Cakes By Rebecca, a popular Scottish bakery known for its viral cakes, currently operates a store in Blantyre on South Avenue. The bakery teased a new store opening with a cryptic social media post showing part of a green building with '1921'. Many customers believe the new store will be at the Barras market in Glasgow, which is a major street and indoor weekend market in East Glasgow established in 1921.
According to the Glasgow Times, Cakes By Rebecca has set up at Glasgow's iconic Barras Market, marking its second location. The announcement was made in a social media video over the weekend. ' The new Barras location will not be used for baking but will feature three glass cabinets with freshly made cakes and traybakes.
We've got a LOT of work to do at the new shop in the Barras!
A mural will be painted inside the new shop to tell the story of the bakery's journey since 2014. The exact opening date for Cakes By Rebecca's new Barras store has not been announced. Separately, Baynes the Family Bakers, founded in Lochore, Fife, has confirmed a new store opening on Gordon Street across from Central Station in Glasgow.
Baynes' new store will create 18 jobs and mark its eighth location in Glasgow. Baynes plans to double its retail footprint with a £11 million investment. The specific date for Baynes' new store opening on Gordon Street is not yet known.
The Barras, yass closer to home.