Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
Bradford
BD3 7DL, United Kingdom (Map) Phone: +44-845-611-5000
Fax: +44-1274-494-831
http://www.morrisons.co.uk/
Overview
Wm Morrison Supermarkets has moved up the UK food chain with the acquisition of its larger rival Safeway plc. The UK's fourth-largest grocery chain, Morrison runs about 375 stores throughout England and Scotland, up from just 125 when it beat out UK supermarket giants Tesco (the UK's #1 food retailer) and Wal-Mart-owned ASDA in a highly-contested takeover battle. Morrison's supermarkets offer a variety of food and nonfood items, most notably through its Market Street specialty departments. About 275 of the stores sell gas. The Safeway purchase transformed Wm Morrison into a national chain with about an 11% share of the grocery market. Wm Morrison was founded by its namesake in 1899.
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Key financials for Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
| Company Type | Public (London: MRW) |
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| Fiscal Year-End | January |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
| CEO | Marc J. (M.J.) Bolland (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| Group Finance Director | Richard Pennycook Connect to this executive |
| Group Store Operations Director | Mark Gunter Connect to this executive |
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