Greggs to reopen shops in East Renfrewshire and Glasgow this week

Shops in Main Street, Barrhead; The Avenue Shopping Centre, Newton Mearns; Main Street, Thornliebank; and a number of branches throughout Glasgow are among those scheduled to resume trading.

The shops will be open for takeaway only, with all seating areas and customer toilets remaining closed.

To keep customers and colleagues safe, cash will not be taken with payment only accepted via card, contactless or Greggs Rewards.

There will be a limited menu available across the shops.

New operational and social distancing measures will be implemented. Greggs has introduced a one-way system to help ensure social distancing and new screens have been installed at all till points.

Only one adult per household will be permitted to enter the shop at a time to join a social distanced queue, and there will be a reduced number of colleagues behind the tills.

All shop teams will be provided with protective workwear, including face masks, visors and gloves.

Roger Whiteside, Greggs Chief Executive said: “Over the past month, we have carried out robust trials using our new operational and social distancing measures and they have progressed well.

“This has allowed us to move to our next reopening phase with just over 800 of our shops welcoming customers back this week.

“The health and safety of our colleagues and customers is our priority and for this reason we have put in the time and effort to make a thorough assessment of all shops.

“Although we will open with a reduced range, this will be a significant step in us helping the nation get back up and running and serving the communities that we operate in.”