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TGI Fridays closes 16 UK stores, with 456 job losses
Jemma CrewBusiness reporter PA Media TGI Fridays has closed 16 of its UK restaurants, putting 456 employees out of work. The American-inspired casual dining chain’s remaining 33 restaurants will continue to operate after the business was sold in a rescue deal. Interpath was appointed as administrator to Liberty Bar and Restaurant group, which managed the…
