A bakery with a cult following is the latest venue to be forced to close due to rising operating costs.
Abbots and Kinney will close the doors of their Elizabeth Street store in Croydon, northwest of Adelaide, on Thursday.
Managing director Richard Wilson posted on Instagram to announce that it was no longer viable to keep the store open.
“Contracts expiring, prices rising… it’s something we hear more and more often these days as many companies are forced to make tough decisions,” he wrote.
“Thank you to all our past and present sponsors. To all our staff and everyone who has supported us along the way.”
Customers took to social media to express their disappointment at the store’s closure.
“We are devastated but lucky to have multiple locations,” one person wrote.
“So many memories and feelings of new motherhood tied to this place,” another person wrote.
Customers took to social media to express their disappointment at the store’s closure (pictured, pastries displayed at a cafe at Abbots and Kinney)
Customers still have the option to visit the remaining six stores.
Four stores are located in the city, while the other two are located in Malvern and North Terrace.
A new bakery is also planned to open in Adelaide’s north-east at a date yet to be announced.
Business owner John Pisanelli opened the first store on Pirie Street in June 2015.
The business, known for its cakes, bread and pies, grew rapidly and more cafes were opened.
This lively restaurant was voted Adelaide’s best cafe in 2021 and was one of the few cafes that remained open during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Managing director Richard Wilson said it was no longer viable to keep the store open (pictured, Abbots and Kinney cafe in Croydon)
The collapse of the Croydon store comes after popular seafood restaurant Angler was forced to close its store in Stirling, south-east of Adelaide, on Sunday.
The restaurant’s co-founder, Amanda Prance, told Daily Mail Australia that the move was made because fewer customers were coming in.
“We’ve been here for five years and we’re not going to renew our lease because of the massive drop in local customer traffic,” he said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Abbots and Kinney for further comment.