British bakery chain dating back 109 years plunges into liquidation after shutting ALL its shops amid ‘relentless’ hikes

A LONG-STANDING bakery chain has officially closed all stores following its collapse into administration earlier this month. The cash-strapped business revealed a dramatic financial shortfall around the time it folded. Routledges the Bakers closed all eight of its branches in Carlisle at the end of March, citing that a dramatic increase in staff wages, ingredients...