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![girdley Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::104281062.png) Michael Girdley [@girdley](/creator/twitter/girdley) on x 237K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 22:00:02 UTC

The rise and fall of Hooters

00:00 – Hooters the cultural icon
01:05 – How Hooters started (and why it worked)
02:18 – The competition heats up
03:03 – The downfall begins
03:58 – Private equity and the debt trap
05:09 – Gen Z and a changing culture
06:04 – The final blow: bankruptcy in 2025
07:13 – Lessons for business owners
08:16 – Can Hooters make a comeback?

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**Related Topics**
[comeback](/topic/comeback)
[debt](/topic/debt)
[private equity](/topic/private-equity)

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