3 ms·

Something I've been curious about that maybe you or others here have some insight on: Do you think they'd do even better if they were open 7 days/wk? Or is taki

by Reedx 7y ago

Something I've been curious about that maybe you or others here have some insight on: Do you think they'd do even better if they were open 7 days/wk? Or is taking a day off one of the things contributing to their success?

bronco21016 7y ago
I’m sure they would. On this point. They shouldn’t be allowed in certain locations in my opinion because of this policy. Certain airports are already limited on options for eating and then they close on Sunday. It turns the airport dining experience upside down and its incredibly frustrating.
- ksherlock 7y ago
  The Atlanta Falcons (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) Chick-Fil-A turns into a "Fries Up" restaurant on Sundays.
  - RickJWagner 7y ago
    What's "Fries Up"? Does that mean the same location and equipment are used for a 'different' restaurant?
    - pgrote 7y ago
      https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/nfl/superbowl/heres-how-the-chick-fil-a-inside-mercedes-benz-stadium-reinvented-itself-for-the-super-bowl/85-dac0f846-5b3e-47e6-b491-f3e93dee26a8 https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/nfl/superbowl/heres-h...
matwood 7y ago
I think it lends to their success. First there is a bit of a lack of supply feeling. I think it drives people to go because it’s closed on Sundays, even if those same people had no real intention to go on Sunday. People are weird like that. I also think every Sunday off helps them find and retain better workers.
- chii 7y ago
  > I think it drives people to go because it’s closed on Sundays, even if those same people had no real intention to go on Sunday. that's interesting - and you also see this FOMO in all aspects of life, and some clever/insidious marketing can create this artificial scarcity to drive up demand.
asdff 7y ago
I actually used to work there back in highschool before all the controversy in recent years with the bigoted owners. They'd totally make more money and they know it, just look at how much demand there is already to sustain a staff of around a dozen even for closing shifts (when mcdonalds et al would cut staff to two and close the dining room). I've only seen In n Out with similar staff sizes and latent demand, no one else in the fast food industry is close imo. My typical shift was 4-close, and right around 4:15 demand would be a constant car after car until close, every single day. Demand was so high we had a term called 'wrap around' where the line of cars in the drive thru would wrap entirely around the store. This would be the case from 4:30-6 every single day I worked there, and this was only a mid sized suburb in the midwest in a strip mall with every other chain restaurant you can imagine, so they were dominating competition.
oflannabhra 7y ago
CFA is giving up significant revenue by closing on Sundays. There might be marginal benefits, but those are absolutely dwarfed by the revenue they have given up. Saturdays are the highest revenue day at most CFAs I know of, and I would guess that Sunday would match it or be right below it, were they to be open.

by Reedx 7y ago

bronco21016 7y ago

I’m sure they would. On this point. They shouldn’t be allowed in certain locations in my opinion because of this policy. Certain airports are already limited on options for eating and then they close on Sunday. It turns the airport dining experience upside down and its incredibly frustrating.

ksherlock 7y ago
The Atlanta Falcons (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) Chick-Fil-A turns into a "Fries Up" restaurant on Sundays.
- RickJWagner 7y ago
  What's "Fries Up"? Does that mean the same location and equipment are used for a 'different' restaurant?
  - pgrote 7y ago
    https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/nfl/superbowl/heres-how-the-chick-fil-a-inside-mercedes-benz-stadium-reinvented-itself-for-the-super-bowl/85-dac0f846-5b3e-47e6-b491-f3e93dee26a8 https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/nfl/superbowl/heres-h...

matwood 7y ago

I think it lends to their success. First there is a bit of a lack of supply feeling. I think it drives people to go because it’s closed on Sundays, even if those same people had no real intention to go on Sunday. People are weird like that. I also think every Sunday off helps them find and retain better workers.

chii 7y ago
> I think it drives people to go because it’s closed on Sundays, even if those same people had no real intention to go on Sunday. that's interesting - and you also see this FOMO in all aspects of life, and some clever/insidious marketing can create this artificial scarcity to drive up demand.

asdff 7y ago

I actually used to work there back in highschool before all the controversy in recent years with the bigoted owners. They'd totally make more money and they know it, just look at how much demand there is already to sustain a staff of around a dozen even for closing shifts (when mcdonalds et al would cut staff to two and close the dining room). I've only seen In n Out with similar staff sizes and latent demand, no one else in the fast food industry is close imo. My typical shift was 4-close, and right around 4:15 demand would be a constant car after car until close, every single day. Demand was so high we had a term called 'wrap around' where the line of cars in the drive thru would wrap entirely around the store. This would be the case from 4:30-6 every single day I worked there, and this was only a mid sized suburb in the midwest in a strip mall with every other chain restaurant you can imagine, so they were dominating competition.

oflannabhra 7y ago

CFA is giving up significant revenue by closing on Sundays. There might be marginal benefits, but those are absolutely dwarfed by the revenue they have given up. Saturdays are the highest revenue day at most CFAs I know of, and I would guess that Sunday would match it or be right below it, were they to be open.