A bakery firm that closed both its Market Harborough stores earlier this week is set to enter voluntary liquidation.
Butterwick shut 12 of its 14 sites including the shops on Church Street and at the railway station, leaving more than 60 staff out of work.
The owners of the Northamptonshire-based company said the decision was made with ‘deep regret’, citing rising operating costs and changes in customer spending habits as the reasons behind the closures.
Workers say they were given no prior warning of the closures and have criticised the handling of the matter.
The Church Street store was one of two branches in Market Harborough to close
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