Personal Digest: Papa John's pivots: doubling down on mass marketing

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Personal Digest: Papa John's pivots: doubling down on mass marketing
Digest Newsletter · Aug 7, 2026
Personal Digest: Papa John's pivots: doubling down on mass marketing

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8.3% same-store sales decline — Papa Johns is hiring a new CMO and shifting back to mass marketing to halt an 8.3% same-store sales decline.

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