Full list of 32 bakeries permanently CLOSED by Greggs rival with around 100 jobs axed

OVER 30 branches of a beloved UK bakery have been permanently closed with around 100 jobs axed. The chain is often pitted as a rival to Greggs, but recent financial pressures have led to a series of closures. Over 30 Sayers and Poundbakery branches are listed as “permanently closed” on Google Credit: Google maps The company previously confirmed that 19 Sayers sites would shutter in August Credit: Alamy Over 30 Sayers and PoundBakery branches across the UK have closed in another blow to the high street. The sites are all listed as “permanently closed” on Google, or have been announced as closed via Facebook, as the bakery firm continues to be burdened by financial pressures. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Parent company S&PB Retail Ltd previously announced that 19 Sayers sites would shutter in August, citing a decline in footfall and rising costs. At the time, a spokesperson told The Sun: “Following a comprehensive review of our store portfolio, the Company has concluded that a number of locations are no longer commercially viable. The planned closures put an estimated 100 jobs at risk. Now, it appears that 32 of the bakery retailer’s 91 UK Sayers and Poundbakery locations have shuttered. Full list of Sayers and Poundbakery closures: Sayers: Ashton On Mersey Belle Vale Blackpool Layton Road Blackpool Whitegate Drive* Bootle Knowsley Road Bootle Stanley Road Breck Road Chorley Cutgate – Rochdale Garston Knutsford Liverpool Lawrence Road Littleborough Rochdale Cutgate Shopping Centre Rochdale Yorkshire Street* Runcorn Sandy Lane* Shotton Timperley Tranmere West Kirby (Bakeries marked with an * are no longer listed on the Sayers website, rather than “permanently closed” on Google). Poundbakery: Dudley Fleetwood Haymarket – Bury Huyton Middleton Newcastle under Lyme Liverpool Old Swan The Rock – Bury Wakefield Walsall Wolverhampton The bakery business was first established in Old Swan, Liverpool, back in 1912, when couple Fred and Lylian Sayer started selling freshly baked goods out of their basement kitchen. The chain grew across the North West significantly in the decades since, eventually forming part of a wider retail group that also operates Poundbakery. Most read in Money Branches are known for their tasty selection of bakery and sandwich products, with fans claiming that its products are better than nationally renowned bakery chain Greggs. The Sun has contacted the company for further information. Comment now