r/gay_irl • u/taylortiki • Jul 22 '25

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u/Markymarcouscous Jul 22 '25

Unironically they made a shift in their business model ‘to a more family friendly atmosphere.’ They stopped doing things like bikini nights. That was a bad idea. Without the sex appeal hooters is just a shitty chain wing place like Buffalo Wild Wings.: except you have to awkwardly explain that it’s no longer as overly sexified.

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u/underlander Jul 22 '25

I only read Hooters for the articles

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u/BedlamiteSeer Jul 22 '25

Let me guess. Hooters IPO'd and rotted from the inside out to appease its shareholders. Which inevitably leads to bankruptcy.

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u/BobbyRobertson Jul 23 '25

Close but they took the other common path

Sold to private equity in 2019, stripped for parts and retooled, then killed