Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months
Morrisons plans to close 100 stores in the coming months, citing rising costs due to government policy choices. The affected stores, acquired through the McColls acquisition in 2022, have been loss-making for some time. This decision follows previous closures and job risks at the company, with a consultation on redundancies expected soon.
- ▪Morrisons is planning to close 100 stores due to rising costs.
- ▪The closures primarily affect convenience stores acquired through the McColls acquisition.
- ▪The company has previously announced the closure of 52 cafes and 17 convenience stores, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
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Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJemma CrewBusiness reporter Getty ImagesMorrisons is planning to close 100 stores over the coming months, as it blamed government policy choices for rising costs. The supermarket chain said the affected convenience stores had been loss-making for some time and were acquired through its McColls acquisition in 2022.It said the difficulties had been exacerbated in more recent years by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices", but did not give any further detail.The planned closures come after Morrisons said last year it was closing 52 cafes and 17 convenience stores, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.It also comes after it revealed last month that about 200…
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