Archive of all Greggs articles – Page 5
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Analysis & Features
What does the reopening mean for food and drink stocks?
With the FTSE250 at pre-Covid levels, and the FTSE350 actually trading higher, we look at how grocery, retail, leisure and food to go stocks have fared
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News
Greggs’ frozen range flies as bakery chain’s stores suffer
“Throughout the pandemic, when Greggs was shut, we doubled our sales on that particular range,” said Iceland trading director Andrew Stanilan
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New Asda Worksop store features sit-down Greggs café
The 37,000 sq ft store features a range of food-to-go concepts, as Asda ramps up its partnerships with out-of-home companies
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City snapshot: Greggs to cut jobs as sales remain well below pre-coronavirus levels
Greggs has confirmed it will cut staff numbers as its level of custom will remain “below normal for the foreseeable future” as sales remain well down year-on-year. Plus, Hotel Chocolat falls to annual loss, B&M’s sales surge continues and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Greggs targets supermarket concessions for growth post-Covid
Greggs has now reopened the vast majority of sites, including four concessions in Asda superstores
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Greggs raises £150m through coronavirus Bank of England finance scheme
Greggs has raised £150 through the government created Covid Corporate Financing Facility.
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Coronavirus: Greggs to close its stores tomorrow as weekly sales plunge 9.9%
Food to go chain Greggs has announced it will close its entire shop estate by the close of business on Tuesday 24 March in response to the coronavirus crisis
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Greggs hints at expanding concessions across big four grocers
CEO Roger Whiteside said today that if the new trial with Asda was a success, other supermarket rivals may be interested
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Greggs hails ‘exceptional’ year but New Year sales slow
Greggs has posted a jump in annual sales and profits following an ‘exceptional’ year for the food to go chain, but admitted it has seen a ‘significant’ slowdown in sales in February due to stormy weather.
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Greggs gifts Stormzy ‘Concierge’ card in Twitter stunt
In a publicity stunt for the bakery chain on Twitter, Stormzy today announced his new “Greggs black card”
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Comment & Opinion
‘Piers Morgan’ nabbed in vegan sting
The TV presenter labelled Greggs’ vegan steak bake a ‘con’
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News
Greggs struggles to meet demand for vegan steak bake
Greggs has launched a ‘Locate a bake’ website where customers can find the nearest store stocking the item
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Comment & Opinion
Greggs boss Roger Whiteside’s vegan move could be a Game Changer
Netflix documentary The Game Changers looks like being the Super Size Me of its generation
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News
City snapshot: Greggs outlook unchanged as third quarter sales rise
Greggs posted another quarter of sales increase, while analysts predict Tesco’s interim sales to flatline amid strong comparatives and Brexit uncertainty
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Comment & Opinion
Don’t write off the Greggs evening meal just yet
On the face of it, a Greggs evening meal doesn’t sound particularly appetising. But don’t underestimate the brand’s powers of reinvention
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City snapshot: Greggs profits soar on stellar first half sales growth
Greggs first half profits surge on strong sales growth, Reckitt Benckiser’s first half growth sags to just 1%, Greencore third quarter sales fall in “challenging” period and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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McDonald's vegan burger matches Greggs in tapping vegan trend
Data revealed McDonald’s vegan Happy Meal boosted footfall as much as Greggs’ vegan sausage roll did
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City snapshot: Greggs annual sales surge past £1bn
Greggs has shrugged off “extreme weather conditions” and wider economic uncertainties to post a jump in full year sales and profits. Plus the rest of the latest news from the City.
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City snapshot: Vegan sausage roll success boosts profits at Greggs
Greggs said it has made an “exceptionally strong start” to 2019
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City snapshot: Greggs sales up 7.3% in third quarter
Food to go bakery chain Greggs has reported a 7.3% sales jump in its third quarter, driven by like-for-like growth and new store openings. Plus, UK retail sales fall 0.2% in September and all the rest of the latest news from the City.