You won’t find any sign of a sagging economy at the Baker’s Nook in Saline. An
expansion of its brick-and-mortar operation and strong online retail sales have
doubled revenues over the past four years for the baking supplies business owned
and operated by Brian and Anne Shockley of Tecumseh.
Anne Shockley and her mother opened the Bakers Nook in 1994 to fulfill the
creative needs of bakers and to supply birthday and wedding cakes to the
neighborhood. Brian and Anne wed in 2000, and he began handling the technical
operations.
Today, the store on the west side of Saline is 10,000 square feet – twice the
size of the original building – and customers come from as far away as Italy for
decorations, pans, candles, fondants and toppers.
As part of the stores expansion, which was completed in October, the couple
added an elegant wedding cake tasting showroom. They also hired 10 more
employees, bringing the number to 15.
Photo Caption: Brian and Anne Schockley, owners of the Baker’s Nook in their
store.
Photo Credit: Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com
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