If These Walls Could Talk: T.G.I. Fridays

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If These Walls Could TalkT.G.I. Fridays

• Christine Selvon
• Fortune magazine, 8/16/99

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T.G.I.F.s Business Plan

• Established in 1965 first T.G.I.F. in NYC
• Alternative to shadowy bars and mens clubs
• English pub Hodgepodge decor

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Where Do All the Decorations Come from?

• 25,000 sq. ft. warehouse - Nashville
• 25 of items made specifically for T.G.I.F.
• Remaining 75 actual antiques
• Flea markets, going-out-of-business sales

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T.G.I. F. Today

• 62 restaurants opened last year
• 200 - 400 items shipped to new restaurants
• Special employee for decorating walls
• Airplane propeller over bar for all T.G.I.F.
  restaurants

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• In here, everyday is Friday!
• --T.G.I. Fridays
• Chicagoland locations
• Bedford Park
• Chicago
• Darien
• Naperville
• Oak Park
• Schaumburg