Morrisons

Morrisons, the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket group, is set to open its first convenience store tomorrow in the Yorkshire town of Ilkley.The new ‘M local’-branded outlet is the first of three that will trial the Bradford-based retailer’s convenience store format,...

New market share figures show supermarket group Asda on the back foot as the UK food market polarises with discount chains Aldi and Lidl and upmarket grocer Waitrose sprinting ahead of the pack.Asda was the biggest loser from the...

MORRISONS is to embark on a major relaunch of its multi-billion pound own label range and has poached Arla Foods’ top marketer to spearhead the campaign.Danny Micklethwaite has left Leeds-based dairy group Arla to take on the newly created...

High street bellwether Marks & Spencer narrowly beat City expectations on Tuesday by declaring a 13 per cent increase in profits in its last financial year.The retailer also gave an update on its revamped store design, a result, it...

Retail veteran Allan Leighton has added another high street name to his long CV by taking over as chairman of budget fashion retailer Peacocks.The former Asda chief executive, who has held non-executive positions at a string of British companies...

Despite a dreadful start to the year for the high street, consumers are spending strongly again in one part of the retail sector, with Britain's discount grocers and Primark, the value fashion chain, welcoming ever more bargain hunters in...

Some of Britain’s biggest retailers are preparing to look over Iceland Foods, if the sale of a majority stake in the frozen food retailer triggers an auction for the entire value supermarket chain. Wm Morrison is expected to be...

Leading US online grocer Morrisons has acquired around 10 per cent stake in FreshDirect, the leading profitable online grocer in the US, for £32 mn ($50 mn). FreshDirect will receive a minority economic interest in Morrisons' planned London online...

UK's supermarket major Morrisons has recently announced a commitment to identify future female business leaders and a target to more than double the number of its female senior managers by 2014.Morrisons is setting a target of reaching 30 per...

UK's supermarket major Morrisons has announced that it will train more than 12,000 apprentices in 2011, making it the largest provider of apprenticeships in the UK.With 30 percent of senior management having originally started working for Morrisons without a...