Several Outback Steakhouse Locations Have Suddenly Closed (Here’s What We Know!)
Outback Steakhouse closed several locations. Here’s what you need to know!
Outback Steakhouse suddenly closes several locations.
News broke last Friday that Bloomin’ Brands, the parent onlinepany of Outback Steakhouse, had closed 41 locations due to underperformance. The majority of these locations (33 of the 41) were closed this past Friday. Restaurants that saw closures included Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Aussie Grill, and Fleming’s.
An official list of the closed restaurants has not been released. However, we spotted a few news articles talking about the closures. Most notably, every Outback in Hawaii was shuttered with very little notice. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa location has also closed and so have Pennsylvania locations, like Harrisburg. Bonefish Grill locations in both New Jersey and Virginia saw closures, as well as, Carrabba’s locations in New York.
Bloomin’ Brands cited a few factors responsible for the closures. These factors include low sales, poor customer traffic, and decreasing financial investments. Most of the locations were older and still had leases from the 90s and 2000s, according to CNN Business.
There is hope on the horizon for fans of Outback Steakhouse.
Out with the old, in with the new!
Though these closures sound like bad news, Bloomin’ Brands plans to open up to 18 new Outback Steakhouse restaurants in 2024, including one in Birmingham. This next year may see up to 45 new restaurants across Bloomin’s portfolio, so fans of Carrabba’s, Fleming’s, Aussie Grill, and Bonefish Grill might just have something to look forward to too.
Bloomin’ Brands is banking that opening new locations will draw in customers and the onlinepany is prepared to drop about $20 million in marketing.
