{
  "id": 19639737,
  "title": "Long John Silver’s White Sands outlet to shutter on Nov 18",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/long-john-silvers-white-sands-outlet-to-shutter-on-nov-18",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T10:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/long-john-silvers-white-sands-outlet-to-shutter-on-nov-18"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Long John Silver's, a fast-food chain known for its golden battered seafood, is set to close its outlet at White Sands shopping mall in Pasir Ris on November 18, according to a notice posted outside the restaurant. The outlet's last day of operations will be November 17. Afifah, a homemaker, expressed her sadness over the closure, stating that her children often visited the outlet for meals after school. Benjamin Lee, a human resources executive, mentioned that he sometimes dines at the outlet during his lunch break but does not feel significantly affected by its closure. The closure of Long John Silver's at White Sands is the latest in a series of outlet closures for the fast-food chain in 2026. Its Woodlands outlet closed on October 31, and other outlets in Suntec City, Admiralty, Commonwealth, and Tampines have also shuttered in the same year. Long John Silver's Singapore now operates 10 outlets, down from 17 in July 2025. The fast-food chain, which has its roots in Singapore dating back to the 1980s, is currently managed by Zensho Food Singapore, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Zensho Holdings Group.",
  "summary": "At least five other restaurants of the fast-food chain have ceased operations in 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}