28 Jun 2021 07:00
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28 June 2021
GREGGS plc
TRADING UPDATE
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Greggs is a leading UK food-on-the-go retailer,
with more than 2,000 retail outlets throughout the country
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Continued strong recovery in performance
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Greggs last reported trading performance on 10 May, at which point we had seen a strong recovery in sales levels following the easing of restrictions on non-essential retail across the UK. Since then we had expected to see increased competition as cafes and restaurants were allowed to compete more effectively with our largely take-out offer. In recent weeks the impact of pent-up demand for retail has reduced but, nonetheless, like-for-like sales growth in company-managed shops has remained in positive territory ranging between one and three per cent when measured against the same period in 2019.
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This level of sustained sales recovery is stronger than we had anticipated and, if it were to continue, would have a materially positive impact on the expected financial result for the year. We will provide an updated picture when we present our interim results on 3 August 2021.
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ENQUIRIES: Greggs plc Ā Roger Whiteside, Chief Executive Richard Hutton, Finance Director Tel: 0191 281 7721 | Ā Hudson Sandler Ā Wendy Baker / Nick Moore Tel: 020 7796 4133 |
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