All Morrisons articles – Page 18
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DataData: Grocery sales soar as record Christmas stretches into January
The festive cheer has rolled on into the new year for grocers, with data showing that customers’ record food and drink spending from December continued into January.
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OpinionDavid Potts: ‘Our colleagues have earned pay rise many times over’
With supermarket colleagues going above and beyond for their communities throughout the pandemic, the only option is to give them a better pay deal, writes Morrisons CEO David Potts
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NewsMorrisons becomes first UK supermarket to pay £10 an hour minimum
Morrisons has said it will pay all of its staff at least £10 an hour becoming the first grocer in the UK to make that commitment.
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NewsBig four grocers ban customers who refuse to wear face masks
All of the big four grocers have now commited to banning customers who refuse to wear face masks in their stores without medical exemptions.
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NewsCovid-19: How retailers are stepping up to aid the vaccination effort
As the prime minister hinges the relaxation of the latest lockdown on the most vulnerable in society receiving a vaccine, what efforts are retailers making to hasten the process?
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NewsMorrisons Christmas sales rise boosted by traditional festive fare
Morrisons delivered a strong uplift in like-for-like sales over Christmas as shoppers responded to a challenging festive period by buying classic food and drink products.
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NewsTesco and Morrisons to open stores with reduced hours on Boxing Day
Tesco and Morrisons will open their stores with reduced hours on Boxing Day to allow staff to spend more time with their families over the festive period.
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AnalysisWho will be the retail CEOs of the future?
Retail Week speaks to a panel of industry experts to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers over the next five years.
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NewsB&M and Pets at Home follow grocers and forego rates relief
Value giant B&M and specialist retailer Pets at Home have become the latest retailers to waive business rates relief after Tesco sparked a spate of such initiatives earlier this week.
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NewsSainsbury’s and Morrisons to repay £714m business rates relief
Grocery chains Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have both followed Tesco’s lead by committing to repay a combined £714m of business rates relief.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco’s rate repayment likely to trigger domino effect
Tesco’s decision to repay its business rates relief in full will almost certainly lead to a chain reaction of others following suit. But while other dominoes look set to fall, many in the industry are questioning Tesco’s true motives.
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NewsNext partners with Morrisons on collect and returns ‘pods’
Fashion giant Next has partnered with grocer Morrisons to trial new collect and return ‘pods’ in two supermarket car parks.
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NewsSupermarkets lobby to extend pre-Christmas Sunday trading hours
Supermarket bosses have launched a bid to extend Sunday trading hours in the lead up to Christmas.
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NewsGrocery sales rise in October as record numbers flock online
Grocery sales jumped last month as a record number of shoppers turned to online.
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NewsSupermarket bosses push Sunak for business rates reform
Chief executives of Tesco and Morrisons are among the signatories of a letter to Rishi Sunak urging him to use business rates reform to “level up” the country.
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NewsGrocery sales rise as consumers shift spend to at-home options
Food retail sales have climbed as shoppers eat and drink more at home rather than going out as the effects of the Covid pandemic continue to play out.
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NewsRetail’s frontline workers recognised in Queen’s birthday honours
A host of retail’s frontline workers have been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list for their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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AnalysisDeep dive: A Covid Christmas – how consumers will spend, shop and celebrate
Much like the rest of 2020, this Christmas will be like none in recent memory. With the country now in recession and the coronavirus pandemic still restricting many aspects of people’s lives, Retail Week asks how, where and on what shoppers are likely to spend this Golden Quarter, along with insights and predictions from leading retailers and industry analysts.
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NewsMorrisons commits to immediate payment for small suppliers until January
Morrisons has extended its commitment to pay farmers, local food makers and small businesses straight away to January 2021.
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OpinionAndy Clarke: ‘Online rush will contribute to serious margin trouble across grocery’
The battle for the online food home-delivery market is entering the world of the surreal.