UK supermarket chain Morrisons first of 100 closures

Morrisons has shut its first of 100 Daily stores as its closure programme begins.

The first was its branch in Crockhamwell Road in Woodley, Berkshire, which became a Morrisons Daily in November 2024 before closing last week.

Its Post Office also shut after operating from the road for around 60 years and it is understood to be looking for replacement shops that could host services in affected communities.

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The closures affect at least 52 Post Office branches across England, Wales and Scotland, with many of the affected sited in southern England.

The affected stores have been unprofitable for years and were former McColl’s shops which the chain rescued in a £190 million takeover in 2022.

The proposals will see stores closed in the next few months and hundreds of shop workers are understood to be at risk of redundancy.

However, it has been confirmed Morrisons will not close any of its Oxfordshire shops, cafes, florists of pharmacies this year.

Morrisons has around 1,700 convenience shops as well as about 500 supermarkets, and employs some 95,000 staff.

There are Morrisons supermarkets in Banbury, Carterton and Faringdon as well as Morrisons Daily stores in Oxford, Abingdon, Thame and Banbury.