Business Insider is reporting (via the Wall Street Journal) that Crumbs Bake Shop closed every one of its locations on Monday, including shops on Federal Street in Boston's Financial District at the Prudential Center in the Back Bay, and at the Natick Mall in Natick. The article mentions that the chain ceased trading on the NASDAQ at the beginning of the month due to a failure to meet the minimum stockholders equity requirement and that it could end up filing for bankruptcy.
Crumbs Bake Shop started out in New York City in 2003, eventually growing to more than 50 stores mainly on the east and west coasts. In addition to the three Boston-area locations mentioned above, there had also been shops at the Burlington Mall in Burlington, the North Shore Mall in Peabody, and the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, all of which ended up closing down.
Thanks to VH1 host Nik Carter for initially bringing this to our attention.
[July 11 update: CNBC mentions that Crumbs may not be dead yet, as a group of investors are looking to provide financing that would ultimately result in their acquiring the chain. (Potential investors include Marcus Lemonis, who is the Chairman/CEO of Good Sam Enterprises and Camping World as well as an CNBC host, along with the Fischer Family.)]
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