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Chick-fil-a usually has long lines around here. It's considered a healthier food. Some of the schools bring it in for their extracurricular activities when they need to feed the kids. I know people who absolutely love the food. Their political stance probably makes them more popular. I think a lot of people eat there during the week since they can't eat there on Sunday.
I dont know I'd call chick filet healthy by any means but I do think they have a superior quality of ingredients than most other fast food places.
Just because you are open one more day a week and have higher revenue doesn't mean your company will make more money. Profitability can be damaged by turnover and declining morale. Even if those two didn't offset the additional revenue it could diminish the value of the added revenue/profit
1. They may not make any money on Sunday but they also don't have to pay anyone to be at work.
2. Many families that I know like to get together at their homes for Sunday dinner or spend time with other family members on Sunday. Other people that I know just want to relax and spend time at home. I look up and down my street on a Sunday and even for those that don't go to Church they seem to stay home.
3. It is there business and it seems to work for them. They don't seem to mind if they are making more money or not. As far as I can tell they are never going to miss the money because they never had money rolling in on a Sunday anyway.
When Mike Huckabee had his "Chick-Fil-A Day" there were long lines at every location and they ran out of food before the day was over.
Chick-Fil-A expects their franchisees to be church goers, but let's say I was a Seventh Day Adventist and wanted to close on Saturday instead, not sure how that would play out.
When Mike Huckabee had his "Chick-Fil-A Day" there were long lines at every location and they ran out of food before the day was over.
Chick-Fil-A expects their franchisees to be church goers, but let's say I was a Seventh Day Adventist and wanted to close on Saturday instead, not sure how that would play out.
Franchisees are not employees. Again, I seriously doubt they EXPECT employees to go to church.
And no, you can't close on Saturday. But you don't have to buy a Chik-fil-a either.
They miss out on my money. There is no Chick-Fil-A in my town, but there is one in the town where I do most of my weekend shopping (often on Sundays). Many times I have started to stop there, then remember they're closed. I usually end up going to the Wendy's next door to it.
Same thing with Hobby Lobby, I was doing Christmas shopping last weekend, on a Sunday, and they were closed. Ended up going to Michaels.
1. They may not make any money on Sunday but they also don't have to pay anyone to be at work.
2. Many families that I know like to get together at their homes for Sunday dinner or spend time with other family members on Sunday. Other people that I know just want to relax and spend time at home. I look up and down my street on a Sunday and even for those that don't go to Church they seem to stay home.
3. It is there business and it seems to work for them. They don't seem to mind if they are making more money or not. As far as I can tell they are never going to miss the money because they never had money rolling in on a Sunday anyway.
1. That matters a lot. I expect Sunday to be a pretty slow day after lunch time, so not paying out labor costs is a big deal. In a past lifetime, I was a graveyard manager at Whataburger. Things were definitely slower until midweek and that applied to my business even further back as well. So much, in fact, that it wasn't worth it to be open Sunday or Monday. Lights, employees, and electrical still cost me money when I can hear myself think.
2. I may pass by CFA on a Sunday or give it some thought, but I usually don't get out too far on Sunday. If I'm working a project, I'm resting up for the next round of 4-10s.
1. They may not make any money on Sunday but they also don't have to pay anyone to be at work.
Your point is slightly obvious. You might as well mention that they don't have to buy the chicken they don't sell, or to pay for electricity beyond what is needed for security.
Operational income is the revenue minus the transitory expenses like salaries, power, and other cost of items you are selling. Most businesses have a positive operational income even on their slow days.
Your point applies to KFC as well, but since each location makes a tiny fraction per year compared to Chick-Fil-A they need to stay open on Sundays to make back their fixed expenses like lease cost for the building, general and administrative, insurance, etc.
Brand loyalty matters a lot. Some people don't say I'm hungry, what is open? They say I like Chick-Fil-A once a week, and they go when it is open. For every person turned off by their political/religious stance, there are sometimes two that go out of their way to give them business.
Since they return the highest revenue per location of any of the top 50 quick service chains I must assume that brand loyalty takes good care of them. If they have enough "old time religion" clients, it is possible their revenue would go down if they opened on Sunday, as some people would be disappointed at their change in ethical stance.
I was in Munich once (decades ago) on a Sunday and nothing was open. I couldn't find a sandwich. I commented that in the USA they would legally allow people to open, and the most ambitious places (often run by immigrants) would serve food. My friend commented that would start a flood of competition and soon everyone's Sunday would be ruined. Sort of like the competition to get people to shop on Thanksgiving in recent years.
Just as some people won't shop on Thanksgiving out of principal, I think many of Chick-Fil-A's customers go there because they like the fact that the company respects the sabbath.
2. Many families that I know like to get together at their homes for Sunday dinner or spend time with other family members on Sunday. Other people that I know just want to relax and spend time at home. I look up and down my street on a Sunday and even for those that don't go to Church they seem to stay home.
I agree with this, and think that many people who do go out to eat on Sunday (the "After Church Crowd") are more inclined to go for a traditional sit-down restaurant rather than fast food.
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