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Greggs is the largest bakery chain in the UK, famed for its sausage rolls. Founded by John Gregg in 1939, the first shop opened in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1951. Since the 1970s, the bakery began to acquire other regional bakery chains across the country, including acquiring its rival Bakers Oven in 1994. Greggs now has more than 2,000 locations across the UK and employs around 25,000 people. It stopped selling bread in 2014 but started a loyalty scheme app called Greggs Rewards that same year. The company also sells bakes, melts and pasties through the supermarket chain Iceland.
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Greggs has revealed its plans for a new distribution centre to support its ‘ambitious expansion’
Food-on-the-go specialist Greggs has revealed plans for a new national distribution centre to support further growth.
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Greggs to open 'state-of-the-art' factory as it targets hundreds of new stores
Greggs is set to open a new logistics and manufacturing site in Derby as it sets out a target of having more than 3,000 stores across the country.
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Greggs posts like-for-like sales rise as it ‘builds capacity for further growth’
Greggs has made a strong start to the new financial year and is investing to power future growth.
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Interview
Greggs may have just opened its 2,500th store but is it stopping there? No chance
As Greggs hits a milestone in its ramped-up UK bricks-and-mortar expansion strategy, property director Tony Rowson talks to Retail Week about its property progress, the importance of value and ongoing opportunities
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Tech meltdowns: what can retailers learn from Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Greggs’ woes?
After Greggs became the fourth major business in the UK to face disruptions due to IT issues in less than a week, what can retailers do differently to avoid such issues in the future?
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Greggs stores close after IT issue affects card payments
Greggs, Britain’s largest bakery chain, has been forced to close stores after IT issues crippled its card payments system.
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Greggs profits and sales on a roll in ‘record’ year
Greggs has posted booming profits and sales as market share reached an “all-time high” and the food-to-go retailer maintained its guidance for the 2024 financial year.
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Greggs and Castore CEOs join PM’s Business Council
Greggs boss Roisin Currie and Castore co-founder and chief executive Thomas Beahon have both been named on the prime minister’s Business Council.
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Greggs sales soar driven by digital channels and extended trading hours
Greggs reported a surge in sales helped by the growing popularity of the brand and ”greater availability through digital channels and extended trading hours.”
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Greggs workers accept pay deal for biggest increase in 12 years
Greggs workers have accepted a pay deal that sees them receive the biggest pay increase in 12 years.
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Greggs serves up ‘fine dining bistro’ in Fenwick flagship
Snacks specialist Greggs, famous for its sausage rolls and steak bakes, is to open a “fine dining bistro” in department store group Fenwick’s Newcastle flagship.
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Greggs opens first-ever cafe in Sainsbury’s
Greggs has launched its first-ever cafe in a Sainsbury’s supermarket, following on from two petrol forecourt stores earlier in the year.
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Greggs sales soar as it maintains profit guidance
Greggs has reported a surge in sales helped by “increased customer visits” as it expects its full-year outcome to be “in line with previous expectations”.
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Analysis
Presenting the Retail 100: Industry’s most influential leaders named
Retail Week’s annual celebration of the sector’s top 100 individuals has landed. Back for its 18th year, the Retail 100 index recognises the inspiring leaders driving people, purpose and profits
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Greggs boss warns higher prices are baked in
Greggs chief executive Roisin Currie has said that while the retailer is seeing inflation coming down, she expects higher prices will remain indefinitely.
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Greggs maintains profit guidance as sales rise
Greggs has reported an increase in sales and profits following “strong trading momentum” in its first half of the financial year and has maintained its full-year guidance.
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Greggs joins forces with Sainsbury's for first petrol forecourt store
Food-to-go giant Greggs has teamed up with grocer Sainsbury’s for the first time to open a new store on a petrol forecourt.
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Greggs store expansion drives sales boost
Greggs has posted solid like-for-like sales growth driven by ‘strong strategic progress’ and its store expansion programme.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live 2023: Lessons from the next generation of retailers and consumers
Reporting by Ritika Bhoora, Ellis Hawthorne, George MacDonald, Megan Robinson, Hugh Radojev
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Primark to open four new Tasty by Greggs cafes
Primark has extended its partnership with Greggs as it unveils the opening of four new in-store cafes in a bid to boost the customer experience.