Full list of all the Chesterfield Greggs shops that will reopen on Thursday
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Bosses have unveiled new-look stores with floor markings, protective clothes for staff and screens at counters among several measures to protect against coronavirus spreading.
There will also be a reduced menu to ensure social distancing in kitchens and workspaces.
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Hide AdGreggs warned sales are likely to remain subdued as the chain copes with fewer customers allowed in stores at any one time, following a series of small-scale trials near its offices.
As a result of the expected fall in takings, an unspecified proportion of staff ‘will remain furloughed until sales levels begin returning to normal’, the company said.
The Newcastle-based business has taken a tentative approach to reopening, with management keen to avoid any rushes or overcrowding at sites following its three-month closure.
Rivals KFC and McDonald's have seen long car queues for drive-thru services and non-essential retailers were greeted with hundreds of shoppers as stores were able to reopen their doors on Monday.
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Hide AdGreggs had been allowed to stay open throughout the lockdown, offering takeaway and delivery services. But company leaders declined to carry on trading, saying remaining open would have compromised the safety of its employees.
After the initial 800 bakeries return, Greggs aims to welcome customers back to its remaining 1,000 sites by early July.
Updating the stock market, the company added it remained cautious and warned sales may fall.
It said: “We are not able to predict the impact of social distancing on our ability to trade or on customer demand.
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Hide Ad“However, our capacity to operate will be restricted by size of shop and we must anticipate that sales may be lower than normal for some time.
“This will require us to maintain a proportion of our colleagues on furlough, either fully or partially, until sales levels begin returning to normal.
“In anticipation of lower sales, we have limited our initial product range to our best sellers and therefore a number of our manufacturing operational teams will remain furloughed until demand reaches a level that justifies the addition of remaining product lines.”
The full list of Greggs shops opening in Chesterfield
8 Burlington St, S40 1RR
U3 Lockoford Lane, S41 7JB
38 Burlington St, S40 1RR