The food chain Red Lobster announcing the closure of 50
restaurants nationwide,
including some here in New Jersey.
An auction is underway to clear out the Ledgewood location.
News 12's Lauren Dew is at that Red Lobster with
reaction from people who live nearby.
The closures of certain Red Lobster locations,
reportedly a shock to those that work there and to
the community as well.
Sad. It's sad. It's been here for so many years.
So it's like when you see that on the news,
it's like, wow, what's going on?
The auction of inventory making the headlines now the CEO
and founder of Tag X Brands,
Neil Sherman, posted a video Monday on LinkedIn calling this
the largest restaurant liquidation ever.
Everything inside select restaurants is up for grabs.
And the winner takes all the furniture,
fixtures and equipment. Now outside the doors are empty chairs
and crayons left on the ground.
I mean, I think that's really sad.
I've grown up with Red Lobster.
We used to go there for Mother's Day a lot,
so it has definitely was the most sentimental value.
The auction at the Ledgewood location opened 3:00 PM Monday
and ends Thursday at noon.
The first babe came in at $50.00.
I really don't have an opinion on Red Lobster closing
other than I'm sad for all the employees that will
lose their job.
There's also a sign posted in the window that reads
this location is closed.
We look forward to serving you at another Red Lobster
location in the future on the Red Lobster website.
The Lawrenceville, East Brunswick and Bridgewater locations are also temporarily
closed.
We're in Ledgewood, Lauren Do News 12 New Jersey.