Sandwich and coffee chain Pret A Manger will reopen more than 200 sites for takeaway and delivery from next Monday, with new social distancing measures in place.
Shops will reopen for the first time in towns across the country – but 75% of those chosen to open in a few days time are in London. Of the 204 listed to reopen, 153 are in the capital.
All Prets were initially shut, including for delivery and takeaway, with bosses saying they wanted to protect staff.
Perspex glasses have been installed in more than 300 Prets, as 204 prepare to reopen to customers from Monday
With offices and commuting hubs empty, many of the sites would have also been deserted and Pret is expected to look at other avenues for revenue while office workers stay home.
Pano Christou, CEO of Pret said: ‘One of the best things about Pret is the way our teams rise to new challenges and that’s exactly what we’ve seen over the past few weeks.
‘We’re rapidly transforming our business in light of the pandemic and the dramatic drop in city centre footfall. The changes we’ve been making include new ways to serve customers and bring Pret’s products to our customers’ homes safely.
‘It’s going to continue to be tough for Pret in the months ahead, and I’d like to thank our Team Members who are returning to work and making reopening possible.’
Rivals including McDonald’s, Nando’s and Greggs have revealed plans to welcome back hungry customers initially through deliveries, takeaways and drive-thru services.
Yesterday McDonald’s announced nearly 1,000 of its restaurants would reopen between Tuesday and Thursday next week.
To ensure social distancing for staff in Pret kitchens, each site will offer a limited menu, including its club sandwich, tuna baguette and chicken salad, it added.
Pret will also sell macaroni cheese, soups and risottos for customers to heat at home. It follows a similar move to start selling coffee beans direct to consumers though Amazon.
Ahead of reopening, Perspex screens have been fitted to the till counter, while the number of customers allowed into shops will be restricted.
Social distancing measures have been put in place in the kitchens, with only one person in certain areas of the kitchen at any one time – for example, fridges or staff rooms.
Orders for delivery can be made through Deliveroo, Just Eat and UberEats depending on the shop’s location, the company added.
Which Prets are reopening on Monday?
LONDON
- Albemarle Street
- Aldgate East Tube
- America Square
- Argyll Street
- Baker Street Tube Station
- Baker Street, 120
- Bankside
- Barbican
- Basinghall Street
- Bethnal Green Road, 121
- Bishopsgate 55
- Blackfriars Road, 240
- Blackfriars Road,157-168
- Blackfriars Station Petit Pret
- Borough High Street, 167
- Borough High Street, 51
- Bow Lane, 49-52
- Broadgate
- Bromley High Street
- Brompton Road
- Buckingham Palace Road
- Camden High St, 157
- Camden High Street, 231
- Canary Wharf, Canada Place
- Canary Wharf, Tower
- Canary Wharf, Westferry
- Cannon Street, 52-54
- Caxton Street
- Chancery Lane
- Chiswell Street
- City Road, 17
- Conduit Street
- Cullum Street
- Duke of York
- Earls Court Station
- Eastcheap, 19
- Euston Road
- Farringdon Road, 95
- Farringdon Street
- Fenchurch Avenue
- Fenchurch Street, 63
- Fetter Lane, 110
- Finsbury Park
- Finchley Road
- Fleet Street, 143
- Frith Street, 35
- Goswell Road
- Gray’s Inn Road
- Great Peter Street
- Great Tower Street
- Gresham Street
- Grosvenor Place
- Hammersmith Road
- Hammersmith Station (H&C Line)
- Hanover Square
- Hanover Street
- Harrow, St Anns Road
- Hatton Garden
- High Holborn, 125
- High Holborn, 280
- High Holborn, 319
- Holborn Circus
- Holborn Viaduct, 11-13
- Holland Park
- Holloway Road
- Houndsditch
- Kentish Town
- Kings Cross Station
- Kings Cross Station PetitPret
- Kings Cross Station, Kiosk
- Kingston Market Place
- Kingston Station
- Kingsway
- Leather Lane, 8B
- Liverpool Street Station
- London Bridge Station
- London Wall, 165-166
- London, George Street
- London, Union Street
- Long Acre
- Lower Regent Street, 2
- Ludgate Hill
- Mansell Street
- Marylebone Station
- More London, 7
- Mornington Crescent
- Mortimer Street
- New Bridge Street
- New Oxford Street, 64 -68
- Orchard Street
- Oxford Street, Rathbone Place
- Paddington Station Platform 12
- Paddington Station, Platform 1
- Paddington, Sheldon Square
- Pall Mall East, 5
- Piccadilly, 163
- Piccadilly, 81
- Queen Street, 90
- Queen Victoria Street
- Regent Place
- Riverside
- Ropemaker Street
- Royal Festival Hall
- Russell Square, 73
- Shaftesbury Avenue, 117
- Shelton Street
- Shoreditch High Street, 128
- Soho
- South Kensington tube
- Spitalfields
- St Botolph
- St Christopher’s Place
- St John Street, 182
- St John Street, 3-5
- St John Street, 402
- St Mary Axe
- St Pancras, Kiosk
- Stamford Street
- Stoney Street
- Strand, 120
- Strand, 190
- Strand, 217
- Strand, 87-88
- Stratford International Quarter
- Tavistock Square
- Theobalds Road
- Thomas More Square
- Tottenham Court Road Tube
- Tottenham Court Road, 100
- Tottenham Court Road, 237
- Tottenham Court Road, 67
- Trafalgar Square North
- Trafalgar Square South
- Triton Square
- Uxbridge, The Pavilions
- Vauxhall Bridge Road, 40
- Verde, Bressenden Place
- Vere Street
- Victoria Coach Station
- Victoria Place
- Victoria Station
- Victoria Station, Petit Pret
- Victoria Street, 173
- Victoria Street, 95
- Villiers Street
- Walthamstow
- Wardour Street
- Waterloo Station
- Westminster Bridge Road
- Whitecross Street
- Whitehall
- Wilton Road
- Wood Green
OUTSIDE LONDON
- Bath, Southgate Centre
- Birmingham Brindley Place
- Birmingham Newhall Street
- Birmingham, New Street Station
- Bournemouth
- Brighton Station
- Bristol, Queens Road
- Cambridge, Market Street
- Chelmsford
- Cheltenham High Street
- Edinburgh, Castle Street
- Edinburgh, Hanover Street
- Edinburgh, Lothian Road
- Edinburgh, Princes Street
- Edinburgh, Waverley Station
- Exeter High Street
- Glasgow, Central Station
- Glasgow, Gordon Street
- Glasgow, Sauchiehall Street
- Leeds Station
- Leeds, Infirmary Street
- Liverpool, Derby Square
- Liverpool, Paradise Street
- Manchester, Media City
- Manchester, Oxford Street
- Manchester, Piccadilly Station
- Manchester, Portland Street
- Manchester, Spinningfields
- Manchester, University Square
- Milton Keynes Station
- Newcastle, Northumberland St
- Norwich, Haymarket
- Nottingham, High Street
- Oxford, Cornmarket 26-27
- Reading, The Oracle Centre
- St Andrews
- Staines
- Epsom High Street
- Guildford
- Woking
- University of Warwick
- Watford
- Horsham
- Winchester High Street
- Winchester House
- Windsor
- York, Parliament Street
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