Inside the new discount Greggs where you can get four doughnuts for 55p
23.05.2023 - 16:55
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It's a typical Tuesday morning and one of Greater Manchester's many Greggs stores is open for business. A flurry of customers are popping in and out, and some are leaving armed with boxes and bags full of treats.
As two pals browse the store's shelves, one tells the other: "This is the best thing that's ever happened to Oldham." You see, this isn't any old Greggs, this is a Greggs Outlet.
Last year, the bakery giant revealed plans to open a number of Greggs Outlet stores across the country. Thirty stores have already opened their doors and the new branch on Henshaw Street, opposite Oldham's Tommyfield Market, is the first to arrive in Greater Manchester.
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The first thing you notice as you walk into the store is that there is no hot food counter, which usually catches the eye of every hungry customer who comes through the door. Instead, favourites like sausage rolls and steak bakes are bagged up in multiples and displayed on shelves around the store, alongside sweet treats like doughnuts and Belgian buns.
There are also sandwiches kept in a fridge in the corner of the store, which at first glance appears the same as it would in your regular Greggs, until you notice the prices. Red signs around the shop also remind customers that this isn't your usual Greggs.
The items for sale at Greggs Outlet have all been saved from becoming food waste. Items which were made the day before but weren't sold are passed onto the Oldham Outlet, where they are available for a reduced price.
We compared prices at the Greggs Outlet with Oldham's regular branch at the Spindles Shopping Centre, and the difference was staggering. A pack of four sausage rolls in the regular