Who are Morrisons
We are a Bradford based food retailer with 375 Stores across Britain, with our own supply chain and manufacturing sites. Our customers buy in one year:
36 million
Bunches of flowers
50,000
Tonnes of fresh chicken
21,000
Tonnes of fresh beef
8,000
Tonnes of fresh lamb
1 million
Butternut squashes
215,000
Tonnes of potatoes
640
Tonnes of olives
115 million +
Ready meals
115 million
Tins of baked beans
375 Stores
12 Distribution centres
13 Manufacturing sites
(1 in Netherlands)
We are one of the UK's largest food retailers
>> 4th by sales
>> 2nd by market capitalisation
117,000
Average number of our employees during the year
10 million
Number of customers currently visiting our stores per week
£13bn
Total annual turnover
£11 million
Amount of our retail space (sq. feet)
25,000
Number of people preparing food that we sell
We deal directly with many of our suppliers
The arable farmers who supply us tell us they appreciate the way we buy the whole crop from their fields, rather than some companies who will only buy part. Our livestock farmers are happy too, that we buy whole animals and not just certain cuts.
We also supply ourselves from three bakeries, three abattoirs, and seven packhouses and food production sites. This makes us a Top 5 food producer in the UK.
We deliver to store with our own fleet
We own and manage our own distribution network, moving over 16 million cases of product to stores every week. By owning and operating a very modern fleet, we are able to manage the freshness and quality of the produce and we also have industry-leading turnarounds between order and delivery, being an average of 12 hours. We operate from 12 distribution centres, with over 700 tractor units and 1,800 trailers, covering up to 156 million kilometres per annum in collecting products from our supplier base and delivering to our stores.
We have more people in-store preparing food than any other retailer
Each of our stores has Market Street where you find trained professionals delivering quality product and service. We employ 1,500 butchers, 2,000 bakers, 800 fishmongers. Each butcher has the skill to prepare over 150 different cuts of meat and the bakers know how to bake more than 90 different varieties of bread.
Our customers tell us they love the feel of being in a market in our stores
In research, the areas which clearly stand out about Morrisons offer are the fresh fish, meat and bread areas combined with our approach to great value and great deals through our promotional programme. In addition, we pride ourselves on having industry-leading availability so that customers can get the things they want when they visit our stores. In addition, customers appreciate our specialist customer service which, along with availability, has attracted a Grocer Gold award.