Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
MRW.L
London Stock Exchange286.40
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- Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC, trading as Morrisons, operates as the United Kingdom's fifth-largest supermarket chain, retailing groceries, fresh food, and household products through approximately 500 stores across England, Wales, Scotland, and one location in Gibraltar; it also provides online home delivery services and operates convenience formats including Morrisons Daily. The company manufactures and supplies own-brand products such as Naturally Wonky produce, Free From ranges, Nutmeg ready meals, Home Cook meals, V Taste desserts, and Little Kitchen children's foods, with vertically integrated capabilities in meat, fish, bakery, fruit and vegetables, deli, and flowers; UK-sourced beef, lamb, pork, chicken, milk, and eggs form core offerings alongside branded groceries, baby products, health and beauty items, clothing, and financial services. Founded in 1899 by William Morrison as an egg and butter stall in Bradford, where it maintains headquarters at Hilmore House, Gain Lane, the company expanded significantly through the 2004 acquisition of Safeway and now employs around 97,000 people while serving 9 to 11 million weekly customers via seven regional distribution centers and one national facility; subsidiaries include Bos Brothers Fruit and Vegetables B.V., Chippindale Foods Limited, Safeway Stores Limited, and others. In recent developments, Morrisons, owned by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice since its 2021 £7 billion private equity takeover, sold 337 forecourt sites to Motor Fuel Group in a £2.5 billion cash-and-equity deal in 2024, retaining a 20% stake to support deleveraging and EV charging network expansion with approximately 800 ultra-rapid chargers planned over five years; it completed the acquisition of 36 SandpiperCI convenience stores in the Channel Islands in late 2024 for £7 million, rebranding most to Morrisons while planning 15 additional sites, and struck a £370 million ground rent deal with Song Capital in 2024 across 75 supermarkets; cost-saving measures include closing 17 stores and 52 in-store cafes in March 2025 alongside over 200 job cuts earlier in the year, amid softer sales and competitive pressures.