Pret to reopen a further 70 outlets across the UK
Pret was forced to shut its shops in March
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Your support makes all the difference.Pret A Manger has announced that it is to reopen a further 70 outlets across the UK.
CEO Pan Christou said the additional shops will open from 11 May following a successful trial of 30 stores.
This includes outlets in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester. The stores will not be open for customers to sit-in, only for takeaway or for deliveries.
In a blog post, Christou wrote: “The Pret experience for both our customers and teams will continue to feel very different.
“For example, each shop will be fitted with Perspex screens at the tills, we will restrict the number of customers in our shops, we’ll provide hand sanitiser for customers, and face coverings to our team members who prefer to wear one.”
Pret was forced to close its doors in March when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown.
The coffee firm is among a number of large chains to begin reopening following a six-week shutdown.
KFC, Burger King and Nando’s have all reopened a number of sites across the UK for delivery only during lockdown.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday fast good giant McDonald’s announced that it was reopening 15 restaurants after it had successfully carried out “operational tests”.
Announcing the move on social media, McDonald’s said the 15 sites will serve local customers “by McDelivery only” from 11am on Wednesday 13 May.
“Rest assured, we are working hard to reopen more restaurants and will keep you updated here as we add more,” the firm said.
“Slowly, but safely we will return to towns and cities across the UK and Ireland and thank you for your continued support as we work through this crisis.”
Full list of open Pret stores below.
Open now:
BATTERSEA
80-82, St John's Road
BOROUGH HIGH STREET
11-13, Borough High Street
BRIXTON
417, Brixton Road
CITY ROAD
161, Eagle House
EALING
45, High Street
ELEPHANT & CASTLE
UNIT 4, 22 Elephant & Castle
FULHAM BROADWAY
Unit 5 Fulham Broadway Retail Centre
FULHAM PALACE ROAD
168-188, Fulham Palace Road
FULHAM ROAD
367B, Fulham Road
GREAT PORTLAND STREET
136, Great Portland Street
HAMMERSMITH
Unit 30 Broadway Shopping Centre
HARBOUR ISLAND
Millwall Dock, Docklands
HIGHBURY CORNER
257-258, Upper Street
ISLINGTON
Angel Central Shopping Centre 12 Parkfield Street
KING'S CROSS
54-60, York Way
KING'S ROAD
35-37, King's Road
KINGSTON
85-87, Clarence Street
LADBROKE GROVE
140, Ladbroke Grove
NOTTING HILL GATE
65, Notting Hill Gate
PADDINGTON
3-5, Praed Street
PUTNEY HIGH STREET
121, Putney High Street
RICHMOND
37, Lower George Street
SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET
192, Shoreditch High Street
SOUTH KENSINGTON
15, Old Brompton Road
ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY
Ground Floor, Jenner Wing
ST JOHN'S WOOD
2-4, Circus Road
TOOTING BROADWAY
3 Mitcham Road
VAUXHALL
Unit 21, St George's Wharf
WARREN STREET
14, Warren Street
WIMBLEDON
4, Wimbledon Hill Road
OPEN FROM 11 MAY:
ALDERSGATE
Unit 1, 200 Aldersgate
ALDGATE
85, Aldgate High Street
BAKER STREET
20, Baker Street
BAKER STREET
211-213, Baker Street
BARBICAN
Unit 2, 5 Aldermanbury Square
BERKELEY SQUARE
7, Berkeley Square
BIRMINGHAM
22-24, Colmore Row
BISHOPSGATE
192, Bishopsgate
BISHOPSGATE
201, Bishopsgate
BRIGHTON
42, East Street
BRIGHTON
77, North Street
BRISTOL
93-95, Broadmead
BRISTOL
32, Victoria Street
BROMPTON ROAD
106-108, Brompton Road
CAMBRIDGE
Unit 4, 1 Station Square
CANARY WHARF
Unit 320, Cabot Place
CANARY WHARF
Unit 13, Jubilee Place
CANARY WHARF
Unit 10, Canada Place Mall
CANNON STREET
The Walbrook Building, 95 Cannon Street
CAVENDISH SQUARE
31, Cavendish Square
CHEAPSIDE
141, Cheapside
CITY ROAD
Oliver's Yard, City Road
COLEMAN STREET
67, Coleman Street
CROYDON
93a, George Street
DALSTON
Western Curve, Kingsland High Street, Dalston
EASTCASTLE STREET
49, Eastcastle Street
EDGWARE ROAD
26, Edgware Road
EDINBURGH
30 North Bridge
ELDON STREET
17, Eldon Street
EUSTON TOWER
Unit 1, Euston Tower Podium
FARRINGDON STATION
36-38, Cowcross Street
FINSBURY SQUARE
1, Finsbury Square
GLASGOW
65-69 Bothwell Street
GLASGOW
144-146, Queen Street
GLOUCESTER ROAD
99, Gloucester Road
GRACECHURCH STREET
77-80, Gracechurch Street
GREAT PORTLAND STREET
244, Great Portland Street
HAMMERSMITH
8-10, King Street
HIGH HOLBORN
240-241, High Holborn
HORSEFERRY ROAD
Unit 12, Great Minster
ISLINGTON HIGH STREET
27, Islington High Street
KENSINGTON ARCADE
Unit 14, Kensington Arcade
KING WILLIAM STREET
43, King William Street
LEEDS
6, Lands Lane
LIVERPOOL STREET
19 - 20 Liverpool Street
LOMBARD STREET
14-16, Lombard Street
MANCHESTER
27, Cross Street
MARBLE ARCH
556, Oxford Street
MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET
7, Marylebone High Street
MOORGATE
Unit 3, Moorgate Halls
OLD BROAD STREET
125, Old Broad Street
OXFORD JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL
Units 2 & 3, West Wing
OXFORD STREET
West One Shopping Centre
PATERNOSTER SQUARE
10, Paternoster Square
PENTONVILLE ROAD
296 Pentonville Road
QUEENSWAY STATION
7-9, Queensway
READING
Thames Tower, Station Approach
REGENT STREET
298, Regent Street
RUSSELL SQUARE
40, Bernard Street
ST ALBANS
25-27, St Peter's Street
ST MARTIN'S LANE
77-78, St Martin's Lane
ST PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL
The Circle, St Pancras International
STRATFORD STATION
21, Station Street
STRATFORD STATION
Petit Pret, Southern Ticket Hall
TOOLEY STREET
47-49, Tooley Street
TOTHILL STREET
49, Tothill Street
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
121-123, Mount Pleasant Road
TURNMILL STREET
101, Turnmill Street
WANDSWORTH
Southside Shopping Centre
WATERLOO ROAD
152, Waterloo Road
WIGMORE STREET
24, Wigmore Street
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