Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. said it is continuing to negotiate its possible sale to Arby’s parent Inspire Brands Inc., while closing hundreds of stores hit hard by altered customer behavior during the coronavirus pandemic.

The parent of Dunkin’ coffee shops and Baskin-Robbins ice cream stores said earlier this week that it had held early talks to go private in an acquisition by private-equity backed Inspire, whose portfolio includes the Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Jimmy John’s restaurant chains. Dunkin’ deferred issuing a…

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