Golden Rule BBQ To Come To Douglasville

From al.com:

"New Golden Rules will roll out by year's end in Las Vegas and Douglasville, Ga"

Golden Rule is a BBQ restaurant, and though it is a chain, their website at http://www.goldenrulebbq.com/index.php states the restaurant has been in existence since 1891.  They offer catering services as well.   They opened their first location in Georgia in Columbus in 2004.

Business Closings

The Newnan Times-Herald is reporting that TGI Friday's and Chili's have closed in Newnan.  The nearest TGI Friday's to Newnan is in Douglasville.  However, in recent weeks, four new restaurants have opened (or will open within the next week or so) in Newnan.

Goody's filed for bankrupcy recently and announced they're closing stores in Austell, Hiram, Kennesaw, and Newnan, as well as several other stores in GA.  The Douglasville location has been spared...for now.

Starbucks announced yesterday they are closing 600 locations.  Douglasville has two locations.  The stores they are closing are currently underperforming.  It seems like the the location on Chapel Hill might be the busier location of the two.  The CEO of Starbucks said in a press release that each of the 7,200 locations will know by mid-July as to whether their location will be closing.

If anyone knows of any other business that is closing (or opening), you may post a reply here.

Restaurant Closings

Haven't had official confirmation from either restaurant but several people on the Douglasville Topix.net message board are saying that both Atlanta Bread Company and Chaunce's Tavern have closed.  I emailed ABC's public relations department on Monday but have yet to hear a reply.  I expect as the economy keeps going down, more restaurants in Douglasville will close.  Most likely it will be the more upscale restaurants--I don't think you'll be seeing McDonald's closing anytime soon.  People are eating out less because gas is, on average, about $4 a gallon, and people who used to eat at the upscale restaurants are now using money they would have used for a nice meal are putting the money into their vehicles instead or are using it to buy groceries because the prices of groceries have gone up as well.

There's also something else to watch out for--some food product items have been shrinking in size--but the price hasn't.  I've heard mention of Dial soap, different cereals, and Edy's and Dryer's ice cream.  Edy's is probably the most noticable--you can really tell the container is a LOT smaller.

Cracker Barrel News

The Cracker Barrel on Concourse Parkway opens on July 14, 2008.