Budget UK bakery chain shuts FIVE locations for good in latest blow to high street

A BUDGET bakery chain has shut five of its stores across the country in less than a fortnight. Its sister company announced that 19 of its 91 shops would shut last month, but the locations are yet to be disclosed. A budget bakery chain has closed five of its stores in less than a fortnight Credit: TripAdvisor Five Poundbakery stores have shut their doors in the past fortnight Credit: Google Maps Five of Poundbakery’s high street shops have unexpectedly closed across a number of town centres. The discount bakery store, boasting £1.20 sausage rolls and £2 pasties, has a widespread estate across the North West, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Wales. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Since August 27, five stores in Sheffield, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Fleetwood, Wolverhampton and Dudley have closed, all after at least a decade on the high street. Earlier today, the Express & Star reported that shutters had been pulled down abruptly at its Black Country branches in Wolverhampton and Dudley. On Friday last week, its Fleetwood branch in Lancashire also shut, with a sign on the door reportedly thanking people for their custom over the year, reports the Blackpool Gazette. Sheffield and Newcastle-under-Lyme also both faced closures on August 27, reports the Sheffield Star and the Stoke Sentinel, with signs reading “we apologise for any inconvenience”. Poundbakery is considered to be the largest independent retail baker in the North West of England, with 37 stores listed on its website. The budget chain was founded back in 2010, later merging with Sayers Bakery as a single corporate entity in 2019. Most read in Money These five Poundbakery closures come just weeks after sister brand Sayers Bakery announced plans to close 19 of its 91 stores, primarily across Merseyside. The Sun has contacted Poundbakery for comment. Comment now