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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Greggs blames slide in sales growth on bad weather as Britons cut back snacks

Greggs bakery store
Greggs blamed ‘challenging weather conditions’ in January for the slowdown in sales growth. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Greggs has recorded its worst sales growth since the pandemic, when it was forced to shut stores, amid poor weather at the start of 2025 and evidence shoppers are cutting back on snacks.

Shares in Greggs fell 8.5% on Tuesday as the company reported that sales growth at established stores had softened to 1.7% in the nine weeks since late December. The figure represents a further slowdown after the pace of growth more than halved to 2.5% in the previous quarter.

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