Greggs LIVE: Stores closes across UK after being hit by 'payment issues'

Greggs bakeries up and down the UK are being closed today (March 20) after an IT glitch has left many stores unable to process payments.

The UK's largest bakery chain, known for its cheap and cheerful bakes, sausage rolls, and pizza slices, could not take payments in any of their stores this morning after the glitch.

A statement from Greggs said: "We are currently experiencing issues accepting payments in our shops." It added: "We are working to resolve this as soon as possible."

This is not the first issue businesses have had processing payments recently, with McDonalds, Sainsbury's, Argos and Tesco all facing outages in the past week or so.

Signs seen in the windows of some Greggs tell customers that they might be open later, but if they want to order they might still be able to through delivery services like Uber Eats.

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Some Greggs stores appear to still be open selling bakes, rolls, and slices, but not everything in-store is working. One customer walking into a Hollinwood branch said he was fed, but his loyalty to the bakery chain was sadly not recognised.

Joseph said to the Manchester Evening News: "I went to the Greggs in Hollinwood for my breakfast at around 9am this morning. The queue was a bit longer than usual and the staff seemed a little bit flustered - but I didn't think too much of it.

"I was looking forward to claiming my free breakfast through the app but when it came to paying, I was told that the scanners 'aren't playing today'. It's not the end of the world as their breakfast rolls