Amid protests in its first days of business, the country’s first Chick-fil-A is set to close in six months
It only took a few days of protests for the United Kingdom’s first Chick-fil-A location to announce that they’d be closing the store in six months. It all stemmed from a boycott led by Reading Pride, a local LGBTQ advocacy group, due to the fast food chain’s opposition to same-sex marriage.it would not allow the restaurant to stay in their space after its “initial six-month pilot period” calling the chain’s eventual closure “the right thing to do.
For their part, Chick-fil-A claims they never intended for their stay across the pond to be a long one. “We have been very pleased with the lines since opening Oct. 10 and are grateful for customer response to our food and our approach to customer service,” the company. “We mutually agreed to a six-month lease with the Oracle Mall in Reading as part of a longer term strategy for us as we look to expand our international presence.
For Reading Pride, the decision to oppose the chain’s presence in the UK was an obvious one. “We are staunchly opposed to Chick-fil-A setting up shop in the UK and certainly in Reading,” the group said on Twitter. “The chain’s ethos and moral stance goes completely against our values, and that of the UK as we are a progressive country” with the UK legalizing gay marriage and “continues to strive toward equality.
How pathetic. So because they simply dont agree with same sex marriage, you protest/boycott them literally to death? Wow. What a shame. That we all are being forced to comply smh