Morrisons is set to begin shutting more than a dozen of its shops in just a few days' time, the supermarket has confirmed.
In its bid to "reinvigorate" the company, the retailer confirmed the "closure and re-allocation" of a number of Morrisons Daily stores is "the only sensible option", according to The Sun.
Morrisons is set to begin shutting more than a dozen of its shops in just a few days' time
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The full list of the impending store closures reads as follows:
- 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
- The Cornmarket, Romsey - April 16
- Lainshaw Street, Stewarton - April 16
- Featherbed Lane, Selsdon - April 16
- Queslett Road, Great Barr - April 16
- Oakfield Road, Whickham - April 16
- Queensway, Worle - April 16
- Strand Parade, Goring-By-Sea - April 16
- Westfield Road, Woking - April 16
- 40 Peach Street, Wokingham - April 16
- 51 Sidwell Street, Exeter - April 16
- Moorland Road, Bath - April 16
- 19 The Village, Haxby - May 14
On social media, locals in Worle have voiced their heartbreak at the news their branch is facing the axe - one resident said it was "such a shame", while another said her boyfriend works at the shop and "doesn't know what he's going to do".
'Morrisons has made the difficult decision to close some Morrisons Daily stores, some of which contain Post Offices,' a statement reads
GETTYMeanwhile in Haxby, local MP Luke Charters said his store's closure would be "sad news for those who rely on these services for their jobs and daily needs".
It's not just the Morrisons shops, however - inside several stores sit mini-Post Office branches.
A statement from the Post Office reads: "Morrisons has made the difficult decision to close some Morrisons Daily stores, some of which contain Post Offices.
"We fully recognise the inconvenience this will cause for our customers and apologise for the short notification as these branches close between 9 April and 14 May.
MORE AS STORE CLOSURES BATTER BRITAIN'S HIGH STREETS:
Morrisons chief executive Rami Baitieh - pictured here with then-PM Rishi Sunak - said some closures were 'the only sensible option'
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"We have reviewed Post Office provision in these areas and for most of these affected branches we are advertising the vacancies."
The full list of the impending Post Office closures reads as follows:
- 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, Tonbridge - April 14
- Haxby Post Office, York - April 14
- Crossways Post Office, Croydon - April 15
However, local reports indicate the Shenfield store could yet be saved - EssexLive reported that the Post Office inside could be moved further down the road.
Last month, the supermarket said it would also be closing 18 Market Kitchens, 13 florists, 35 meat counters, 35 fish counters and four pharmacies across Britain - leaving 365 workers at risk of redundancy.
Morrisons chief executive Rami Baitieh said: "In most locations the Morrisons Cafe 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."
