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Daily Record
31-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Morrisons new member feature sees lucky shoppers win free shopping for a year
Morrisons More card holders have until August 25 to win a bunch of weekly prizes. Membership cards have become a vital way for supermarkets to entice their regular shoppers into coming back to do their weekly shops. With exclusive prices, points that can be spent at a later date and first bids on deals, many shoppers across the UK have at least one membership card for a major supermarket. For those who are fans of shopping at Morrisons and have access to the More Card app, a fun new feature has just been launched, which could see lucky shoppers win free shopping for a whole year. Named the Wheel of Prizes, this feature gives More Card users the chance to win a prize every week when they spend £10 or more online or in store. However, shoppers will need to be quick to start earning prices as the giveaways are only available until August 25. By spinning the wheel once a week on the More Card app, shoppers will gain access to prizes such as extra points and free products, reports the Mirror. However, the ultimate prize that shoppers are hoping to get their hands on is the free shopping for a whole year. And chances are quite high as each week seven Morrison shoppers are able to win the prize, which is worth £3,000. Those who don't have the More Card app will also get a chance to take part in the latest feature as Wheel of Prizes coupons will be handed out at the till. However, it should be noted that the spend limit does not include shops purchased at Morrisons Daily convenience stores, Amazon or Deliveroo. Gareth Lloyd, director of loyalty at Morrisons, said: "Wheel of Prizes is all about adding a bit of joy to our customers' weekly shop. "Whether it is discovering a free treat or landing the ultimate prize of a year's worth of groceries, we wanted to create something fun, surprising and rewarding for our More Card members. "It's our way of saying thank you to More Card members for choosing Morrisons." For those curious about the Morrison More Card, members are able to earn five More points on products when they scan their card either online or in store. Once a member has reached 5,000 points they will receive a Morrisons Fiver. This reward is worth £5 which shoppers can use both online or in store during a future shop. On top of this, More Card holders also gain access to personalised discounts. The launch of the Wheel of Prizes comes after Morrisons revealed it has created More Partner Points for customers who regularly shop at certain retailers. This service means that members can earn even more points when shopping with over 300 participating brands, such as Just Eat, Expedia, Very, eBay and ASOS. These More Partner Points can be accessed by logging into the Morrisons More app or website., where shoppers can then browse a variety of retailers. From there, shoppers' More Points are tracked and automatically added to their Morrisons account. However, to make sure shoppers get their points, they need to make their purchases through the Morrisons More app or website to be applicable. While many shoppers will be excited about these new features available on the Morrisons More app, they may also be shocked and disappointed about the closures surrounding the supermarket brand. Morrisons has announced the closure of 17 of its smaller Morrison Daily stores, as well as 35 meat counters. The list doesn't end there as a further 35 fish counters have also been closed, along with 52 in-store cafes, all 18 Market Kitchens, 13 florists and four pharmacies. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Daily Mirror
30-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Morrisons shoppers could win one year's worth of free food shops
The new giveaway is active now until August 25 and gives More Card users the opportunity to win a prize every week when they spend £10 or more online or in store Morrisons has launched a new Wheel of Prizes feature for its More Card app users - and you could win free shopping for a whole year. The new giveaway is active now until August 25 and gives More Card users the opportunity to win a prize every week when they spend £10 or more online or in store. Prizes include More Card points and free products. Each week, seven supermarket shoppers will also get free shopping for a whole year, worth £3,000. Shoppers can spin the wheel once per week in the More Card app. If you don't use the app, you will get a Wheel of Prizes coupon at the till. The spend limit does not include shops purchased at Morrisons Daily convenience stores, Deliveroo or Amazon. It comes after a major broadband provider introduced a new £60 charge and issued a deadline to act. Gareth Lloyd, Director of Loyalty at Morrisons said: 'Wheel of Prizes is all about adding a bit of joy to our customers' weekly shop. Whether it is discovering a free treat or landing the ultimate prize of a year's worth of groceries, we wanted to create something fun, surprising and rewarding for our More Card members. 'It's our way of saying thank you to More Card members for choosing Morrisons.' Morrisons More members earn five More points on products when they scan their card in-store or online. Once a customer has reached 5,000 points, they receive a Morrisons Fiver. This is worth £5 which can be redeemed on a future shop, in-store or online. Morrisons More also offers personalised discounts for shoppers. It comes after Morrisons announced it is launching More Partner Points for when customers shop with certain retailers. More Card members can earn points with over 300 participating brands including eBay, Very, Just Eat, Expedia and ASOS. You can access More Partner Points by logging into the Morrisons More app or the More website to browse, then clicking through to a retailer. You More Points are then tracked and added to your Morrisons account automatically. All purchases must be made through the Morrisons More app or website for points to be awarded. The new feature is digital-only and available to all registered More Card customers. It comes after Morrisons announced closed 17 of its smaller Morrisons Daily stores, 35 meat counters, along with 35 of its fish counters. The supermarket also got rid of 52 in-store cafes, all 18 of its Market Kitchens, 13 florists and four pharmacies.
ITV News
25-06-2025
- Business
- ITV News
Wales' universities 'in crisis', unions warn
Wales' universities are in 'crisis' and risk being brought 'to their knees' - the warnings of two unions working in the sector. There has been a series of job losses and course closures announced in recent months as higher education institutions try to deal with a funding shortfall and mounting debts. Representatives of Unison and the Universities and College Union (UCU) have been giving evidence to the Senedd's Children, Young People and Education Committee today (Wednesday.) In its written evidence, Unison - which represents support staff - wrote that, 'Welsh universities are in crisis. Hundreds of job losses are expected with a catastrophic effect on staff, institutions, students, communities and the Welsh economy. 'It's dishonest for universities to talk about enhancing the student experience when this is significantly undermined by the scale of job cuts. 'There's an urgent need for Welsh government to decide what it wants the HE sector to deliver and for this to be properly funded. It must produce a detailed industrial strategy which outlines the skills and number of graduates Wales requires for the future across a range of jobs and ensure universities have the capacity to train these young people.' Meanwhile, UCU, which speaks for academic staff, wrote that 'UCU Cymru notes that Higher Education has suffered systematic failure and neglect which, combined with the recent hike in operating costs, risks bringing many Welsh institutions to their knees.' During the committee meeting Gareth Lloyd of UCU said 'The danger is, if we're not careful, this is going to have a really detrimental effect on students who don't want to go there. And that really, really worries me.' Speaking to ITV Wales after the meeting, Dan Beard of Unison, said that he fears that the job losses won't solve the problem and could make it far worse. He said that, 'My worry is we're going to see a real reduction in capacity and more job losses, perhaps even the collapse of certain universities.' The political focus on higher education will continue this afternoon in Westminster, when MPs belonging to the Welsh Affairs committee will question the Vice Chancellors and other leaders of all nine universities in Wales.
Wales Online
20-05-2025
- Business
- Wales Online
University staff and students to protest as jobs go and compulsory redundancy notices served
University staff and students to protest as jobs go and compulsory redundancy notices served Compulsory job losses "a red line" that will affect students too, said staff at Cardiff Metropolitan University Staff and students are joining forces to protest against compulsory job losses at Cardiff Metropolitan University. The rally at the Llandaff campus on Thursday May 22 is the start of an "escalating campaign" against the cuts, the UCU union, representing staff said. The UCU said that despite getting a £1.73m funding boost from the Welsh Government in February, Cardiff Met still aims to cut up to 14% of its teaching workforce with compulsory redundancy notices served in April. The proposed compulsory redundancies come on the back of three rounds of voluntary severance.. "Collective consultation closed on Monday May 19th and despite calls from the union, Cardiff Met continues to threaten compulsory redundancies for up to 61 academic staff members across the university, with over 100 put on notice of being at risk," the UCU said. Gareth Lloyd, UCU Wales official said:'This is very disappointing. The Minister for FE and HE made it clear that the additional cash should be used to cover operating costs and take pressure off staff budgets. Whilst we are keen to work in partnership and find solutions, compulsory redundancies constitute a red line which cannot be crossed. When it comes to saving money, we will never let managers see our members' jobs as the path of least resistance'. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here . Llandaff campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University He said staff are worried not just for those whose jobs are at risk but also the workload for potential remaining staff and the effect on next year's students. Owen Stickler, senior lecturer in animation, said: 'We are all concerned that redundancies would impact on staff workload and morale as well as being detrimental to the student experience.' Article continues below Most of the academic jobs on the line are 'student facing' with implications for learners as well as staff, the union said. The cuts will inevitably involve larger classes and less one to one contact time for students, staff warned. Jan Huyton, programme director at the university, said: 'Obviously the student experience will be affected as services are put under strain, because we are not currently over-staffed on service delivery to students.' UCU negotiators at Cardiff Met have submitted their counter proposal outlining how the university can move forward without compulsory redundancies. A branch spokesperson from Cardiff Met UCU said: "We realise that these are tough times for universities, but cutting front line staff is not the way forward. We have met with all of the members at risk, and the institutional loss of academic knowledge would be substantial". Staff morale is said to be "at rock bottom". Those who have been identified are equally perplexed as many of them are previously valued staff with excellent track records. One member of staff affected said: "I find it deeply concerning that we are in this position, especially because of the contribution we have made to all aspects of academic life over the past few years; excellent student reviews, high quality research and increasing innovation, without a hint of management unhappiness. "It appears very unfair and unjustifiable that we have suddenly been targeted as being at-risk of redundancy. This situation is affecting morale and good will among the staff, something which has always considered to be very important working at Cardiff Met.'] A Cardiff Met spokesperson said: 'Cardiff Metropolitan University, like many universities across the UK, is working hard to safeguard its long-term financial sustainability in the face of changing contexts for higher education in the UK. We are doing this so that we can continue to make a positive difference to individuals and communities in Wales and the wider world through our progressive and distinctive teaching, research and innovation. 'We know that this is an uncertain and difficult time for all staff, and especially for those who are directly affected. We value the relationship that we have with our recognised trades unions and the contribution that they make to our university, and we fully respect the rights of trades unions to act on behalf of their members. "We are committed to open, constructive dialogue and will continue working closely with all recognised trade unions and their representatives throughout this challenging period.' Cardiff Met currently employs 1,600 permanent and fixed term staff and has more thanr 31,000 students from 130 countries enrolled on programmes located in Cardiff and at 12 "collaborative partners" around the globe. It said the £1.73m funding was provided to universities across Wales from Welsh Government earlier this year was to help them meet capital costs associated with estate maintenance and digital projects to reduce operating costs as well as improving environmental sustainability. "This work, when undertaken, will allow us to make more savings in the future," the spokesperson added. Thursday's planned rally follows protests at Cardiff University over proposed job losses and department closures there. Job cuts are also planned at the University of South Wales and Bangor. Cardiff University last week issued an update on redundancies with 650 staff still under threat of losing their jobs there and you can read details of that here. Bangor University staff also received a message from their Vice Chancellor, Professor Edmund Burke last week, saying a further 78 jobs will go there. Bangor announced 200 job cuts earlier this year saying it needed to make savings of £15m. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David announced plans in January to end undergraduate teaching at its Lampeter campus, the University of South Wales have also announced job cuts and Swansea University is carrying out a "curriculum review".. Official estimates from Universities Wales puts the joint combined deficit of all universities here at £70+ by the end of this academic year. Only UWTSD and Wrexham University ended last academic year not in deficit. Article continues below MPs are due to hear from Vice chancellors of universities in Wales when they appear before them to discuss the ongoing financial pressure and challenges for higher education. The Welsh Affairs Committee hearing next month will look at what the UK Government and the Welsh Government could do to "ensure a sustainable future for the sector" amid widespread job and course cuts.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Major supermarket reduces bags of vegetables to just 8p ahead of Easter
With just a week to go until the Easter weekend, many shoppers will be looking to get their hands on the best deals they can to save on their weekly food shop. In time for the bank holiday weekend, one major UK supermarket has announced that they will be reducing the price on some bags of vegetables from Monday 14 to Sunday 20. Over the next week Morrisons will reduce a selection of their seasonal vegetables to 8p for Morrisons More Card Holders. READ MORE: Full list of DWP and HMRC benefits to be paid early this week - including Universal Credit, Child Benefit, PIP and more READ MORE: UK drivers warned to check licence as 2.3 million face £1,000 fine if they don't act The deal will give Morrisons shoppers with a More Card the opportunity to get their hands on carrots, parsnips and swedes for 8p, up until Easter Sunday. Morrisons shoppers will also see a selection of the supermarket's meats at a discounted price over the next week, as well as Morrisons' 'The Best' potatoes reduced to half price at £1.10. On Facebook, Morrisons posted a selection of their discounted meats and vegetables with the caption, 'Get ready for a delicious Easter feast! From fresh veggies to the main event - we've got you covered'. Morrisons shoppers have since taken to the platform to express their excitement for the store's latest Easter deal, as customer Hazel Douglass wrote: 'Bought the veg this morning, cooking as we speak.' Gareth Lloyd, Head of Marketing Events at Morrisons, said : 'Easter is a time for families to come together and enjoy great food. We're proud to offer our customers quality, fresh British produce at prices that help make their celebrations affordable. 'With these huge savings, we're making it easier for everyone to enjoy a traditional Easter meal without compromising on quality.' He added: 'These vegetable price cuts are part of Morrisons ongoing commitment to deliver quality and value, particularly during key seasonable moments when food plays an even bigger role within our customers' households.' The supermarket's latest deal also follows a number of other UK supermarket retailers who have reduced the price of groceries in the run up to the Easter weekend. Morrisons' price drop follows Lidl's own announcement that they would cut the price of six seasonal vegetables to 15p as part of the store's Easter Pick of the Week Deals. Aldi shoppers have also seen discounted Easter deals with the supermarket also announcing they would also be reducing the price of five popular grocery items to 15p. Morrisons' reductions on selected veg in the run up to Easter also comes after the store announced that they would be giving away free breakfasts to families over the school holiday for the third year. Morrisons Café Senior Buying Manger, Chris Strong, said: "The breakfast club partnership with Kellogg's has proved incredibly popular with our customers and we are delighted to bring it back for a third year. "We have helped many families across the UK since it was first introduced and will continue to do so during schools' Easter holidays.'
