Morrisons has closed more than 50 cafes across the country this year as part of a restructuring programme.
The move, part of the supermarket giant’s ‘programme of renewal’, signals another blow to the British high street.
Morrisons announced in March it would close 52 cafes in addition to all 18 Market Kitchens, 17 Convenience stores, 13 florists, 35 meat counters, 35 fish counters and four pharmacies.
The closures aim to ‘accelerate growth’, ‘optimise operations’ and ‘help mitigate recent significant cost increases’.
Morrisons chief executive Rami Baitiéh said the closures were a ‘necessary part of our plans to renew and reinvigorate Morrisons and enable us to focus our investment into the areas that customers really value and that can play a full part in our growth’.
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‘Morrisons Cafés are rightly famous for their great quality well-priced food, their place in the local community and their appealing mix of traditional favourites alongside exciting new dishes,’ he said.
‘In most locations the Morrisons Café has a bright future, but a minority have specific local challenges and in those locations, regrettably, closure and re-allocation of the space is the only sensible option.’
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Mr Baitiéh added that in some locations the company planned to work with third parties to provide a relevant specialist offer.
Last year the company reported losses of £919million following 2023 losses of £1.3billion.
However it recorded a pre-tax profit of £2.1billion in the year ending October 27, 2024.
Commenting on the supermarket chain’s financial results last month Mr Baitiéh said: ‘Consumers are feeling the squeeze and we are continuing to work hard to help our customers make the most of stretched household budgets, staying true to Morrisons values of providing good affordable fresh food for all.
‘As we do this, we are also managing the incremental impact of the Autumn budget and other Government legislation, which has created significant cost headwinds, some of which were unexpected at the start of the financial year.’
Which Morrisons cafes have closed? Full list
- Bradford Thornbury
- Paisley Falside Road
- London Queensbury
- Portsmouth
- Great Park
- Banchory North Deeside Road
- Failsworth Poplar Street
- Blackburn Railway Road
- Leeds Swinnow Road
- London Wood Green
- Kirkham Poulton Street
- Lutterworth Bitteswell Road
- Stirchley
- Leeds Horsforth
- London Erith
- Crowborough
- Bellshill John Street
- Dumbarton Glasgow Road
- East Kilbride Lindsayfield
- East Kilbride Stewartfield
- Glasgow Newlands
- Largs Irvine Road
- Troon Academy Street
- Wishaw Kirk Road
- Newcastle UT Cowgate
- Northampton Kettering Road
- Bromsgrove Buntsford Industrial Park
- Solihull Warwick Road
- Brecon Free Street
- Caernarfon North Road
- Hadleigh
- London Harrow Hatch End
- High Wycombe Temple End
- Leighton Buzzard Lake Street
- London Stratford
- Sidcup Westwood Lane
- Welwyn Garden City Black Fan Road
- Warminster Weymouth Street
- Oxted Station Yard
- Reigate Bell Street
- BorehamwoodWeybridge Monument Hill
- Bathgate
- Erskine Bridgewater Shopping Centre
- Gorleston Blackwell Road
- Connah’s Quay
- Mansfield Woodhouse
- Elland
- Gloucester Metz Way
- Watford Ascot Road
- Littlehampton Wick
- Helensburgh