Massachusetts
TGI Fridays at Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough among six in Mass. that have closed
MARLBOROUGH — The TGI Fridays location at the Solomon Pond Mall is among five other Massachusetts locations — and 36 nationwide — that have abruptly closed due to underperformance, the company confirmed on Wednesday.
In a press release, TGI Fridays announced the closure of the six underperforming restaurants in Massachusetts, as well as a seventh in Providence, Rhode Island. A spokesperson confirmed that the Massachusetts locations include those in Dedham, Danvers, Mansfield, Seekonk, North Attleboro and Marlborough.
“As we continue along our path of transformation to revitalize the Fridays brand and implement a long-term growth strategy, we see a bright future for TGI Fridays,” TGI Friday’s CEO Weldon Spangler said in the press release. “We are at the helm of a pivotal moment that will allow us to explore boundless advancement, expansion and innovation to keep delivering ‘That Fridays Feeling’ that our fans know and love.”
A Daily News reporter’s call to the Marlborough location went unanswered.
As part of the store closures, TGI Fridays is offering more than 1,000 transfer opportunities, which represents more than 80% of total impacted employees.
Store closures also included the sale of eight previously corporate-owned restaurants in the Northeast to former CEO Ray Blanchette.
In Massachusetts, TGI Fridays continues to operate restaurants in Boston, Braintree, Everett, Methuen, Millbury, North Dartmouth and Stoughton.
TGI Friday’s exits MetroWest and Greater Milford
The Marlborough location was the last TGI Friday’s restaurant in MetroWest and Greater Milford.
A Framingham restaurant on Route 9 closed in 2021 and was razed. The property now contains a new shopping plaza that houses Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, a sushi restaurant with Japanese-style sushi belts.
In Milford, a TGI Friday’s site on Fortune Boulevard was acquired by Imperial Cars owner Kevin Meehan as part of a deal that also included former Best Buy and Bed, Bath & Beyond stores. The site was sold for $10.3 million and Meehan told the Daily News he planned to “reposition” the marketplace.