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

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

Bradford Thornbury

Paisley Falside Road

London Queensbury

Portsmouth

Great Park

Banchory North Deeside Road

Failsworth Poplar Street

Blackburn Railway Road

Leeds Swinnow Road

London Wood Green

Kirkham Poulton Street

Lutterworth Bitteswell Road

Stirchley

Leeds Horsforth

London Erith

Crowborough

Bellshill John Street

Dumbarton Glasgow Road

East Kilbride Lindsayfield

East Kilbride Stewartfield

Glasgow Newlands

Largs Irvine Road

Troon Academy Street

Wishaw Kirk Road

Newcastle UT Cowgate

Northampton Kettering Road

Bromsgrove Buntsford Industrial Park

Solihull Warwick Road

Brecon Free Street

Caernarfon North Road

Hadleigh

London Harrow Hatch End

High Wycombe Temple End

Leighton Buzzard Lake Street

London Stratford

Sidcup Westwood Lane

Welwyn Garden City Black Fan Road

Warminster Weymouth Street

Oxted Station Yard

Reigate Bell Street

Borehamwood

Weybridge Monument Hill

Bathgate

Erskine Bridgewater Shopping Centre

Gorleston Blackwell Road

Connah’s Quay

Mansfield Woodhouse

Elland

Gloucester Metz Way

Watford Ascot Road

Littlehampton Wick

Helensburgh

Morrisons Daily Store Closures

Bath Moorland Road

Exeter Sidwell Street

Goring-By-Sea Strand Parade

Gorleston Lowestoft Road

Great Barr Queslett Road

Haxby Village

Peebles Old Town

Poole Waterloo Estate

Romsey The Cornmarket

Selsdon Featherbed Lane

Shenfield Hutton Road

Stewarton Lainshaw Street

Tonbridge Higham Lane

Whickham Oakfield Road