All Units Are Open For Business
CBRL Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) today reported that all Cracker Barrel
Old Country Store®
locations are open and operating, following repair and clean-up efforts
due to the effects of recent storms, including Hurricane Ike. As of
today, sales of approximately 50 Cracker Barrel stores have been
affected by tropical storms, hurricanes and community flooding in the
quarter to date. This equates to approximately 90 days of lost sales
with an estimated system wide impact of 0.2% for the first quarter.
Approximately five units incurred minor property damage. No units
incurred flood damage, though community flooding required some store
closures.
Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates
579 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®
restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states.
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CBRL Group, Inc.
Investor Contact:
Diana S.
Wynne, 615-443-9837
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
or
Media
Contact:
Julie K. Davis, 615-443-9266
Director, Corporate
Communications
