Morrisons closes 17 stores and cuts 3,600 jobs after a loss‑making year

05 August 2025 , 11:56

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Morrisons closes 17 stores and cuts 3,600 jobs after a loss‑making year

It’s been revealed that Morrisons cut 3,600 jobs after closing 17 stores last year, following a challenging year.

The popular supermarket’s workforce has dropped from around 104,819 employees to just 101,144 as of October last year.

This follows a year of significant losses in 2023, during which the store cut 8,800 roles due to rising costs.

In April, the closure of more than a dozen Morrisons shops also resulted in the end of dozens of cafes and other services.

Alongside hundreds of jobs, the supermarket shut two cafés and 100 other in-store services, including 12 florists, four pharmacies, and numerous meat and fish counters.

This is part of a wave of store closures that saw 13,000 shops disappear from high streets last year, with WHSmith also claimed as a victim.

Full list of 17 Morrisons that have closed

Gorleston Lowestoft Road – April 16

Shenfield 214 Hutton Road – April 16

Peebles 3-5 Old Town – April 16

Poole Waterloo Estate – April 16

Tonbridge Higham Lane Est – April 16

Romsey The Cornmarket – April 16

Stewarton Lainshaw Street – April 16

Selsdon Featherbed Lane – April 16

Haxby Village – May 14

Great Barr Queslett R – April 16

Whickham Oakfield Road – April 16

Worle – April 16

Goring-By-Sea Strand Para – April 16

Woking Westfield Road – April 16

Wokingham 40 Peach Street – April 16

Exeter 51 Sidwell Street – April 16

Bath Moorland Road – April 16

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Rami Baitiéh, Chief Executive of Morrisons, previously said: ‘The changes… are 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. 

‘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.

‘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. 

‘Market Street is a beacon of differentiation for Morrisons and we remain committed to it.’

Thomas Brown