Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores
47.24 - Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
19 January 2012
Employment effect (start)
20 January 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

Bakery chain Greggs has announced that it is to create up to 150 jobs in 2012 by opening new stores. The new stores will be based of the high street in places like industrial estates retail parks, bus terminals, train stations and airports. The company currently employs 2,500 people in 208 stores.


Sources

  • 19 January 2012: Manchester Evening News

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Greggs, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73204, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73204.