Supermarket giant Morrisons will close 103 outlets across the UK this year, including cafés, florists, pharmacies, and convenience stores, as part of its latest effort to streamline operations and refocus investment on core areas of growth.
The closures are part of a broad restructuring strategy to “accelerate growth” and “optimise operations” following mounting cost pressures and what Chief Executive Rami Baitiéh described as “significant cost headwinds” since last year’s Autumn Budget. The company has confirmed that 50 Morrisons cafés will close nationwide, alongside 17 Daily convenience stores, 13 florists, four pharmacies, and all 18 Market Kitchens, its in-store restaurant concept launched to offer freshly prepared meals. Additionally, 35 meat counters and 35 fish counters are also expected to shut as part of the overhaul. The exact closure dates for the Market Kitchens will be announced later this year.
Baitiéh stated: “These closures are a necessary part of our plans to renew and reinvigorate Morrisons and enable us to focus investment into areas customers really value. In most locations, our cafés have a bright future, but some sites face local challenges — and in those, closure and re-allocation of space is the only sensible option.” He added that the company would seek partnerships with “third-party specialists” in some locations to maintain local services.
Morrisons reported a pre-tax profit of £2.1 billion in the year to October 2024, rebounding from losses of £919 million the previous year and £1.3 billion in 2023. However, the supermarket chain continues to face higher energy and staffing costs, as well as fresh regulatory and tax burdens following the government’s latest fiscal measures. “Consumers are feeling the squeeze,” Baitiéh said. “We are continuing to help customers make the most of stretched household budgets while managing the incremental impact of new legislation and cost inflation.”
The closures affect stores in London, Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bradford, Aberdeen, and dozens of regional towns across the UK. A full list of closing cafés, florists, Market Kitchens, and pharmacies is included below for readers to check if their local branch is affected.
Cafés closing (50 locations):
- 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
Market Kitchens closing (18 locations):
- Aberdeen King Street
- Basingstoke Thorneycroft
- Brentford Waterside
- Camden Town London
- Canning Town London
- Cheltenham Up Hatherley
- Eccles Irwell Place Greater Manchester
- Edgbaston Birmingham
- Gravesend Coldharbour Road
- Kirkby Merseyside
- Leeds Kirkstall
- Lincoln Triton Road
- Little Clacton Centenary Way
- Milton Keynes Westcroft
- Nottingham Netherfield
- Stoke Festival Park
- Tynemouth Preston Grange North Shields
- Verwood Dorset
Florists closing (13 locations):
- Aberdeen King Street
- Bradford Enterprise 5
- Canning Town London
- Evesham Four Pool Estate
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Goose Street
- Rubery Bristol Road South
- Sheffield Meadowhead
- Sheldon Birmingham
- St Albans Hatfield Road
- St Helens Boundary Road
- Stirchley Birmingham
- Sunderland Doxford Park
- Swinton Hall Road
Pharmacies closing (4 locations):
- Birmingham Small Heath
- Blackburn Railway Road
- Bradford Victoria
- London Wood Green
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