One More Closed Business

It's all about perspective I guess. 

For example, Pizza Hut—part of a global chain that operates in outdated locations—closes.  Not just in Middletown, but six other locations in Southwest Ohio.

But in the last several years, Middletown has seen two new pizza places opening: Marco's and Little Caesars (remember when there was a Little Caesars over in Kittywawk.  It shut down, only to have one open in the former Radio Shack location several years later.)

 LaRosa's also opened a sit-down restaurant with delivery options few years ago town.

Pizza Hut, at least for the time being, continues to operate a sit-down location on Verity.  And all indications are they will continue to operate their carryout location on Kittyhawk, just a short distance from the Breiel dine-in location.  My guess is they realized that could not competitively operate two dine-in and one carryout. 

Besides, with Cassano’s in town, who really needs any other pizza J They’ve done a nice remodel job on their Verity store!

The Rally’s on Breiel is a good example of being limited by the current structure.  There is no indoor dining.  You are limited to drive-up type businesses.  Rally’s and Hot-n-Now are the only two fast food chain concepts that I know of that utilize this model.  Basically, it would only be good for a to-go coffee place or some type of ice cream place.

Butternut-  horrible new location with bad signage.

This was taken from DDN on the Pizza Hut closings in SW Ohio.

The restaurant is one of seven Pizzas Huts that are closing in southwest Ohio. Four of the targeted stores are in Cincinnati, and one each in Hamilton and Middletown are either closed or slated to close in the coming weeks, Pizza Hut spokesman Chris Fuller said.

Fuller would not discuss the factors that led to the decision to close the seven restaurants, citing “competitive business reasons.” He also would not disclose how many are employed at the Englewood Pizza Hut.

Fuller said the restaurants that are closing may be remodeled and may reopen in their current location, or there may be other newly constructed Pizza Hut restaurants that could open nearby. But he said the chain is not ready to announce detailed plans.

A person who answered the phone at the Englewood Pizza Hut but who declined to give a name said the restaurant has nine employees, two of whom are transferring to other Pizza Hut locations.

The mood in the restaurant was somber, the employee said, although business was brisk at lunchtime on Monday, the restaurant’s last full day of operations.

The restaurant has been in its current location since the late 1960s, the employee said, “and people have heard we are closing and are coming in to say goodby

"just that simple" in your eyes. Support.