Morrisons
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| Type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| Traded as | LSE: MRW |
| Industry | Retailing |
| When it was created | (1899), Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| People who started it | William Morrison |
| Headquarters | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Number of locations | 569 (including 72 M Local stores) |
| Key people | Sir Ken Morrison (President) Sir Ian Gibson (Chairman) Dalton Philips (CEO) |
| Things made | Supermarket |
| Money earned |  £18.116 billion (2013)[1] |
| Operating income | £949 million (2013)[1] |
| Net income | £647 million (2013)[1] |
| Employees | 132,000 (2011) |
| Website | www.morrisons.com |
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (Morrisons) (LSE: MRW) is the fourth biggest supermarket in the United Kingdom.[2] Its main offices are in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[3] The company is usually called Morrisons. In 2008, Sir Ken Morrison left the company.[4] Dalton Philips is the current head. The old CEO was Marc Bolland, who left to become CEO of Marks & Spencer.[5]
As of September 2009, Morrisons has 455 shops in the United Kingdom.[6]
On 15 March 2007, Morrisons said that it would stop its old branding and go for a more modern brand image. Their lower price brand, Bettabuy, was also changed to a more modern brand called the Morrisons Value.[7] This brand was then changed again in 2012 as Morrisons started their low price option brand called M Savers.
In 2005 Morrisons bought part of the old Rathbones Bakeries for £15.5 million which make Rathbones and Morrisons bread.[8]
In 2011, Morrisons opened a new 767,500 square/foot centre in Bridgwater for a £11 million redevelopment project. This project also made 200 new jobs.[9]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Preliminary Results 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Co-op buys Somerfield for £1.57bn". BBC News. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "Contact Us." Morrisons. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ Hall, James (14 March 2008). "Sir Ken Morrison, 76, bows out to applause and sales gift". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "WM Morrisons Board Member Biographies". Morrisons.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "'Our stores', Morrisons website". Morrisons.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "The Grocer Today – Latest News". www.thegrocer.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ Press Association (3 May 2005). "Morrison buys Rathbone Bakeries". Guardian. UK. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ↑ "Morrisons Distribution Centre Preview". Bridgwater Mercury. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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