Bakery chain Greggs blames poor weather for drop in footfall

High street baker Greggs is reporting slower sales growth today after poor weather and challenging economic conditions combined to hit footfall.

The firm says like-for-like sales grew by 4.7% during the 19 weeks to May 10, compared with a rise of 6.2% during the first 10 weeks.

Chairman Derek Netherton is blaming this year’s earlier Easter and poor weather over the period for the dip during March and April.

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