Greggs plans to open 150 new stores despite elevated pay and energy costs

Greggs plans to open 150 new UK stores this year as sales surge with more people buying low-cost meals

The cost-of-living crisis has sparked a surge in sales for bakery chain Greggs with the chain announcing plans to open 150 more branches this year.

Greggs to open 150 new stores despite rising staff and energy costs

Britain’s biggest bakery chain says it expects cost inflation of between 9% and 10% this year

Greggs eyes up big expansion plans as sales jump by nearly a quarter

The bakery and fast-food chain revealed it wants to grow to have more than 3,000 stores across the UK ‘in time’.

Greggs eyes up big expansion plans as sales jump by nearly a quarter

The bakery and fast-food chain revealed it wants to grow to have more than 3,000 stores across the UK ‘in time’.

Greggs to open 150 new stores this year – is one coming near you?

GREGGS is set to open 150 new branches this year, it has announced. The bakery chain said it was aiming at opening the new outlets after opening 186 new shops in 2022. Tom FarmerGreggs is opening 150 new stores this year[/caption] As of December 31, it operated 2,328 shops across the UK. The group said it wants to eventually have more than 3,000 shops across the UK. Roisin Currie, chief executive officer, said the company had an “exciting, ambit…

Greggs plans to open 150 new stores despite elevated pay and energy costs

The company says it expects to see an impact from elevated levels of inflation throughout 2023 but it says its value offer is proving attractive as the cost of living crisis continues.