Surrey town gets new Greggs in a Sainsburys in 2,500th store opening

A new Greggs in Surrey is the 2,500th UK store opening for the food-on-the-go retailer. The shop opened in Sainsbury’s Bridgeway, Cobham on April 29.

In a statement, Greggs said: "In 2021 Greggs launched its five-year growth plan outlining its ambition to reach significantly more than 3,000 shops in the UK in the longer term. It plans to open between 140 and 160 new shops in 2024, with a focus on expanding its presence in travel hubs and roadside locations to reach more customers."

The 2,500th shop, located in a petrol forecourt, is Greggs’ eighth shop with Sainsbury’s, and brings the total number of shops with supermarket partners, including Asda and Tesco, to 50.

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It went on: "Last year was a record year as Greggs accelerated its shop opening programme – with 220 gross shop openings and 145 net new shops. The pipeline of new shop opportunities remains strong, and Greggs expects to open between 140 and 160 net new shops in 2024, including drive-thrus, in travel hubs, and, like this shop in Cobham, at supermarket locations."

The new outlet has created 12 new jobs and is open seven days a week.

Tony Rowson, Property Director at Greggs commented : "We’re proud to have hit this milestone and opened our 2,500th shop in a location which demonstrates the breadth of our estate and the popularity of our brand. We are grateful for the hard work of our teams and the support of our valued partners as we continue to expand towards our vision of significantly more than 3,000 Greggs shops longer term.”

Rhian Bartlett, Chief Food Commercial Officer at Sainsbury’s added: “We’re delighted to have opened our eighth shop with Greggs at our Cobham store. It follows the successful launches of Greggs café-style formats at other Sainsbury’s locations, which have already proved popular with our customers.

"Our collaboration with Greggs is part of our ongoing plan to attract many more people to choose Sainsbury’s as the place they come to for good food, and we’re excited to build on this partnership further.”

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