Shops closing in 2025: ‘I closed my Nottinghamshire bakery because the stress isn’t worth it’
The decision to close the bakery was shared by the owner on social
The owner of a Nottinghamshire bakery has taken the decision to close the business because “the stress of it all just wasn’t worth it”.
Steph Inglis, who owns Steph’s Takeaway and Bakery in Burton Joyce, confirmed her plans to close the shop in a social media post on February 13.
Ms Inglis took over the Main Street café in September last year, but after welcoming “few customers” over the past five months, she has decided to close the business.
She said: “I opened up as a cafe in September and, yes, a few customers used us quite regularly and I thank those customers and apologize that we closed.
“But on the whole I only had people come into complain to me that they wanted to see a barista coffee machine
“Then I was told it was too small, and then I had all of my screens slashed outside.
“So yes, I decided to close it down and turn it into a takeaway only and selling bread, which a lot of customers wanted - the first day was great and then it stopped.
“Some people are saying I never gave the shop a chance, but most of them are people that never used me anyway.
“So due to running another successful business that was having to keep this one going, I made that decision to close down Burton Joyce - the stress of it all just isn't worth it.”
Ms Inglis went on to thank the customers who supported her bakery over the past five months.