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And that's good. But if a restaurant starts to make radical changes, customers are going to think the food is next. Seeing the new sign at an Interstate exit is going to convey that sense.
Uh...why post a picture of Zaxby's.....less clutter?
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Image from WSJ:
An updated Cracker Barrel restaurant in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. The revamp gives the outlets a brighter, more contemporary look.
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Yes. Like someone I was with on a business trip who insisted on eating at a Texas Roadhouse (tm) because it had a sawdust floor, parched peanuts on the table, and you could throw the hulls on the floor. The steak was descent, best I recall.Apparently people went there to experience a certain type of atmosphere. The interiors have been changed too, to give "a more clean appearance".
That logo change will one day be ranked in the same category as NBC's "N." Remember that one?I guess some conservative who think these changes are just another sign of moral collapse will do that. I think folks will go there regardless. Tempest in a teacup, as they say.
That logo change will one day be ranked in the same category as NBC's "N." Remember that one?
I don't know anyone who goes to the Colonel's for the décor.Yeah, like people still don't eat Kentucky Fried Chicken because it became KFC? Look, even if some folks stop going because of some vacuous "principle," it makes no difference. It's just one more sign that Americans have a tendency to major in the minors. Don't worry, though, it's just an existential affectation that helps us avoid real issues and still look virtuous. And happily, some people think KFC is as finger licking good as it ever was. Cracker Barrel will be fine, and some investors will have gained while others lost because they feared conservative backlash. The world moves on.
Well, feel free to keep track of these important changes with Cracker Barrel, and get back to us with the results of your study.I don't know anyone who goes to the Colonel's for the décor.
Try asking it what I asked: Why do customers feel that the changes to cracker barrel are woke?Modernization: The rebranding is part of Cracker Barrel's "All the More" campaign, which aims to refresh the restaurant's aesthetic and improve the overall dining experience. This includes not only the logo but also renovations to restaurant interiors, enhancing lighting, and decluttering walls.
- Customer Feedback: The decision to change the logo comes after receiving mixed feedback on previous redesigns, which had adopted a darker, more rustic aesthetic. The new logo is intended to resonate better with contemporary customers while still reflecting the brand's heritage.
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- Customer Feedback: The decision to change the logo comes after receiving mixed feedback on previous redesigns, which had adopted a darker, more rustic aesthetic. The new logo is intended to resonate better with contemporary customers while still reflecting the brand's heritage.
- 3.Sales Revival: Cracker Barrel has been facing challenges with sales and customer engagement. The rebranding, including the new logo, is part of a broader strategy to revitalize the brand and attract a new generation of diners.
The press and social media are reporting that customers are calling it a woke agenda.When you falsely claimed it was a "woke" agenda.
Reproduction decor.Oh, there's room to complain when antique decor is in question, clearly.
Have you seen the new logo? When I first saw it, I wondered if they'd been bought out by Denny's.
Frankly, the new logo stinks. That's not a conservative thing; that's not a liberal thing. It just stinks. They altered the font just enough to look like it could have come with Windows and chose a design that leaves a lot of blank space. What are they saying with that? "Come to Cracker Barrel. There's plenty of room now that we've driven our customers away?"
What's worse, they had a better logo staring them right in the face. Take the original, logo, remove the man in the rocking chair and the barrel, and presto! It's distinctive, makes a better use of space, and conveys the message "We're still Cracker Barrel."
Well, it's them and their business. What's left of
You're just baiting to get a response that you want. Customers don't think it has to do with wokeness. Right wing talking heads don't like change and accuse wokeness for the change regardless of why the change occurred.Try asking it what I asked: Why do customers feel that the changes to cracker barrel are woke?
Right wing news is saying this and their audience follows like puppets.The press and social media are reporting that customers are calling it a woke agenda.
Wokeness is all about unwanted change.Customers don't think it has to do with wokeness. Right wing talking heads don't like change and accuse wokeness for the change regardless of why the change occurred.
Right wing news is saying this and their audience follows like puppets.
They need to lower the noise, reduce prices, take a serious look at their menu. Hard to lower prices when they already feel they are not making enough profit but bringing in more customers would soon resolve that. They need to dig a bit deeper and get more creative other than changing a logo and redoing the decor. Find a way to keep their loyal customers happy while drawing in new customers. Although a poor representation of an old country store, they could easily revamp the place while keeping the nostalgia for the regulars. A lot of restaurants are losing profit given the high prices of things needed to run a restaurant. They are not the only ones. They are a chain. Imagine the local restaurants now. They are really struggling and I doubt it has much to do with the logo or decor no matter how good or bad it is. People are just not eating out as much. It’s not as affordable anymore.eh - their sales were declining before the rework.
They needed to do *something* to boost sales and customer traffic.
Time will tell..
My 2 cents. I don't think it had anything do with "woke". It had more to do with desperation to shore up a flagging brand.
Before anyone gets all jumpy... I liked the old Cracker Barrel. I liked the food, I liked the decor. It was comfortable, familiar.
But, I've yet to see dancing drag queens in the new Cracker Barrel or anything else that screams "woke" at me.
I don't think it was woke as much as it was an attempt to get more customers in the door. If enough folks loved the old Cracker Barrel enough to go there more often things would be different. Like sales and customers wouldn't have dropped had been doing before the revamp and they never would have revamped in the 1st place.
But, now they are in a pickle. In a response to falling sales they have changed things to attract new customers. But, they have [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]ed off their existing customers without attracting new ones.
Not every poorly thought out change is woke. Some are, but not all of them.
Uh...why post a picture of Zaxby's.
Wait...that isn't Zaxby's, is it?
Woke would be changing celery to a more neutral color.Apparently "woke" just means "something I don't like".
In which case, celery is super woke.
-CryptoLutheran
No it's not. Woke is about being aware of social injustice and discrimination. Right wingers decided to battle this by lying about and expanding the definition to apply to whatever they didn't like.Wokeness is all about unwanted change.
Woke would be changing celery to a more neutral color.
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