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A couple behind a craft store say they are “cutting their loses” and closing after 25 years amid struggles to make a profit. Karen and Peter Ingelbrecht opened PenKraft Hobby Store in Cheriton, Folkestone, in the summer of 1999, having launched the business five years earlier in Essex. But, three decades later the pair say they have no choice but to shut the doors, blaming the impact of the Covid pandemic and customers now making a switch to online shopping. “It’s a hobby we’re now paying for,” Mrs Ingelbrecht said. “Online shopping has emptied the high street. It’s really quiet now. “We decid…

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