Two years after Amethyst Espresso raised costs by 50% to assist its baristas earn a residing wage, the Denver java store has introduced its ultimate day of service.
Amethyst, at 1111 Broadway, will pour its final cup of espresso on October 31, in accordance with a social media posting. Homeowners Elle Taylor and Breezy Sanchez didn’t reply to a request for remark.
“Nicely, everybody, the time has come,” they wrote on Instagram. “Our final day of service is 10.31.22. There’s actually extra to say, however we’ll have to avoid wasting that for one more time.”
In 2020, the duo raised the store’s costs by 50 p.c to be able to pay their employees of six a “residing wage” of $50,000 yearly. A cup of black espresso to go went from $3.25 to $4.50, for example, whereas the worth of a latte rose from $4.50 to $6.75.
Amethyst first opened on Broadway in 2015. The store additionally had an area within the Edgewater Public Market, together with one in Lakeside, which the house owners closed in August final yr, and a location inside Realm, a pictures and occasion area within the Clayton neighborhood. The Broadway retailer was the final one open.
Taylor and Sanchez beforehand advised BusinessDen that they have been burnt out and able to promote their enterprise final yr.
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