Morrisons has made public the precise dates on which 17 of its Morrisons Daily convenience stores will close. Last month, the grocery chain revealed that, as part of a significant reorganisation, it would close 17 of its smaller locations and 52 of its in-store cafès.
Morrisons also announced that several of its pharmacies, florists, meat and fish counters, and hot food counters will be closing throughout its chain of grocery stores.
Morrisons attributed the decision to the government’s increase in employers’ national insurance and this month’s minimum wage increases.
The supermarket giant did not disclose which stores would be affected at the time. The complete list of the 17 convenience stores that will close, however, has finally been made public.
Additionally, it has been disclosed that this month will see the permanent closure of all of them. On Wednesday, April 16, next week, all of the stores will close. The Haxby Morrisons Daily store is the only exception to this rule; it will close on May 14, one month later.
Full List of Morrisons Daily Stores Closing
- Lowestoft Road, Gorleston — April 16
- 3-5 Old Town, Peebles — April 16
- 214 Hutton Road, Shenfield– April 16
- Waterloo Estate, Poole — April 16
- Higham Lane Estate, Tonbridge — April 16
- Featherbed Lane, Selsdon — April 16
- 19 The Village, Haxby — May 14
- Queslett Road, Whickham — April 16
- Qokfiekd Road, Great Barr — April 16
- Queensway, Worle — April 16
- Strand Parade, Goring-By-Sea — April 16
- Westfield Road, Woking– April 16
- 51 Sidwell Street, Exeter– April 16
- Moorland Road, Bath– April 16.
Due to the shutdown of the supermarkets, about eleven post office locations will close overall between April 9 and April 15.
“Morrisons has made the difficult decision to close some Morrisons Daily Stores, some of which contain Post Offices,” the company said in a statement.
“We fully recognise the inconvenience this will cause for our customers and apologise for the short notice as these branches close between 9 April and 14 May. We have reviewed Post Office provision in these areas, and for most of these affected branches, we are advertising the vacancies.”
The following Post Office branches are set to close:
- Pheasey Post Office, Birmingham – April 9.
- Fellside Post Office, Whickham – April 9
- Waterloo Estate Post Office, Poole – April 10.
- Shenfield Broadway Post Office, Brentwood- April 13.
- Moorfields Post Office, Bath- April 13.
- Stewarton Post Office, Kilmarnock- April 13
- Queensway Post Office, Weston-Super-Mare – April 13
- Sidwell Street Post Office, Exeter – April 14.
- Higham Wood Post Office, York – April 14
- Crossways Post Office, Croydon – April 15.
