Roughly 365 jobs could be lost at Morrisons shops across Britain as cafes and in-store services are to close.
Those hundreds of roles are at risk of redundancy, the supermarket chain said, as it is to close 52 cafes, all 18 market kitchens food-to-go sites, 17 convenience stores, 13 florists, 35 meat counters, 35 fish counters and four pharmacies.
Some staff working at these services will be redeployed elsewhere in the business, Morrisons said.
Money blog: Price of a pint is about to hit big milestone
Morrisons did not say exactly when these closures were taking place but that the operations would be closed “over the next few months”.
The cuts come as “costs of operations are significantly out of line with usage, volumes or the value that customers place on them”, the supermarket chain said.
Despite shuttering 52 of its cafes, Morrisons said this offering “has a bright future” in most locations. In 2021 there were 406 Morrisons cafes.
“A minority have specific local challenges and in those locations, regrettably, closure and re-allocation of the space is the only sensible option”, Morrisons chief executive Rami Baitieh said.
Where some cafes are closing, the supermarket said it planned to work with “third parties to provide a relevant specialist offer”.
List of closures
The cafes due to close are:
Bradford, Thornbury
Paisley, Falside Road
London, Queensbury
Portsmouth
Newcastle, Great Park
Banchory, North Deeside Road
Failsworth, Poplar Street
Blackburn, Railway Road
Leeds, Swinnow Road
London, Wood Green
Kirkham, Poulton Street
Lutterworth, Bitteswell Road
Birmingham, Stirchley
Leeds, Horsforth
London, Erith
East…
