The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Greggs confirms retail park store will not reopen
Firm bidding to minimise threat to jobs by relocating as many staff as possible
Perth city centre has been dealt another blow as national bakery chain Greggs has announced it will not be reopening one of its Fair City branches.
The firm, which did have four sites in Perth, revealed the recently completed unit at St Catherine’s Retail Park will remain permanently closed when restrictions are lifted.
It is understood the firm is attempting to relocate as many staff as possible in an effort to minimise redundancies.
The branch, with a small seated area inside and out, was located between a Costa coffee shop and a larger empty unit which is to be converted into a 24-hour leisure facility by The Gym.
A spokesman for the Newcastle-based company said: “We can confirm that sadly our St Catherine’s Retail Park shop in Perth will not be reopening.”
Residents will now have to travel to the Scott Street, South Street or Inveralmond Industrial Estate bakeries to satisfy their pastry cravings.
The three branches will remain closed for now, but management said this is on a temporary basis.
Greggs is the latest in a growing list of corporate casualties in Perth, including fashion retailer Phase Eight, laundry giant Fishers and Fair City haulage stalwarts Morris Young – racking up at least 100 redundancies between them.
Last year bakery Goodfellow and Steven closed its High Street branch.
Elsewhere, more than 200 people have signed a petition to save the Cowdenbeath branch of Greggs.