Final touches made to Wigan bakery Galloways stores as some set to-reopen

The final touches are being put in place ahead of the much-anticipated re-opening of some stores of a beloved Wigan bakery on Wednesday.
By Ben Butler
Published 26th May 2020, 10:15 BST
Updated 26th May 2020, 10:41 BST
Galloways in Wigan Copyright: jpimediaGalloways in Wigan Copyright: jpimedia
Galloways in Wigan Copyright: jpimedia

Galloways will open the doors of a number of their shops more than two months after the firm closed all of its 25 branches following lockdown.

And the bakery has posted pictures on Twitter of the safety measures it has put in place ahead of the grand day.

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There will be marked out bays in shops with a limited number of customers allowed in at one time, while it will ask shoppers to make contactless payments where possible and provide sanitiser stations.

Marked out bays in a Galloways storeMarked out bays in a Galloways store
Marked out bays in a Galloways store

It tweeted: "Final touches today for our return on Wednesday, we look forward to welcoming all our customers back to shop safely with us!"

Shop which are planned to open on Wednesday are;

City Road, Wigan,

Aspull

Hand sanitiser station in a Galloways storeHand sanitiser station in a Galloways store
Hand sanitiser station in a Galloways store

Billinge

Haydock

Chain Lane, St Helens

Eccleston, St Helens

Ashton

Winstanley

Beech Hill

Platt Bridge

Hindley

Eccleston, Standish

Marsh Green

Hawkley Hall

The next list of shops to open as part of the phased re-opening will include: Market Place, Tunstall Lane, Pemberton and Smithy Green. No date has been given for when these stores will re-open.

The bakery plans to open the shops with a limited product range.

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