All Morrisons articles – Page 7
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News
Morrisons launches media business to capture brands’ advertising revenues
Morrisons has become the latest retailer to launch an advertising media business connecting brands to consumers.
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Analysis
Big four no more: What next for UK grocery as Aldi overtakes Morrisons?
After years of incremental growth, Aldi has finally overtaken Morrisons in UK grocery market share and ended decades of the ‘big four’. What does this seismic moment mean for grocery in the long term?
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Aldi leapfrogs Morrisons for first time as big four supermarket era ends
The era of the traditional big four supermarkets has come to an end with Aldi overtaking Morrisons in terms of grocery market share for the first time.
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Morrisons eyes ‘swift conclusion’ to McColl’s acquisition following CMA investigation
Morrisons has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) finding that only a small number of local areas could face competition concerns from its acquisition of former convenience store chain McColl’s.
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News
Food price inflation hits record levels as shoppers trade down to own brand
Food prices have hit a new record high, forcing shoppers to turn to own-label products in a bid to save cash.
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News
Morrisons expands international wholesale reach with British Corner Shop tie-up
Grocery giant Morrisons has expanded its global wholesale reach after agreeing a partnership with international grocer British Corner Shop
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Supermarket sales grow for first time in over a year as food prices soar
Grocery sales have increased for the first time in more than a year – but experts have warned that “near record-breaking” food inflation will shift shopper behaviour in the coming months.
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News
Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons team up for town-wide digital recycling trial
Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons are among the retailers taking part in a recycling trial in Welshpool, Powys, which is believed to be the largest trial of a digital deposit return scheme to date.
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News
Morrisons faces CMA probe into McColl’s rescue bid
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the takeover bid for convenience specialist McColl’s by supermarket giant Morrisons.
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News
JD Sports appoints Andrew Higginson as new chair
Fashion giant JD Sports has announced the appointment of former Morrisons non-executive Andrew Higginson as the new chair of the group.
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News
Morrisons blames ‘very challenging’ trading environment for sales drop
Supermarket giant Morrisons has blamed surging inflation and subdued customer sentiment for a drop in second-quarter sales.
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News
Grocery inflation hits 13-year high costing customers an extra £380 a year
Grocery inflation has hit a 13-year high in the month of June, with food bills on course to increase by an average of £380 a year for customers.
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News
Morrisons owners mulls £600m warehouse sale
The private equity owners of Morrisons are considering a sale of its food production arm as costs across the grocer bite.
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News
Morrisons increases basic pay for all UK staff to £10.20 an hour
Morrisons has increased its base pay rates for frontline staff to £10.20 an hour across the whole UK, making it the highest-paying supermarket in the country.
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News
CD&R clears final hurdle for £7bn Morrisons acquisition
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has been given the all-clear to complete its £7bn acquisition of Morrisons after the competition watchdog agreed to its offer to sell some petrol forecourts.
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News
Morrisons rescue deal for McColl’s cost £182m
Morrisons shelled out the equivalent of £182m to rescue the collapsed convenience chain McColl’s, administrators’ documents have revealed.
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News
Morrisons prevails in race to snap McColl’s out of administration
Morrisons has beaten off competition from Asda owners the Issa brothers to snap up embattled c-store specialist McColl’s out of administration.
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Opinion
‘As CD&R rescues McColl’s, it’s time to change the narrative on private equity’
After a wretched few days, today finally brought some much-needed certainty for McColl’s 16,000 employees and the 2,000 members of its two pension schemes.
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News
Morrisons sweetens last-ditch McColl’s bid following EG Group swoop
Morrisons has upped its initial offer for convenience chain McColl’s in an eleventh-hour attempt to win the chain ahead of rival bidders EG Group.
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McColl’s collapses into administration as EG Group seeks to trump Morrisons’ approach
McColl’s has plunged into administration amid reports that Asda owners the Issa brothers are looking to trump rival Morrisons’ approach to save the c-store specialist.