Colorado Blvd. & Crossroads Blvd. — Approximate Roundabout Construction Area
Dunkin’ is coming back to Windsor, and this time it’s setting up shop inside a former Arby’s building just off Crossroads Boulevard. The new location, listed at 6435 Crossroads Boulevard, is marked as “Coming Soon” on the coffee chain’s official store locator, at a former Arby’s building east of Fuzzy’s Tacos.
The site swap is a bit of corporate déjà vu. Both Dunkin’ and Arby’s are owned by Inspire Brands, which completed an $11.3 billion acquisition of Dunkin’ Brands Group in December 2020, meaning the same parent company is essentially trading one of its own restaurants for another on the same patch of land, according to Inspire Brands. As Retro 102.5 first reported, the new spot sits in an area that includes several hotels, putting it in position to catch both local commuters and travelers passing through town.
A Second Act After The Main Street Closure
Windsor isn’t new to Dunkin’. The town’s previous location, on Main and 15th Street, was open from 2015 until 2020, per Retro 102.5’s reporting, and spent its final years also operating as a co-branded Baskin-Robbins counter — a pairing that traces back to 1990, when Baskin-Robbins’ parent company bought out Dunkin’. Before Dunkin’ took over that Main Street building, it had housed Alba Coffee, which was open there for four years…