Morrisons news

The Grocer has reported that independent chain Jempson’s is to become the second Together with Morrisons retailer, with plans to convert its six stores to the dual-branded fascia. Jempson’s will convert its superstore in Peasmarsh to the new fascia later this spring, with the remainder of the estate to follow during 2023. The move will be a blow for Nisa, which has been Jempson’s primary supplier...

Morrisons has opened a new recycling plant in Fife that will reprocess previously ‘hard-to-recycle’ soft plastics. The site is co-owned by Morrisons and was constructed and will be operated by recycling plant specialists Yes Recycling. A number of other organisations, including Nestlé UK & Ireland and Zero Waste Scotland, have also been involved in the development of the facility. The new recy...

Morrisons has updated its investors on full year trading for the 52 weeks ending 30 October 2022, noting that “ with continued high food inflation, rising interest rates, an ongoing cost of living crisis and the war in Ukraine set to enter its second year, there is a continuing sense of uncertainty in consumer sentiment .” Group revenue for the year was up 2.2% to £18.4 bn, from £18.0 bn last ...

Morrisons has opened up its Safeway private label range to the independent retail sector, around 30 items now available through wholesaler Eden Farm. The assortment includes eggs, dairy, deli, cheese, meat, pizza and desserts. The wholesaler has noted that “New to Eden Farm, Safeway brings a range of fresh products renowned for quality. With our expertise in shopkeeping we have created a range of...

We round-up the latest Christmas adverts from the UK’s grocery retailers. The common theme for 2022 sees the adverts focus on how retailers are looking to help people spread festive cheer in the face of the cost-of-living crisis. Tesco: budget-friendly Christmas Tesco’s Christmas campaign acknowledges the cost-of-living crisis as it spotlights its budget-friendly range and value-led prom...

Having gained approval for its acquisition of the McColl’s convenience business in October, Morrisons has now identified 132 loss-making sites from the 1,164 strong store estate which it intends to close to ensure the viability of the operation. This will be in addition to the 28 McColl’s that Morrisons has agreed to sell to address the competition concerns raised by the Competition and Market...

Morrisons has introduced a new mechanic, similar to Tesco, in which selected discounts are only available to loyalty cardholders. The new push has seen POS introduced across the store, stating that certain discounts – My Morrisons Exclusives – are only available to loyalty card members, exhorting shoppers to ‘Scan and Save.’ The offers are so far extremely limited, just one on Ben & Jerry...

As Deliveroo opens its first physical store, on New Oxford Street, I headed in-store to see how it integrates digital ordering and Morrisons products to offer near-immediate collection of orders. What is the Deliveroo Hop store? The Deliveroo Hop store enables shoppers to buy from digital kiosks or through the Deliveroo app. Walk-in shoppers can order through the digital kiosks or Deliveroo...

As Morrisons invests more than £100m to cut the price of 150 of its most purchased products, we look at three key developments from the retailer. To drive value messages, Morrisons to cut prices of 150 key products… Morrisons has launched a new round of price cuts, which will offer an average saving of 14%, as it looks to promote value messages and bring shoppers back to its stores. The ret...

Morrisons has reported total sales, including fuel, rose 4.5% to £4.8 bn in the 13 weeks to 31 July, driven by new space and fuel sales. The retailer said its adjusted EBITDA fell to £177m, from £356m in the same period in 2021, as it faced ‘ unprecedented inflationary pressures ’ on its business. Q3 like-for-like sales showed sequential improvement Morrisons Q3 like-for-like sales, excludi...