Greggs launches bid for new outlet store at abandoned UK site

Greggs has set its sights on popular medieval town Canterbury (Picture: Getty Images)

Greggs fans in Canterbury could soon get their hands on some discount sausage rolls, as the bakery giant plans to open a new outlet store in the city.

The high street favourite has officially launched a bid to open its 57th outlet in the UK, setting its sights on a long-abandoned Carphone Warehouse unit at Wincheap Retail Park in Canterbury.

In a letter to Canterbury City Council, agents for Greggs said the new store would constitute ‘an appropriate use, further strengthening Wincheap Retail Park’.

Greggs Outlet stores, which have operated since 1972, sell redistributed ...