Greggs gives surprise profit update as hot weather keeps people away from stores

Greggs feels the heat as shoppers shun pastries in hot June

Shares fall almost 13% after bakery chain’s profit warning over heatwave hit to salesThe UK’s biggest bakery chain, Greggs, has said last month’s heatwave harmed its sales and profits as customers went off the idea of hot pastries in the unusually high temperatures.Shares in Greggs slumped almost 13% as investors reacted to the profit warning a day after the UK experienced the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching as high as…

UK's popular sausage roll seller plunges 15% as heatwave hurts sales

Shares of the bakery chain plunged around 15% Wednesday after the company said unseasonably hot weather had hit customer footfall and dented sales in June.

Greggs warns of profit hit as heatwave dents sales

The group said it saw fewer customers pass through its doors

Greggs gives surprise profit update as hot weather keeps people away from stores

Initial data suggests last month was the second warmest June since records began