Photo courtesy to Foxtrot
Editor’s note: this article has been updated as of April 23 at 3:10 p.m.
Foxtrot, a Chicago-based coffee shop and retail store, permanently closed 33 locations, four of which are in Dallas, the company announced Tuesday at noon.
On a conference call Tuesday morning, corporate workers were notified that the stores would be closing by noon, according to Eater Chicago. The decision to permanently close came five months after Outfox Hospitality combined Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen & Market, which later filed for bankruptcy.
In 2023, Foxtrot accrued $18.6 million in debt while expanding to 33 locations: Chicago, Austin, Dallas and the Washington D.C. area, according to Eater Dallas.
Foxtrot released a statement on Tuesday that said the company explored various avenues to continue its business. However, they did not have success and decided to close all locations of Foxtrot.
“The decision has not been made lightly, and we understand the impact it will have on you, our loyal customers, as well as our dedicated team members. We want to express our sincerest gratitude for your support and patronage throughout the years,” the post said.
Various Foxtrot workers in Dallas said they received no notice of the abrupt closure and were immediately let go during service hours. Customers also went to social media to comment on the closure, many sharing that the news came as a “shock.”
“Took a lunch break run down Greenville. I can confirm sign out front says ‘Store Closed.’ Huge bummer they spent a lot of time renovating and making that corner nice,” said a customer on Facebook.
One customer on TikTok said they visited the Foxtrot on Knox Street to get coffee when the general manager from the store asked customers to leave because they were “shutting down effective immediately.”
Dallas locations included: McKinney Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, Knox Street. Foxtrot’s fourth location in Dallas opened seven months ago on Greenville Avenue.
All locations are listed as permanently closed on Google.
This is a developing story and will be updated when further information becomes available.
