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Sbarro May Not Survive 2009, Says 'Yahoo Finance'

Posted by Adam Kuban, February 10, 2009 at 5:02 PM

Fifteen Companies That Might Not Survive 2009: "Sbarro. (Privately owned; about 5,500 employees). It's not the pizza that's the problem. Many of this chain's 1,100 storefronts are in malls, which is a double whammy: Traffic is down, since consumers have put away their wallets. Sbarro can't really boost revenue by adding a breakfast or late-night menu, like other chains have done. And competitors like Domino's and Pizza Hut have less debt and stronger cash flow, which could intensify pressure on Sbarro as key debt payments come due in 2009." [via @nungerleider]

7 Comments

Tags: Sbarro, the economy

7 Comments:

Maybe if the stuff was a little more reasonably priced, the kids that frequent the malls could afford it.

dmcavanagh at 5:38PM on 02/10/09

That's a bummer. Hopefully, things turn out ok. Their pizza is pretty good and so reminiscent of mall fare.

runnereater at 6:36PM on 02/10/09

The worst thing is that Loehmann's might go under! YIKES! Where will I get cheap Armani?

Mooner at 9:26PM on 02/10/09

There used a Sbarro on Michigan Avenue in Chicago in a food court. It was a sweet setup - unlimited sodas, great bread and the chicken parmesan was excellent.

But it went away 2 years ago or so.

Mooner at 9:29PM on 02/10/09

Yup...'za is too pricey. They are toast.
Vegas

SputnikHQ at 8:04AM on 02/11/09

'za? People still say that?

tdeane at 11:53AM on 02/11/09

only if they are really obnoxious or just on a mission to annoy me.

the only thing i liked about sbarro's was that they served beer so no big loss there.

sloppy at 12:42PM on 02/11/09

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