Foxtrot now open in Chicago's Gold Coast months after abruptly closing

Published: Sep 04, 2024 Duration: 00:02:26 Category: News & Politics

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STAY AT THE FESTIVAL. >>> FOXTROT IS REOPENING ITS STORES. THIS COMES NEARLY 5 MONTHS AFTER YOU MAY REMEMBER THE STORES ABRUPTLY CLOSED. IT BLINDSIDED EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS. ASAL REZAEI IS LIVE AT THE LOCATION THAT JUST OPENED A LITTLE BIT AGO . GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO YOU. THE DOORS HAVE BEEN OPEN HERE ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF AND I WILL LET YOU SEE FOR YOURSELF THAT PEOPLE ARE SITTING OUTSIDE ALREADY THIS MORNING AND ARE ENJOYING THEIR CUPS OF COFFEE. A LOT OF CUSTOMERS SAY IT IS LIKE THEY NEVER LEFT. THEY ARE GIVING OUT FREE COFFEE UNTIL 10:00 LIKELY IN HOPES OF ENGAGING WITH NEW CUSTOMERS AND BUILDING TRUST WITH OLD ONES. THE CLOSURES HAPPENING BACK IN APRIL LEAVING MANY SHOPPERS SHOCKED. EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS TOLD US THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CLOSURES AT THE SAME TIME AS EVERYBODY ELSE. 33 STORES IN CHICAGO AND THE COMPANY LATER FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. FORMER EMPLOYEES HAVE FILED FEDERAL LAWSUITS IN ACCUSING THE PARENT COMPANY OF VIOLATING STATE AND FEDERAL WORKER PROTECTION LAWS BY CLOSING STORES AND LAYING OFF STAFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FOXTROT IS BACK OPEN AND THEY GATHER 45 FORMER VENDORS TO BE A PART OF THE RELAUNCH . NOT ALL BRANDS WILL RETURN. WE KNOW SOME BRANDS REFUSED AND WERE FRUSTRATED BY THE SUDDEN CLOSURE. THIS MORNING, WE HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE FOUNDER AND TELLS ME THEY SPENT THE SUMMER REBUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS. >> WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A REALLY STRONG BUSINESS SO I CANNOT SPEAK TO WHY EVERYTHING HAPPENED THE WAY IT DID. BUT I THINK WE ARE ALL EXCITED TO ACT WITH INTEGRITY AND OPENNESS, CANDOR . >> Reporter: WE WILL SEE HOW THINGS GO THIS TIME AROUND. LOCATIONS IN DALLAS AND CHICAGO ARE SET TO OPEN THROUGH NEXT YEAR. THE FOUNDER THIS MORNING TELLING ME THAT THEY PLAN TO OPEN

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