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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Greater than a dozen Rubio’s Coastal Grill areas throughout San Diego County abruptly closed this week, shocking each employees and prospects.
In a press release despatched to FOX 5/KUSI on Saturday, the Mexican meals chain confirmed the closures to 13 native shops, in addition to 35 different “underperforming” areas throughout California, citing the “rising value of doing enterprise” within the state.
“Making the choice to shut a retailer is rarely a straightforward one,” a spokesperson for Rubio’s Coastal Grill mentioned, including the transfer got here “after an intensive evaluate of its operations and the present enterprise local weather.”
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In response to firm, the now-shuttered Rubio’s Coastal Grill areas are:
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1480 Eastlake Pkwy Suite 901, Chula Vista, CA 91915
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419 Parkway Plaza, El Cajon, CA 92020
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1485 E Valley Pkwy Suite A-6, Escondido, CA 92027
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9187 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite 7, San Diego, CA 92123
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910 Grand Avenue, San Diego, CA 92109
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8935 Towne Centre Dr., Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92122
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9254 Scranton Rd, Ste 105, San Diego, CA 92121
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2260 Callagan Hwy Bldg. 3187, San Diego, CA 92136
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7835 Highlands Village Pl Suite D101, San Diego, CA 92129
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1711 College Drive, Suite 110. Vista, CA 92083
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9500 Gillman Drive, Meals Ct, La Jolla, CA 92093
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1158 W San Marcos Blvd Suite A, San Marcos, CA 92078
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437 Hwy 101 #117, Solana Seaside, CA 92075
“Whereas painful, the shop closures are a needed step in our strategic long-term plan to place Rubio’s for achievement for years to return,” the spokesperson continued.
Nonetheless, the transfer has nonetheless drawn pushback from purported prospects and employees on the chain’s social media. At least one user who said they were a worker on a latest Instagram publish, which has now been cleared of feedback, mentioned they had been knowledgeable on Friday of their retailer’s closure.
Identified for its fish tacos, Rubio’s Coastal Grill was based in Mission Seaside in 1983. Since then, the chain has expanded to over 100 stores in California, Arizona and Nevada. In response to the spokesperson, 86 shops will stay open after the closures.
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