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Morrisons sales rise, boosted by wholesale

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said on Tuesday group like-for-like (LFL) sales excluding fuel were up 3.6% for the nine weeks to January 6, comprising contributions from…


Morrisons sales up 5.6% but growth slows

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said on Tuesday group like-for-like sales excluding fuel were up 5.6% for the 13 weeks to November 4. “As expected, retail LFL sales growth eased…


Morrisons first-half revenue up 4.5% to £8.8bn

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said on Thursday its first-half revenue rose 4.5% to £8.8 billion and underlying profit before tax rose 9% to £193 million. Morrisons CEO…


Morrisons sales up amid merger frenzy

Shares of Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons rose about 3% on Thursday after it produced a positive quarterly trading update and became the subject of speculation on…



Morrisons buys free range eggs firm Chippindale

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said it has acquired Flaxby, North Yorkshire-based Chippindale Foods, a supplier of free range eggs. “The acquisition means that Morrisons will make…


Morrisons Xmas & New Year sales up 3.7%

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said its like-for-like (LFL) sales excluding fuel for the 10 weeks to January 7 were up 2.8% “comprising contributions from retail of 2.1% and wholesale of…


Morrisons enjoys third-quarter sales growth

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said its third-quarter like-for-like sales excluding fuel were up 2.5%, “comprising contributions from retail of 2.1% and wholesale of 0.4%.” “We again worked hard…


Morrisons first-half profit up 40% to £200m

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said its first-half profit before tax rose 39.9% to £200 million on turnover up 4.8% to £8.42 billion. But Morrisons’ shares fell…


McColl’s deal to take Morrisons wholesale to £1bn

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons announced a long-term wholesale supply initiative with convenience retailer McColl’s which it said will take its wholesale supply sales eventually to more than…






JD Sports makes more board committee changes

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc, which recently overhauled its corporate governance structure, has announced a series of board committee appointments. JD Sports…


JD Sports hires Régis Schultz as CEO

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc announced on Tuesday that French businessman Régis Schultz has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer….






Pets at Home hires Sky boss McGowan as CEO

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group said on Monday it has appointed Lyssa McGowan — the outgoing chief consumer officer at Sky UK Limited…









Supermarket pioneer Ken Morrison dies at 85

Ken Morrison, who built a small Bradford-based family business into the major UK grocery retailing chain Morrisons, has died aged 85. Morrisons chairman Andrew Higginson said: “I…


Tritax in £102m Howden warehouse investment

Tritax Big Box REIT, a real estate investment trust, said it exchanged contracts — conditional on receiving planning consent — to provide forward funding for two large distribution warehouses at Warth…