Cici’s Pizza closing in North Naples after nearly 20-year run

Author: Tim Aten, Gulfshore Business
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Credit: Tim Aten

The longtime North Naples location of Cici’s Pizza is closing this weekend after operating for nearly 20 years in Uptown Center next to Sam’s Club on Immokalee Road.  

The local franchise agreement with the national restaurant chain ends this summer, but local franchisee Philip Santucci decided not to renew it. “I just decided I didn’t want to sign on for another 10 years,” he said. 

Santucci unsuccessfully tried to find someone to take over the franchise.  

“It’s a hard sell,” he said. “It’s 20 years old. Most of the equipment in it is 20 years old. If somebody came in under Cici’s agreement, they would have to remodel the whole store. It would cost a couple hundred thousand to do that and new equipment to buy. It’s a hard sell.”

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