Today I talked to a lady who works at Au Bon Pain. She works in the one in the Bank of America semi-skyscraper downtown. As I mentioned sometime before, the Thayer Street location closed a while ago. In the interim Au Bon Pain was reabsorbed by Panera Bread. But Panera has written off the bank building location, which wasn't making enough money. (Rent was an issue too.)
So while the takeover means stability in one way, this store is closing. A routine enough story, but it's worrying to much of the staff. I think they just have one more location in the city, and not everyone will be transferred there.
So while the takeover means stability in one way, this store is closing. A routine enough story, but it's worrying to much of the staff. I think they just have one more location in the city, and not everyone will be transferred there.
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That's a sad story and one that's become all to common. Let's hope Panera can find a way to open another store in an affordable location and keep everyone employed. I imagine rent increases has a lot to do with the situation.
Landlords you would think would have an incentive to bend on rent if they spend a few months collecting no rent at all, but the way things are set up this point never seems to come. I do hope everyone involved manages to land on their feet.
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