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"This long‑standing Italian‑American casual‑dining chain announced the closure of 120 branches as part of a restructuring that risked about 3,000 jobs. The cuts highlighted how established high‑street groups—already hit by rising costs, rents and stiff competition and burdened by private‑equity debt—were further exposed by the pandemic's enforced shutdowns and sudden loss of revenue." - Adam Coghlan