Morrisons first UK supermarket to pay staff £10 an hour basic rate

Morrisons announces it will become first British supermarket to pay staff £10 an hour in boost for 96,000 workers Retail trade union Usdaw negotiated a £10 an hour basic rate for workers It brings wages 50p an hour above the voluntary Living Wage Foundation rate Asda has confirmed it will not be offering its workers … Read more

Morrisons announces it will become first British supermarket to pay staff £10 an hour

Morrisons announces it will become first British supermarket to pay staff £10 an hour in boost for 96,000 workers Retail trade union Usdaw negotiated a £10 an hour basic rate for workers It brings wages 50p an hour above the voluntary Living Wage Foundation rate Asda has confirmed it will not be offering its workers … Read more

Sainsbury’s joins Morrisons as they reinstate bouncers outside supermarkets

Sainsbury’s today reinstated bouncers outside supermarkets to tackle shoppers not wearing a mask as police said they lacked the manpower to enforce the rules.  The chain sent an email to all customers saying guards would ‘challenge’ maskless customers or people shopping in groups.  It joins Morrisons, who has also reintroduced security at the doors and vowed … Read more

No one is more than 10 miles from a jab, says Boris Johnson – and you can even get it at Morrisons

No one is more than 10 miles from a jab, says Boris Johnson – and you can even get it at Morrisons ‘Super-vax’ centres capable of inoculating 3,000 people a day to open tomorrow Most vaccinations will be given in GP-led hubs as No10 pledges to open 1,000 Up to 50 Morrisons supermarket car parks could … Read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Next reveals better-than-expected Christmas; Morrisons sees early festive sales lift;

BUSINESS LIVE: Next reveals better-than-expected Christmas; Morrisons sees early festive sales lift; Hipgnosis makes another music rights swoop By This Is Money Published: 08:12 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 08:15 GMT, 5 January 2021 Next has said festive sales were better than expected, but warned the trading boost will be ‘almost entirely’ wiped out … Read more

Morrisons boss says ‘it WILL be a merry Christmas’

Five shopping days until Christmas and even with many plans thrown into chaos yesterday, the boss of one of Britain’s biggest grocers is sure of one thing. There will be celebrations – families will still do what they can to enjoy the day.  ‘We’re banking on it,’ says David Potts, chief executive at Morrisons, who … Read more

Big grocers hand back tax breaks: Tesco then Morrisons pay up 

Big grocers hand back tax breaks: Tesco agrees to pay £585m then Morrisons says it will return £274m – but will others follow suit? By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 Two of Britain’s biggest supermarkets yesterday promised to repay nearly £900million … Read more

Lidl and Morrisons launch pigs in blankets pizza ahead of Christmas

Merry Crustmas! Foodies rejoice as Lidl and Morrisons launch pigs in blankets pizza ahead of Christmas Lidl’s Pizza has s sourdough base with red onions, cranberry, and pigs in blankets Morrison’s offering comes on a deep pan base and is topped with sage and onion turkey, mozzarella , tomato, cranberry sauce and pigs in blankets … Read more

Morrison’s £18 own-brand Champagne is named best Christmas fizz

Morrison’s £18 own-brand Champagne beats supermarket rivals including M&S and Waitrose and £36 Moët & Chandon in blind taste test – while Aldi’s was the worst Morrisons’ Adrien Chopin Brut Champagne, £18,  topped the expert lead panel  Judges described the fizz as a ‘golden champagne with stewed apple aromas’  Narrowly missing out on the top … Read more

Morrisons introduces pre-packed food bags for customers hoping to make a donation to food banks

Morrisons introduces pre-packed bags for customers to donate a ‘nutritionally balanced mix of products’ to food banks with prices starting at £1 Pre-packed donations for food banks have gone on sale at Morrisons across UK In response to food banks being flooded with too much of the same products ‘Pick-up packs’ priced between £1 to … Read more