# Chick-fil-A hit $23.9 billion in sales while closed every Sunday. Its CEO explains why that won’t change, even if it costs the chain billions

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-22T17:48:10+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/22/chick-fil-a-ceo-andrew-cathy-sunday-closures-lost-sales/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/chick-fil-a-hit-23-9-billion-in-sales-while-closed-every-sunday-its-ce-09d692/

Andrew Cathy told NBC’s Today the 80-year-old policy is “just too important” to reconsider, even as the family-owned chain outsells nearly every rival while open just six days a week.

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