National cafe chain Coffee Club has been hit with further store closures, with two outlets shutting their doors in the Queensland sugar city of Bundaberg.
Liquidators have been appointed to Hellship, the franchisee who operated Coffee Club outlets at the city's Sugarland and Hinkler shopping centres, with creditors owed an estimated $350,000. The cafes employed between 15 and 20 casual staff.
Liquidator Frank O'Neill, of SV Partners, said Hellfire had made the tough decision to close the two cafes after operating them for more than 20 years.
The company had faced a slump in customers during COVID-19 and could not afford unsustainably high rents.