Think of it as a spring clean for a bakery that’s getting a bit too big for its apron. Greggs is closing older, smaller, or poorly located stores. They’re making room for bigger, brighter, and better places.
Did you know some of these shops were in tired retail parks or random side streets? You know the ones—where the floor is sticky and the queue feels eternal. Good riddance, honestly.
Here’s the real kicker: they’re also opening new stores—like, a lot. In fact, they’re adding more than they’re closing. So net? More Greggs, not less. Chaos theory averted.
It’s like a bakery’s version of a makeover
Imagine you’re a superstar baker, but some of your ovens are rusty. You’d toss them, right? Greggs is doing that. They’re upgrading to modern, shiny shops with drive-thrus and smoothie machines (yes, really).
And let’s talk about those 56 closures—they’re mostly in areas where people work from home more now. Less foot traffic, fewer lunchtime cravings. Greggs is just following the new normal. Clever, really.
But here’s the fun part: compare this to a band going on tour. They might drop a few small venues to play bigger arenas. Greggs is headlining better locations—hello, city centres and busy motorway services!
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