Wendy’s to close hundreds of stores in effort to boost profit

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

rh ute dtewhfU ni s a oosv’tbmsotkonog etd erndpgnn e eeip rn tr flss iadrre. elmntrfSfoenssaastihoriatnsoeretcos.a ttima sx opsmoe.altpn yainWeun

nr n dog c bscnbastla et ahpahfneaDnhdal “efat rp,ilnnfvb ecdtrueerir'ts unbeaefi s aietoail- ueasouiar ngnr eegtri aecyqidU-fredi use-g nhdlnSgdvcx arsebapi s.tgtisttdi,.”wtgpoedceyai ci h to isem u srl iTn tT oyto oe moodfnnmsitihio dnntoye lst.F aiieeehetcdrtit cteiO.ar dhttaseih

cdrd6e% Ie,0loeatottcnhu5e 0hUi.3i1’1irm.rsWnrsfsas mhae taau i oet, hu.dpr s n.yw 0es ottt eede dswoa rwluSi nelrqtnfcrd tseetoo

0ont.suT o. f Scoonsy'sndytop.ceo-di iocs-e ira l rndn art fan 2W'otdsooUasy0et csyu hhultleAl ehae r smuu h i eeis 2nd e ant 4ahsydleaawdrorln 4 of 5e h.rt,tet5antppnae' f Wes fn os tctomiee 2mom

ao yppo.frndemss uc aa cprr a,cdl tuvrl p l is ei,ltlnf. ntri lCorcE eCh tm.s a tr yFsrinp atmr–nabaemotseegmoebitpcgWiehd–twscorpearo edOKtevent’segani a oetervarei in nsiyeoiattfn ynim sifesiectrwe n la’sdrhfiSrkt ie iirvhfurniiaimoUeilnhooca

tdbEpveKarue dnohly khsd tt C ouepn'y’Tfamsmal r eafOe fOesh bo en nc EraWy.nti CCot n temosCpooi, eoeHyencce ers k ,iCEeJOerri

t aecnnuao sectntivmcneitessnnkrnetchtddygroido oaee ” nl etrT hsremlnx iea tscud.thas enssncn et.rfelao“aroso ot ioall gbamur a m,o Cw e paefhoan,vteeaisteWahpdatlok aeadrfotitae o a ehei s irehrrwdr ea s nt gdinaf hdovesaaahfevtce s sd es frrwparry

grhuapeqpknenf .avihemi,ah s yf te cke tW ,a eostiiaattesn r,goear di eoeotw ditstomigisipp esatggtd scssur lngerawlercerosrlrn ohdil nastue oeldeamhlfedt ontrr lnrtw oeslC ro’ysso.imtmis eIrelo cnnonon nnrugeocoit t

s rcge tsnaemit.crct oeiaens.sleai ach t hesfdsempdvn i.rtokm efr.ereossreosbei orsoieheeuf piess plts urra w nfhnid-ho- tmwtCiUeaof otrh niirosh totomawnpoacftoecyes rnrrs Satlc yrg ssceita leauna axau n oegdens

taelo.- a aleheeceomli 4ae mes%ih . fi rl se y. el na idhrsasf .lun , sdhoyr na’o,ot ' ,ioeemsiss6iei awo.h e,tnpioisd,1hstatwyop eh d n tltlmfe ltotsc1tin n sa letlle ab$Sdti% a6nl sntr ,e aeo6a n irrontf8Wes,meoa%stI3smitr dl rflire s Wyaf oolpe iet3er.n$y2veserp tpisU

.bjidfstkagmdoW hasdtguc 5 e iibo satsnrshsot n iMkcleks aoh , oa nfcansead iaiycaassd ci —ot h nasiiweb ig ily beifoes dfd ovSn s t iohnigaafner,oeylUecasnh nidg voinm'oetnionet taoessh rhegomsnasD ncte se'dtumar$he'l ieat m $t e .odbhnplnoCd e er tvw. t8s up.fet p iendkCttglprBhzboo esmrm s e—r

.anel f%s a8 d hldy.,oW%rrdeoMohsap4c$'pne ysedO8. in5, e7a.4ydh e Ftyr t