MORRISONS fans have been hit by a huge blow, as the beloved supermarket plans to close 52 cafes and 17 stores across the country.
The much-loved store will also be axing a number of services, in a bid to cut costs.
A total of 18 Market Kitchens, 13 florists, 35 meat counters, 35 fish counters and four pharmacies will close their doors over the next few months.
The 17 stores which are closing are all Morrisons Daily branches.
Not only will this disappoint many customers, it also means that 365 workers are at risk of redundancy.
Rami Baitiéh, chief executive ofMorrisons revealed that the closures, announced today, are to “reinvigorate” the company, and allow money to be invested in other areas.
He added: “In most locations the Morrisons Café has a bright future, but a minority have specific local challenges and in those locations, regrettably, closure and re-allocation of the space is the only sensible option.
“Market Street is a beacon of differentiation for Morrisons and we remain committed to it.
“But as we modernise we are making some necessary changes to the areas of the model which are simply uneconomic.
“In some stores where we are closing counters or Cafés, we plan to work with third parties to provide a relevant specialist offer.
“Although these changes are relatively small in the context of the overall scale of the Morrisons business, we do not take lightly the disruption and uncertainty they will cause to some of our colleagues.
“We will of course take particular care to look after all of them well through the coming changes.”
Full list of Morrisons Cafes to close
- Bradford Thornbury
- Paisley Falside Rd
- London Queensbury
- Portsmouth Great Park
- Banchory North Deeside Rd
- Failsworth Poplar Street
- Blackburn Railway Road
- Leeds Swinnow Rd
- London Wood Green
- Kirkham Poulton St
- Lutterworth Bitteswell Rd
- Stirchley
- Leeds Horsforth
- London Erith
- Crowborough
- Bellshill John St
- Dumbarton Glasgow Rd
- East Kilbride Lindsayfield
- East Kilbride Stewartfield
- Glasgow Newlands
- Largs Irvine Rd
- Troon Academy St
- Wishaw Kirk Rd
- Newcastle UT Cowgate
- Northampton Kettering Road
- Bromsgrove Buntsford Ind Pk
- Solihull Warwick Rd
- Brecon Free St
- Caernarfon North Rd
- Hadleigh
- London – Harrow – Hatch End
- High Wycombe Temple End
- Leighton Buzzard Lake St
- London Stratford
- Sidcup Westwood Lane
- Welwyn Garden City Black Fan Rd
- Warminster Weymouth St
- Oxted Station Yard
- Reigate Bell St
- Borehamwood
- Weybridge – Monument Hill
- Bathgate
- Erskine Bridgewater SC
- Gorleston Blackwell Road
- Connah's Quay
- Mansfield Woodhouse
- Elland
- Gloucester – Metz Way
- Watford – Ascot Road
- Littlehampton – Wick
- Helensburgh
Full list of Morrisons Daily stores to close
- Gorleston Lowestoft Road
- Peebles 3-5 Old Town
- Shenfield 214 Hutton Road
- Poole Waterloo Estate
- Tonbridge Higham Lane Est
- Romsey The Cornmarket
- Stewarton Lainshaw Street
- Selsdon Featherbed Lane
- Haxby Village
- Great Barr Queslett R
- Whickham Oakfield Road
- Worle
- Goring-By-Sea Strand Para
- Woking Westfield Road
- Wokingham 40 Peach Street
- Exeter 51 Sidwell Street
- Bath Moorland Road
Market Kitchens, florists and pharmacies set to close
Market Kitchens
- Aberdeen King Street
- London – Canning Town
- London Camden Town
- Eccles Irwell Place
- Stoke Festival Park
- Lincoln Triton Road
- Tynemouth Preston Grange
- Nottingham Netherfield
- Leeds Kirkstall
- Milton Keynes Westcroft
- Little Clacton Centenary Way
- Gravesend Coldharbour Rd
- Cheltenham Up Hatherley
- Basingstoke Thorneycroft
- Brentford Waterside
- Edgbaston
- Verwood
- Kirkby
Florists
- Aberdeen King Street
- London – Canning Town
- Stirchley
- Bradford Enterprise 5
- Sunderland Doxford Park
- St Helens Boundary Road
- Swinton Swinton Hall Rd
- Sheffield Meadowhead
- Evesham Four Pool Estate
- Newcastle Under Lyme – Goose St
- Rubery Bristol Road South
- St Albans Hatfield Rd
- Sheldon
Pharmacies
- Bradford Victoria
- Blackburn Railway Road
- London Wood Green
- Birmingham Small Heath
