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| Morrisons to close 52 cafes and 17 convenience stores | |
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| Morrisons is under pressure to cut costs as it struggles to compete with other supermarkets | Morrisons is under pressure to cut costs as it struggles to compete with other supermarkets |
| Supermarket chain Morrisons is to shut 52 cafes and 17 convenience stores, putting hundreds of jobs at risk. | |
| The retailer will also close a number of in-store services, including some meat and fish counters, pharmacies and all its market kitchens in an attempt to redirect cash to other parts of the business. | |
| It is expected the cuts will be rolled out over the next few months. | It is expected the cuts will be rolled out over the next few months. |
| The retailer has come under significant pressure from the growth of discounter rivals, with Aldi overtaking Morrisons as the UK's fourth biggest supermarket chain in 2022. | The retailer has come under significant pressure from the growth of discounter rivals, with Aldi overtaking Morrisons as the UK's fourth biggest supermarket chain in 2022. |
| Morrisons said most staff affected by the changes were expected to be redeployed, but around 365 employees would be at risk of redundancy. | Morrisons said most staff affected by the changes were expected to be redeployed, but around 365 employees would be at risk of redundancy. |
| The store closures will all be Morrisons Daily stores, which are smaller convenience stores opening for extended hours. | |
| The other closures include 52 cafes, all 18 market kitchens,13 florists, 35 meat counters, 35 fish counters and four pharmacies. | |
| The chain employs 95,000 people in its 500 supermarkets and 1,600 Morrisons Dailys. | |
| In-store cafes will be shut in five London stores, with cafes in Leeds, Portsmouth and Glasgow also affected. | |
| In some stores, the supermarket plans to work with third parties "to provide a relevant specialist offer", said chief executive Rami Baitiéh. | |
| "The changes we are announcing today are a necessary part of our plans to renew and reinvigorate Morrisons and enable us to focus our investment into the areas that customers really value and that can play a full part in our growth." |