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Thousands of American restaurants closing over rising costs, declining sales

Chain locations made up 4,253 of the closures in a first-half count, and Texas lost the most, an estimated 1,039; a Wendy's list remains unpublished.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA quieter story now.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMore than seventy-five hundred restaurant locations closed across the country in the first six months of this year, CBS News reports, as costs rose and sales slipped.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentChains made up over half of those, and Wendy's aimed to close up to three hundred fifty-eight of its own.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWendy's has never released a list of which ones.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo right now there's a Wendy's out there that's closed and still showing its hours online.

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