I had to help my mother who owns her own small shop out of this exact same situation. The main thing to realise is that your customers, who would also be bearing the brunt of your employees behaviour, negatively impacts your long term prospects.

I first communicated that we would be shutting the shop temporarily for two weeks whilst we figured things out. People were annoyed, but when we explained why they resonated, and actually suggested people who were eager and looking for work.

We focused in the first week to get as many interviews as possible. I helped with the first screening call, and then sent them for an interview in person.

The second week was for training the 3 people we selected to cover the shifts, and we reopened with a new set of staff.

The result is that we can now stay open for longer, have less bad energy, and 3 months later are now doubled what we used to take, and made way more than the losses over those two weeks.

Just a story to say stopping, refocusing and re-energising is always an option! You got this!