Morrisons closes 54 cafes and 14 stores across UK as full list revealed

Supermarket chain Morrisons has confirmed it will shut more than 50 of its in-store cafes and a number of Morrisons Daily convenience stores as part of a restructuring programme

Morrisons is set to shut more than 50 of its cafes and several Morrisons Daily convenience stores across the UK, resulting in a loss of more than 3,600 jobs in another hit to the British high street.

This comes as the retailer announced a return to profit for the first time since its 2021 private equity takeover. The supermarket chain boasted a pre-tax profit of £2.1 billion for the year ending October 27, 2024, a stark contrast to losses of £919 million the previous year and £1.3 billion the year before that.

A significant chunk of this profit, £2.6 billion, came from the sale of its petrol forecourts to Motor Fuel Group. It comes after Gordon Brown blasts the return of ‘poverty of 60 years ago’ as he makes one big demand.

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While the forecourt sale was a major contributor to the profit rebound, Morrisons’ underlying performance also saw improvement, with losses in continuing operations being cut in half to £538 million from £1.09 billion.

The chain reported a 3.9 per cent rise in like-for-like sales and a 4.2% increase in total sales to £3.9 billion in the second quarter of its current financial year.

However, recent filings at Companies House reveal that the company has downsized its workforce from 104,819 to 101,144, affecting store staff, manufacturing, distribution, and head office roles.

Chief Executive Rami Baitieh said the focus remains on delivering value to customers amid a challenging economic climate characterised by inflation and subdued consumer spending.

In an earlier statement, the CEO said: “Against the backdrop of a challenging macro environment, with inflation driving subdued consumer sentiment, value remains at the forefront of customers’ minds.

“Throughout the first half, we’ve worked hard on helping customers through these challenges with a rigorous focus on price, promotions and meaningful rewards for loyalty.”

Earlier this year, Morrisons announced the closure of 17 Morrisons Daily stores, with the last one in Haxby, North Yorkshire, shutting its doors on 14 May. The supermarket giant has also confirmed that over 50 in-store cafés will be closing down.

These closures are part of a broader cost-cutting trend seen across the supermarket industry. Aldi, Tesco, and Sainsbury’s have all reported job cuts in recent months, with Sainsbury’s also closing all of its in-store cafés.

Morrisons Cafe Closures

1. Bradford Thornbury
2. Paisley Falside Road
3. London Queensbury
4. Portsmouth
5. Great Park
6. Banchory North Deeside Road
7. Failsworth Poplar Street
8. Blackburn Railway Road
9. Leeds Swinnow Road
10. London Wood Green
11. Kirkham Poulton Street
12. Lutterworth Bitteswell Road
13. Stirchley
14. Leeds Horsforth
15. London Erith
16. Crowborough
17. Bellshill John Street
18. Dumbarton Glasgow Road
19. East Kilbride Lindsayfield
20. East Kilbride Stewartfield
21. Glasgow Newlands
22. Largs Irvine Road
23. Troon Academy Street
24. Wishaw Kirk Road
25. Newcastle UT Cowgate
26. Northampton Kettering Road
27. Bromsgrove Buntsford Industrial Park
28. Solihull Warwick Road
29. Brecon Free Street
30. Caernarfon North Road
31. Hadleigh
32. London Harrow Hatch End
33. High Wycombe Temple End
34. Leighton Buzzard Lake Street
35. London Stratford
36. Sidcup Westwood Lane
37. Welwyn Garden City Black Fan Road
38. Warminster Weymouth Street
39. Oxted Station Yard
40. Reigate Bell Street
41. Borehamwood
42. Weybridge Monument Hill
43. Bathgate
44. Erskine Bridgewater Shopping Centre
45. Gorleston Blackwell Road
46. Connah’s Quay
47. Mansfield Woodhouse
48. Elland
49. Gloucester Metz Way
50. Watford Ascot Road
51. Littlehampton Wick
52. Helensburgh

Morrisons Daily Store Closures

1. Bath Moorland Road
2. Exeter Sidwell Street
3. Goring-By-Sea Strand Parade
4. Gorleston Lowestoft Road
5. Great Barr Queslett Road
6. Haxby Village
7. Peebles Old Town
8. Poole Waterloo Estate
9. Romsey The Cornmarket
10. Selsdon Featherbed Lane
11. Shenfield Hutton Road
12. Stewarton Lainshaw Street
13. Tonbridge Higham Lane
14. Whickham Oakfield Road