Greggs to open 120 new stores in 2026
Greggs is expecting to make 120 net new store openings in 2026, with the food-to-go operator highlighting a “strong pipeline” of shop opportunities.
In 2025, Greggs opened 207 new stores – an average of four per week – including 50 relocations and 36 closures. This resulted in 121 net store openings over the course of the year.
As of 27th December, Greggs operated a total of 2,739 shops, comprising 2,137 company-managed stores and 602 franchised units.
The chain said that its estate expansion programme is developing its reach into new locations in under-penetrated catchments, as well as relocating constrained existing shops to better locations to facilitate further growth.
This comes as Greggs releases a trading up date for the fourth quarter of 2025, a period during which its sales were up by 7.4%. Over the course of the year, total sales reached £2.151m, up by 6.8% compared to 2024.
Roisin Currie, chief executive of Greggs, said: “We made good progress in 2025, in a challenging year where subdued consumer confidence impacted the food-to-go market. Against this backdrop, I’m pleased that Greggs outperformed the wider market and increased its market share of visits.
“We enter 2026 with a strong pipeline of new opportunities to make Greggs even more convenient for customers. This is underpinned by the investments we have been making in our supply chain capacity, which start to become operational this year. Our ongoing focus on efficiency allows us to deliver exceptional value to customers who are managing their budgets carefully.”