They do have some - one that comes to mind is in this area, built into a gas station. That one used to have an (even more) limited menu, just due to lack of space for some of the needed equipment, but has a couple employees (likely due to both drive thru and walk in options).storewanderer wrote: ↑February 4th, 2021, 6:29 pm Dunkin does run some real shoeboxes back east (have seen some in subway stations or transit centers that are about the size of a closet) so these Wal Mart locations may be just the right idea for them. They can staff with one employee and probably don't need to do a very major level of volume to stay open. Much cheaper to run than freestanding locations with a drive through for sure.
Interestingly enough, about 5 minutes from that gas station mentioned above is another Dunkin. This one dates back to the days of counters and stools, has no drive thru and has quite a large open space "behind the wall" (but visible if you order a sandwich from the separated pickup window), most likely where the equipment used to hide when they actually had "time to make the donuts" in store.TW-Upstate NY wrote: ↑February 5th, 2021, 9:08 am As I've mentioned, I'm a retired Letter Carrier and there was one on my route that's located in a former bank and that place is just too large for the business it does. They retrofitted the existing drive thru and it's no where near the front of the building where the counter and seating space is-hugely inefficient. The franchisee does not own the building. For several years, the franchisee has been trying to get approval to build on a piece of property they own at an intersection of two busy state highways not even a mile from the current location which obviously would close. Last time I was in that area, I noticed construction appears to have started so obviously they finally got the go ahead. It's a much more visible location than where they are now and would never accommodate the large structure they're in now.
Apparently it just does well enough (not a huge parking lot, but not many spots open most times) that they haven't tried to move (there could be spots available in the area).