Sunday, April 13, 2008

Popular & Busiest Locations

McDonald 1. McDonald's
The Busiest Location Is: Karlsplatz, Munich, Germany
Fun Facts: The U.S. has the most McDonald's with 12,804 restaurants. Germany is in fifth place with 1,091 restaurants. More than 1/3 of all French fries sold in the United States are by McDonald's.

Dairy Queen2. Dairy Queen
The Busiest Location Is: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Fun Facts: Their busiest store generates $2.8 million in sales a year.

Outback 3. Outback Steakhouse
The Busiest Location Is: Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, Nev.
Fun Facts: The average size of an Outback Steakhouse is 6,000 square feet, featuring a dining room and an island bar. It seats approximately 200 guests. Outback was established in March 1988 and is now a member of OSI Partners Inc. Other members include Cheeseburger in Paradise, Carrabbas, and Bonefish Grill.

4. Domino's
The Busiest Location Is: Outside Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Fun Facts: As of 2006, Domino's Pizza operates in five countries, with over 600 stores and approximately 14,000 employees. Domino's makes more than 60 million pizzas a year.

7-11 5. 7-Eleven
The Busiest Location Is: Samutprakarn, Thailand
Fun Facts: There are over 7,500 7-Eleven stores in North America and 33,700 globally. 7-Eleven's birthday is on July 11 (7-11), and the stores used to operate from 7 a.m. to 11.p.m.

Applebee6. Applebee's
The Busiest Location Is: 42nd St. between 7th & 8th Avenue, New York
Fun Facts: There are Applebee's operating in 49 states, one U.S. territory and 16 countries. Applebee's has 1,900 restaurants total and is the largest dining restaurant concept in the world.

7. Nordstrom
The Busiest Location Is: Southcoast Plaza, Costa Mesa, Calif.
Fun Facts: Nordstrom currently has 157 stores in the U.S., located in 28 states. Of those 157 stores, 103 are full-line retailers, 50 are Nordstrom Racks, and the rest are miscellaneous stores. The first Nordstrom was opened in 1901, as a shoe store.

8. Red Lobster
The Busiest Location Is: Times Square, New York
Fun Facts: The Times Square Red Lobster generates approximately $10 million in sales each year. The first Red Lobster opened in 1968.

9. Barnes & Noble
The Busiest Location Is: Union Square, New York
Fun Facts: Barnes & Noble, primarily a bookstore, is also the second-largest coffee house in the U.S. The first Barnes & Noble was created in 1873, by Charles M. Barnes, and based out of his home.

10. Whole Foods
The Busiest Location Is: Columbus Circle, New York
Fun Facts: Whole Foods currently has over 54,000 employees and has more than 270 locations in North America and the United Kingdom. The first Whole Foods opened in Austin, Tex. in 1980, and was staffed with only 19 employees.

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