Dominos Stores Close; More than 100 Laid Off
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Updated: 2:57 PM Jan 12, 2009
Dominos Stores Close; More than 100 Laid Off
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SPARKS -- Eight Dominos pizza stores are closing the Reno area, according to franchise owner Brandon Jones.
Posted: 10:51 PM Jan 11, 2009
Reporter: Joe Harrington
Email Address: joe.harrington@kolotv.com
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Eight Dominos pizza stores are closing the Reno area, according to franchise owner Brandon Jones.

Jones said it's hoped just one store may remain open. However, it appears the following locations are closing: Greenbrea in Sparks, Robb Drive in West Reno, Fallon, Fernley, Sun Valley, Stead and Susanville. Jones said the Fernley store shut down last week. He said he shut down a store on Vista Boulevard four months ago. The other closures were expected to be effective Sunday.

Jones said the latest closures leave 120 to 130 people out of a job.

"I sure don't want these employees to be without a job for long, it's very unfortunate we're talking about 130 or so employees I know how it feels to be without a job because I'm without one too," Jones said.

He said business is down about 40 percent from two years ago. Jones said increases in the minimum wage have also made it difficult to be profitable. Jones said he owes Dominos $80,000 and was forced to close his stores.

Jones said he has been operating his family business in the Reno area about nine and a half years. He said he built it from the ground up.


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Posted by: Michelle Location: Susanville, Ca on Jan 12, 2009 at 05:47 PM

Just wondering why the owner of the Susanville, California Dominos store did not give any of the employees in the Susanville store advance notice or a paycheck on their last day. I have a family member who was told during his shift on Saturday night that the store would be closing as of Sunday morning. I'm sure that California state law requires that an employer give the last paycheck to employees at the time of termination. Becuase of this person's lack of communication and compassion to his employees, there are many unemployed young men and women who are without a paycheck that they have allready worked for. Some advance notice to staff about the store closures would have been nice so that they could have at least prepared themselves and their families for what was about to happen to them.
Posted by: Matt Location: Reno on Jan 11, 2009 at 11:08 PM

Brandon Jones was a terrible owner. Funny how Kolo's report of these closures is the ONLY WAY many of his employees found out about his job. Maybe if he visited his stores more than once a year, they would still be in business. Go back to Idaho.
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