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CONVENIENCE ‘store wars’ have broken out in Yorkshire as regionally-based supermarket chain Morrisons launches its own small store chain to challenge its rivals.Britain’s major supermarket chains, including Sainsbury, the Co-op and Tesco, are battling for their slice of the...

MORRISONS is to embark on a major relaunch of its multi-billion pound own label range and has poached Arla Foods’ top marketer to spearhead the campaign.Danny Micklethwaite has left Leeds-based dairy group Arla to take on the newly created...

Retail veteran Allan Leighton has added another high street name to his long CV by taking over as chairman of budget fashion retailer Peacocks.The former Asda chief executive, who has held non-executive positions at a string of British companies...

Marks & Spencer Group PLC Thursday said it had hired Chris Taylor from rival Wm. Morrison Supermarkets PLC (MRWSY) for a senior role, nearly a year after Marc Bolland left Morrisons to join M&S as chief executive. Taylor, who...

Leading US online grocer Morrisons has acquired around 10 per cent stake in FreshDirect, the leading profitable online grocer in the US, for £32 mn ($50 mn). FreshDirect will receive a minority economic interest in Morrisons' planned London online...

UK's supermarket major Morrisons has recently announced a commitment to identify future female business leaders and a target to more than double the number of its female senior managers by 2014.Morrisons is setting a target of reaching 30 per...

Morrison Supermarkets Plc has recently announced the acquisition of multi-channel online retailer Kiddicare, together with the rights to its highly regarded technology platform, for £70 mn. The acquisition is the first step in developing Morrisons' online business. The company...

UK's supermarket major Morrisons has announced that it will train more than 12,000 apprentices in 2011, making it the largest provider of apprenticeships in the UK.With 30 percent of senior management having originally started working for Morrisons without a...

One of the leading supermarket giant Morrisons announced that Mark Gunter, group retail director, has notified the board of his intention to retire in June 2012. Gunter will start a progressive handover of his responsibilities to Mark Harrison...

UK-based supermarket chain Morrisons has entered into an agreement with Asda to acquire 120,000 sq.ft of additional selling space through the purchase of 16 former Netto UK stores at a cost of £28.1 million. Obtaining the stores is conditional...