U.S. as it prepares for international growth and revitalizes its brand.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-26. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-subway-to-close-500-restaurants-across-the-us-2706374).*

## Story

As Subway prepares for international growth, the brand is planning to close hundreds of locations across the U.S. According to a recent article by CNBC, the sandwich franchise is going to close about 500 restaurants across the country. This news comes after Subway closed 800 stores in 2017.

Despite these upcoming closures, Subway says that it’s revitalizing its brand. The chain rolled out a new store design last year, and it’s focusing more on a new loyalty program to draw more customers.

In an email interview with CNBC, a Subway spokesperson said, “Looking out over the next decade, we anticipate having a slightly smaller, but more profitable footprint in North America and a significantly larger footprint in the rest of the world. Subway restaurants are 100 percent franchisee owned and operated, and our commitment to the franchisees is to work with them to make each restaurant more successful.”

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-subway-to-close-500-restaurants-across-the-us-2706374). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/614e82ce-5b6b-459e-a054-c44ae8f1e24c).