r/wallstreetbets • u/JadedAsparagus9639 • 6d ago

News Hooters files for bankruptcy

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/business/hooters-restaurant-bankruptcy?cid=ios_app
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u/Sayakai 6d ago

"That was 20 years ago" is exactly the point. Hooters didn't adapt to a radically changing landscape.

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u/Jebusfreek666 6d ago

I mean, they tried a bit. The became an airline for a minute. And by all accounts I have heard, flying with them was awesome.

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u/Sayakai 6d ago

That, too, was 20 years ago.

Though I'll grant it was, if nothing else, ambitious.