Closing on Mondays made us more money

A bakery owner on the day she stopped opening seven days a week — and what happened to sales.

The Slow Business PodcastS1 · Ep 13 min
WithMTMegan TranOwner, Crumb & Co

Megan Tran runs Crumb & Co in Portland. We talk about rest, pre-orders and why fewer hours meant better bread.

Mentioned: the pre-order form, the Tuesday bread list.

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MAYA: Welcome back to The Slow Business Podcast. I'm Maya Brooks.

Today's guest runs a bakery that closes every Monday on purpose — and made more money the year she started doing it.

GUEST: It sounds backwards, I know. But the team came in rested, and people started planning their week around our Tuesday bread.

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