Greggs is the largest bakery chain in the UK, famed for its sausage rolls. Greggs has more than 2,500 locations across the UK and employs around 32,000 staff. The company also sells bakes, melts and pasties through the supermarket chain Iceland. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Greggs and the grocery sector.
Past form and present performance mean Greggs should be able to navigate changing eating preferences, says George MacDonald.
Has the UK reached peak Greggs? Not likely. Rising sales and profits off the back of matcha sales, new salads and cutting costs are driving the next phase of Greggs physical store expansion plans
Greggs has posted rising sales and a jump in profits following a period of strong cost discipline and growth in grocery channels.
Greggs has today announced that its long-term chief financial officer has decided to leave the food-to-go retailer after 28 years.
Amazonâs capex totalled $132bn in its last financial year. Put all of the spending of major UK retail businesses together, and you donât come close to that.
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