Morrisons cuts 3,600 jobs as it closes 17 stores in huge supermarket shake-up
RETAIL CHANGE Morrisons cuts 3,600 jobs as it closes 17 stores in huge supermarket shake-up
MORRISONS has cut over 3,600 jobs as it shuts 17 stores in a huge shake-up to its operations.
The supermarket reduced its workforce from 104,819 to 101,144 for the year ending October 27 2024.
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Morrisons has cut over 3,000 jobs since October last year
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Its store staff numbers fell from 88,258 to 85,508 and manufacturing roles dropped from 7,865 to 7,612.
Meanwhile, distribution staff declined from 5,783 to 5,424, and head office employees shrank from 2,913 to 2,600.
It comes after the Morrisons shut 17 of its stores around the UK earlier this year, with the final store in Haxby, North Yorkshire, closing on May 14.
It cited the need to cut costs amid rising financial pressure.
As part of the overhaul, the grocer also shut more than 50 of its in-store cafés, 35 meat and fish counters, and 18 Market Kitchen food courts earlier this year.
The supermarket posted a pre-tax profit of £2.1billion for the year ending October 27 2024, reversing losses of £919m in 2023 and £1.3bn in 2022, according to new filings on Companies House.
The supermarket also cut more than 8,800 roles in 2023.
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