FD’s Grillhouse scheduled a hiring event today for employees let go by recent layoffs at local Ruby Tuesday restaurants.
The 245 E. Monastery St. restaurant’s management team will hold “open interviews for all Ruby Tuesday employees” 2-4 p.m., according to a
Facebook post. FD’s Grillhouse majority owner Gene Marsh could not be reached for comment by deadline.
Maryville, Tenn.-based Ruby Tuesday Inc. (NYSE: RT) announced last week it would close 95 underperforming restaurants by September. Three Springfield-area restaurants have since closed: one each in Nixa and Republic and a Queen City location at 4121 S. National Ave.
A sign on the door of the South National eatery this morning read, “This location has closed. Please visit us at north Springfield.”
Ruby Tuesday officials did not return a request for comment this morning. Remaining Springfield-area locations are at 2725 N. Glenstone Ave., 2825 S. Glenstone Ave. at Battlefield Mall and 3316 W. Highway 76 in Branson, according to the company’s website.
The day Ruby Tuesday announced the store closures, the company reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $27.6 million, compared with earnings of $4.3 million a year earlier. The company’s full-year net loss was $50.7 million, compared with a loss of $3.2 million in fiscal 2015. During the fiscal year, same-store sales dropped 1.4 percent following a 0.5 percent decline in fiscal 2015, according to a news release.
RT shares were trading at $3.27 as of 11:23 a.m., compared with a 52-week range $3.15 to $7.20.