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Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months
Key takeaways
- Jemma Crew Business reporter Getty Images Morrisons is planning to close 100 stores over the coming months, as it blamed government policy choices for rising costs.
- The supermarket chain said the affected convenience stores had been loss-making for some time and were acquired through its Mc Colls acquisition in 2022.
- It said the difficulties had been exacerbated in more recent years by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices", but did not give any further detail.
Jemma Crew Business reporter Getty Images Morrisons is planning to close 100 stores over the coming months, as it blamed government policy choices for rising costs.
The supermarket chain said the affected convenience stores had been loss-making for some time and were acquired through its Mc Colls acquisition in 2022.
It said the difficulties had been exacerbated in more recent years by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices", but did not give any further detail.
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