A POPULAR British bakery chain will be closing 19 of its branches at the end of the month due to recent difficulties.
The closures, which are due to declining footfall and rising costs, are expected to put an estimated 100 jobs at risk.
Sayers Bakery, which operates across Merseyside, as well as the rest of the UK, will be shutting 19 of its stores before the end of the month.
Some fans of the company has gone as far to say it is better than the nationally renowned Greggs.
A spokesperson for parent company Sayers and Poundbakery Limited 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.
“After careful consideration, the senior management has therefore proposed to close 19 underperforming shops at the end of August 2026, which is expected to result in approx 100 redundancies.
“This has come about after a very difficult trading period due to a number of factors, particularly a change in customer shopping habits, which has led to a reduction of people on the high street along with inflation on the cost of running the business, which has been difficult to pass on to customers whilst also maintaining sales volumes.”
The business operates 91 stores up and down the UK, but the locations of the 19 set to close has not yet been publically disclosed.
The business first began back in 1912 in the town of Old Swan, husband and wife Fred and Lylian Sayer selling their goods out of a basement kitchen.
The chain has grown significantly over the decades since, eventually becoming part of a wider retail group that also operates Poundbakery.
However, recent struggles have pushed the parent company owner of both, Karen Wood, and operators Mark James and David Silvester, to close up some of the branches.
The company is reportedly concerned about declining foot traffic and rising business operation costs, ultimately making it nonviable to keeping some stores.
The company concluded they are now focused on safeguarding the future of the business and investing in the remaining 72 shops and preserving its place on the high street.