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The new year has arrived, and in an effort to reform their finances, some retail businesses are saying goodbye to select locations, citing low performance and, in some cases, tariffs. Retailers such ...

That’s the way the cupcake crumbles. Sprinkles, the iconic California cupcake company, has announced a “winding down” of operations at its remaining 15 retail locations, blindsiding employees at the ...

Sprinkles, the California-based cupcake chain, is permanently closing all of its stores, according to the business' founder and former owner. Candace Nelson announced the chain's store closures in a ...

In a shocking development, all Sprinkles Cupcakes locations are apparently closing for good, per the founder and former owner of the dessert chain. Pastry chef Candace Nelson shared on Instagram that ...

Sprinkles is the latest popular restaurant to announce it is shuttering its doors in 2025. Popular chain restaurants like Starbucks and Denny's have closed some of their stores this year. Nelson ...

Sprinkles Cupcakes co-founder Candace Nelson announced the company would be closing its doors. Nelson founded the company in 2005 but sold it to a private equity firm in 2012. The company expanded ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Sprinkles Cupcakes says it is shutting down its company-owned bakeries nationwide, a move that marks the end of an era for the once-booming dessert brand and has prompted emotional backlash online ...

WASHINGTON — Sprinkles Cupcakes appears to be closing all of its local bakeries across the country. Sprinkles, which launched in 2005, currently has 20 locations across six states and Washington, D.C.

Sprinkles Cupcakes, the widely popular chain known for its cupcake ATMs and mall kiosk locations, is expected to close all stores after a 20-year run. The news was confirmed by Sprinkles founder ...

In 2005, Sears Holdings was one of the largest retailers in the world with more than 3,400 Sears and KMart locations combined. But as 2025 comes to an end, Sears operates just five locations, having ...