Greggs confirms more of its Doncaster stores to re-open tomorrow

The firm has confirmed it will be opening its doors again at the shops that did not re-open in the borough two weeks ago.

It means that the store at Church Street, Armthorpe, and at the Waterdale shopping centre will be back open with social distancing measure in place, as well as Onyx Retail Park, Wath.

A notice has been placed in the window of the Armthorpe shop letting shoppers know, and a spokesman for the firm today confirmed both would be back open again.

The firm’s shops on Baxtergate in the town centre and the store in Wheatley Centre Shopping Parkboth opened on June 18.

Two stores on the M18’s Moto service station on Junction 5, Hatfield, and the one at the Carcroft services on the A1, Skellow, have also already re-opened.

Bosses have unveiled new-look stores with floor markings, protective clothes for staff and screens at counters among several measures to protect against coronavirus spreading.

Greggs had been allowed to stay open throughout the lockdown, offering takeaway, but bosses declined, saying it felt remaining open would compromise the safety of its employees.

When it announced its first wave of re-openings, Greggs said its capacity to operate would be restricted by the size of the shop and it warned it must anticipate that sales may be lower than normal for some time.

The firm also said that it was limiting its initial product range to our best sellers, in anticipation of lower sales.

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