Ruby Tuesday Attempts to Blow Up Failed Image

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On Tuesday August 5th, Ruby Tuesday will blow up its last old-style restaurant live on the Internet. (Editor’s note: The chain instead pretended to detonate a neighboring building.) Investors in the struggling chain may get a perverse pleasure out of watching as Ruby Tuesday’s performance has been among the poorest in the casual dining category.

The sit-down segment as a whole is reeling because of the economy and oversaturation of locations. Yesterday, Bennigan’s and sibling Steak Ale restaurants filed for bankruptcy, putting the thousands who worked at 200 locations out of work.

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