Greggs to offer free WiFi

From this month, 100 shops per week will gain WiFi access – with the final store fitted by the end of summer. By then, Greggs will have more WiFi-enabled outlets on Britain's high streets that any other brand, claimed the firm.

Ideal locations​

Graeme Nash, the firm’s head of customer and marketing, said: “We are constantly looking at ways of giving our customers a fantastic experience when shopping at Greggs. We have a number of outlets now with seating and our cafes and new coffee shops, Greggs Moment, are all ideal locations where our customers can benefit from free WiFi.” ​

Vince Russell, md at The Cloud, said: “Greggs might not be the kind of brand you immediately associate with WiFi, but this deal shows how mainstream this technology has become.​

“It's no longer the preserve of hotels or train stations where businessmen log on to check their emails – it's used by all sorts of people for everyday reasons like updating their Facebook, Twitter or Foursquare accounts when they're on the go.” ​

Greggs serves 6M customers each week.