The closure of several dozen Crumble cookie stores nationwide due to declining sales has not yet affected local outlets.

The six Southwest Florida Crumbl stores — two in Sarasota, and those in North Port, North Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Naples — remain open according to information from those stores.

The nearly 10-year-old chain has shuttered 57 other locations this year as well as made job cuts at corporate headquarters due to significantly lower sales.

Media reports about the Utah-based chain indicated sales were off 70 percent from just two years ago.

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