Arby’s has quietly closed dozens of locations across the country in recent months. The popular fast food chain, which operated 3,600 locations before the closures, ranked third in the U.S. for sandwich sales in 2024, trailing behind only Subway and Panera, PennLive reported.
Inspire Brands, Arby’s parent company, also owns Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’ and Sonic Drive-In. The company’s brands collectively rank as the third-largest restaurant group in the country, trailing behind Starbucks and McDonald’s, according to PennLive.
Why is Arby’s quietly closing locations?
Inspire Brands reported that the fast food chain boasted $29.5 billion in sales in 2024. Still, the numbers showed a 6.3% decrease in sales over the past year, according to The Independent.
Per PennLive, increasing costs and less consumer spending have posed a challenge for Arby’s, which has closed down 48 locations since 2023, according to QSR.
Which Arby’s locations are closing?
Arby’s has closed locations across several states. The closures include locations in California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington. Tennessee has lost three stores, while four locations are closed in Florida.
In California, two Arby’s restaurants have closed; those closures are in Fresno and Victorville. Many of the other states have lost just one location.
Arby’s joins several other popular restaurants, which have been closing many of their locations in the past year. As Blavity reported, Wendy’s is closing about 300 of its 600 restaurants after the latest quarter report showed that sales declined 4.7%. Meanwhile, Denny’s is also closing over 150 stores by the end of 2025.