Map Shows Where Arby’s Has Shut Down Restaurants in 2025

By Soo Kim

Life and Trends Reporter

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Arby’s, the national sandwich chain known for its roast beef sandwiches, has reportedly closed over a dozen restaurants across the United States so far this year, with shutdowns spanning multiple states.

Closures have been reported in Tennessee, California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Washington state and South Carolina, according to The Street, which cited several local media reports.

The impacts have been felt most heavily in Tennessee, where four restaurants shuttered—locations in Cordova, Germantown, and Memphis closed in October, followed by a Murfreesboro restaurant that shut down in July, The Street reported.

Four Jacksonville-area locations in Florida were reported to have shuttered in early 2025, while restaurants in locations in Fresno and Victorville in California closed in September and November, respectively.

In Delaware, a restaurant in Talleyville shut in June, while in Maryland, a location in Laurel closed back in March, and one in Audubon, New Jersey, closed in January. A restaurant in Pullman in Washington state closed in June, while another in North Charleston in South Carolina, reportedly shut down in July, according to local media.

Arby’s, founded in 1964, is part of the Inspire Brands restaurant group, which has six chains. They include Arby’s, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings and Sonic. Arby’s operates over 3,600 restaurants across six global markets, according to the Arby’s and Inspire Brands websites.

Despite its broad footprint, the chain has faced significant challenges. In 2024, Arby’s had the worst year of the six Inspire Brands chains, according to Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN), which cited data from Technomic.

Sales declined by 6.3 percent, and the company closed a net 48 restaurants, equivalent to 1.4 percent of its total units. NRN reported that this performance placed Arby’s near the bottom of the limited-service sandwich segment.

Even amid the closures and reported sales slump, Arby’s continues to hold a competitive position within the fast-food sandwich category. In a ranking by QSR based on 2024 U.S. sales figures, Arby’s placed third among the top fast-food sandwich chains in the U.S., topped only by Subway in first place and Panera in second.

Arby’s ranked ahead of Jersey Mike’s (fourth place) and Jimmy John’s (fifth), while Firehouse Subs took the sixth place slot, followed by McAlister's came in at seventh place, in the QSR ranking.

Newsweek has contacted Arby’s for comment via email.