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BREAKING: Bakers Delights will close ALL STORES in this Aussie state

Heartbreaking news for locals and staff - by Amy Sinclair
  • 30 May 2019

Popular bakery chain Bakers Delight has announced it will be closing all store in one Australian state due to economic downturn.

All stores in Darwin and the Northern Territory will now be closed after the company today confirmed the closure of the last two franchises in Darwin and Casuarina Square. 

BREAKING: Bakers Delights will close ALL STORES in this Aussie state

The much-loved bakeries will close their doors in early June - following on from the recent closure of a Baker’s Delight in Darwin’s CBD earlier this year. 

Bakers Delight joint chief executive Elise Gillespie told News that they weren’t able to keep the stores profitable. 

'Unfortunately, with the economic climate in Darwin, we haven't been able to sustain businesses,’ she said.

'Across bakeries in Darwin the last few years foot traffic has dropped quite considerably. We often make it through the wet season by what we achieve through the dry.'

The store closures are believed to have affected around 10 to 20 employees at each bakery, a devastating blow to staff and locals. 

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Image: BakersDelight.com.au

However Bakers Delight say they haven’t ruled out reopening bakeries in Darwin down the line if the local economy improves. 

'If the economy turns around and we can find local franchisees and good sites that work from a lease perspective, absolutely we'd consider returning to Darwin.’

Bakers Delight still has franchises open in 700 locations through Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US.

Amy Sinclair
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