What happened to Chip City? ‘Gooey’ cookie chain abruptly closes all stores as consumer tastes shift

Chip City, a once-popular cookie chain that began in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, has abruptly closed all of its stores. The chain stunned its customers with the October 2 announcement on social media and its website. “Despite extensive efforts to stabilize our business in the face of significant macro-economic headwinds, we have made the very difficult decision to close all of our Chip City locations,” the company wrote. It continued, “We are grateful to our ded...