Greggs to open eight new stores in coming weeks including one in Greater Manchester - full list

Greggs has confirmed the opening of eight new stores in the coming weeks - including one in Greater Manchester. The high street bakers also gave an update about pricing as it announced plans to open up to 160 new stores in the year ahead.

The bakery chain said it does not plan to hike prices in 2024 - but is unlikely to introduce any price cuts either. It comes as Greggs revealed plans to open dozens more stores, including eight that will open in the coming weeks. Greater Manchester will be getting a new store on Northenden Road in Sale.

Greggs says it will continue to look at expanding across retail parks, travel sites and roadside locations, as well as industrial estates. It also plans to continue rolling out evening opening hours on a targeted basis across stores, with extended hours currently available in around 1,200 shops.

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The group opened a record 220 new shops over 2023, with 33 closures and 42 relocations leaving it with 145 new sites on a net basis and taking its total estate to 2,473. Greggs is now set to open between 140 and 160 new shops on a net basis in 2024 as it looks to give customers more convenient access to its stores.

Roisin Currie, chief executive of Greggs, said there are “no plans currently” to increase prices as the chain expects a more stable cost base over the year ahead. However, she said it would be “a long time before we see deflation” that would allow the group to start reducing prices, with retailers among those facing higher wage bills due to increases in the national living wage. But, she said