Morrisons - Latest News and Analysis
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News
Kerry Dairy launches category first oat & dairy blended product range
The range includes a Blended Oat & Dairy Cheddar, Milk, Butter and Spreadable Butter
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KVI Tracker
Peanut butter battle rages at the retailers despite crop shortages
Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Lidl have all dropped their shelf prices
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News
Morrisons partners with GenM to highlight menopause friendly products
Morrisons is reviewing its range with a view to stocking more menopause-friendly products ‘as soon as possible’
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Grocer 33
Morrisons, Cheadle Heath, Stockport: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Rami Baitiéh has brought energy and new ideas. His passion for customers is incredible and it filters down to us’
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Grocer 33
Morrisons Stockport wins Grocer 33 in a poor week for service
The store notched up 72 points with a generally clean and tidy appearance
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News
Debt-fuelled sale & leasebacks drove record supermarket deals in 2023
An ‘exceptional level’ of sale & leasebacks in 2023 was led by Asda and Morrisons as they sought to pay down debt and by Waitrose in funding its turnaround plans, according to Colliers
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Morrisons to cut nearly 300 jobs and scrap four-day week across logistics
The cuts will affect all seven of Morrisons’ company-run distribution centres, according to documents seen by The Grocer
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KVI Tracker
Salmon producers facing legal action from UK retailers over price-fixing claims
Asda, Iceland, Marks & Spencer, Ocado, Morrisons, Aldi and Co-op have appointed Stephenson Harwood to seek compensation on their behalf
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Comment and Opinion
Morrisons is the elephant in the room of the M&A scene
Unconfirmed reports this week that Morrisons is exploring the sale of Rathbones are potentially embarrassing to Morrisons and to CEO Rami Baitiéh if true
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News
Filco Supermarkets opens first store under Together With Morrisons fascia
The fascia has launched at its 5,500 sq ft store in Taibach, Port Talbot. Filco said it would convert the remaining eight stores by the summer
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Dairy industry rejects calls for cheese salt reduction
The report from Action on Salt found a 30g portion of cheddar contains more salt than a packet of crisps
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Morrisons explores potential sale of Rathbones bakery
Morrisons is reportedly weighing up a sale of its Rathbones bakery as the supermarket continues to investigate ways to shrink its debt burden
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Darren Blackhurst returns to Morrisons in Rami Baitiéh shake-up
Blackhurst will be covering for Rachel Eyre, who is going on maternity leave in the spring
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Category Report
Morrisons vs Iceland: The battle for frozen
Using exclusive product launches and eye-catching PoS activity at freezers, supermarkets are fighting hard for shoppers’ attention
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Analysis and Features
Kids’ checkouts and Palestine protests: this week in grocery on social media
Unpack the memes and puns of the week on social media across fmcg
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News
Rowntree’s launches sour Randoms spin-off Fizzy Cactuz
The NPD comprises fizzy, cacti-shaped gummy sweets in ‘zesty’ fruit flavours
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Comment and Opinion
Price match will take Morrisons only so far. What else does it have?
If there was a supermarket Bafta for most original turn, it certainly wouldn’t be going to Morrisons this week
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Comment and Opinion
Is Morrisons right to bring customers into management meetings?
Senior teams are highly experienced, but this can hold them back in a cycle of what they already know, says Stuart Williamson, partner at Sullivan & Stanley
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News
Morrisons launches Aldi and Lidl price match
Morrisons said it will check prices against both Aldi and Lidl twice per week to make sure they are as low or lower
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Long reads
Meet the top 10 women making an impact in own label
A competitive own-label range is becoming ever more crucial to the success of the supermarkets – and women are playing an ever greater role. We meet the big hitters