Wag's

Wag's

Infobox Defunct Company
company_name = Wag's
company_
slogan =
fate = dissolved
successor =
foundation = 1970s
defunct = 1991
location = Deerfield, Illinois, United States
industry = Casual dining restaurant chain
key_people =
products =
num_employees =
parent = Walgreens (through 1988)
Marriott Corp. (1988–1991)
subsid =

Wag's was a chain of casual dining (or "family") restaurants owned and operated by Walgreens in the 1970s and 1980s. They were modeled after restaurants like Denny's, Shoney's, and Big Boy in that they were mostly 24 hour establishments specializing in inexpensive fares like hamburgers and breakfasts. The chain was based on smaller restaurants that existed in some of the larger Walgreens stores. [ [http://www.drugstorewalgreens.com/ Walgreens history site] ]

Walgreens sold all freestanding stores to Marriott Corporation in 1988, retaining only a few locations that were situated in malls. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5DD1431F933A05755C0A96E948260 COMPANY NEWS; Marriott to Buy 91 Wag's Restaurants, New York Times, June 30, 1988] ] By 1991, the chain was completely out of business.

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