Now "Subway" On The Fiscal Ropes

https://www.dailymail.com/yourmoney/article-15789371/mcdonalds-subway-restaurant-closures.html

McDonald's is pulling further ahead of its rivals - without even
lifting a finger.

That's because Subway, long the largest fast food chain in the US
by store count, has been quietly shutting locations across the
country, shrinking its once-dominant footprint.

And now, Subway's struggles on home turf show no sign of slowing,
with the sandwich giant shrinking its US footprint for a staggering
10th year in a row.

The chain quietly closed a net 729 locations in 2025, leaving it
with 18,773 restaurants nationwide - all run by franchisees.

That's a sharp comedown from its heyday in 2015, when Subway
boasted more than 27,000 stores across America.

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   "Subway" was always kind of "boutique" like StarBucks ...
   too much money for too little.

   The 'Jared' thing didn't phase 'em. However the $$$-for-value
   thing may have done the deed. Shitty management always speeds
   these things along too.

   When they were new, I used to buy stuff at Subway ... but
   over time the prices kept creeping up and the quality of
   what they put in the sandwiches - umm, began to worry
   about food poisoning.