Morrisons (Shop)

WHO ARE THEY? Wm Morrisons are now the UK's fourth largest supermarket group. It was Founded by William Morrison in 1899 who started with an egg and butter stall on Bradford Market, they have only over the last 30 years dramatically expanded in order to compete with the likes of Tesco, ASDA and Sainsburys. William's son, Sir Ken Morrison was initially responsible for this expansion, originally staying very local in the Yorkshire area during the ...
...that acquisition, the rise of Morrisons was by any standards swift. In 1999 they celebrated their centenary - neatly coinciding with the opening of the 100th store. Hovever, it was in 2004 with the take over of the ailing Safeway store chain that Morrisons became the UK's fourth supermarket group. Currently, in 2006, Morrisons employ a total of 130,000 staff. Around 9 to 10 million customers shuffle through their revolving doors each week. HOW ...

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I never had a _Morrisons_ close by but I would occasionally get to go with other people to do a shop and I always loved shopping here, but then recently my local supermarket was replaced by a _Morrisons_ and I was very pleased as I preferred it to the supermarket that was originally there. My weekly shopping bill greatly reduced which was a real bonus. The supermarket felt bigger and offered more choice. I have been shopping here for a couple of ...
...the past couple of months due to the economical climate. The store layout has remained the same but has had a few changes but then has gone back to the same standard layout of most supermarkets. I can’t quite understand why they put the fruit and Veg. to the front of the store as this always leaves me rearranging my food in my trolley as I go around. All _Morrisons_ have the same layout and they offer the same choice. Upon entering the store you ...

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My closest Morrisons is situated along London Road, Hadleigh, Essex, about halfway (on the north side of the road) between the old Waggon & Horses big roundabout, and Hadleigh Church. It is, by modern-day standards, a medium-sized supermarket made of terracotta colour brickwork which from the outside looks clean, bright and very appealing (I'd hazard a guess that it was built sometime during the early to mid-1990s, judging by the architectural style). ...
...as this particular branch of Morrisons sometimes allows items to be displayed that are past their best (most likely a staff oversight rather than a deliberate attempt to deceive). There is quite a large off-licence section which, though I haven't examined it too carefully as I rarely drink alcohol, seems to offer a good selection of wines and spirits. At the far end of the shop, is the frozen food section - which compared to other supermarkets ...

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...feeling in the air that Morrisons isn't that marvellous. I think all the excitement was just down to the fact we had a new kid in town. Make no mistake, Morrisons is cheap and has a proliferation of own brand products that you won't find elsewhere. With cheapness of price, however, comes low quality and nowhere is this more evident than with Morrison's 'ready made' foods, some of which can fairly be described as muck. Certain ex-Safeway ready meals ...
...the Morrisons portfolio but somehow it's not enough; you can't pick up something for your tea in Morrisons in the confidence that you're going to enjoy it. For staple items Morrisons is pretty good. Fruit and veg is reasonable value for money although freshness can be a bit iffy. The freezer aisle food is particularly cheap and well stocked, and offers excellent desserts and frozen vegetables. Crisps, fizzy drinks and similar 'junk' is amongst the ...

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...took a trip to my Morrisons which is closer to where I work and was amazed to see that it had been through a great refurbishment. I have always liked Morrisons but always found there stores to be a little bit dull. The produce I have always found to be good but just the stores in general just put me off a little. I have been to others across the country too and they were somewhat the same, so I'm not sure whether they have all gone through this refurbishment ...
...media but I think our Morrisons has actually rebranded giving themselves this whle new look to portray excellence. They have also had a new logo, which I think is slightly basic in comparision to their old logo, but at the end of the day, the new look of the stores is all that interests me. Morrisons dates back to 1899 and was originally a market stall in Bradford. Through the inspiration of William Morrison, he led Morrisons into the supermarket ...

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...one free' offers. More recently Morrisons have been promoting 8 items for 50p each at vastly discounted prices. They stock many unusual cooking ingredients. I wanted to make some onion bhajees and needed some 'gram flour' and went round all the other supermarkets and couldn't find it. However, when I went to Morrison's I was able to find it there. I like their household and gardening sections and I can often pick up bargains there. Recently I bought ...
...10% discount and other offers, Morrisons is not the place that I do my regular shop. The main reason is that it is about 5 miles away. The second is that I just find the store too big! When I have forgotten something as I go round the supermarket it can take an age to go and find it. It is usually extremely busy too and I don't like crowds of people when shopping. There are often long queues at the till. I just seem to spend too long shopping at ...

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...to take the wife to Morrisons instead and as it is 12 miles away she was wanting to know what was going on. "Just put your seatbelt on, it's for a ciao review that chelbb04 has been going on about". I get a strange and also a dirty look but I just fasten my seatbelt and set off to Morrisons. Always clunk, click every trip, have you seen that advert, very nasty. Arrive at the entrance of Morrisons and out comes my small notepad and pen and again ...
...see the rise of supermarkets Morrisons opened its first store "Victoria", in Bradford in 1961. In 1967 they became a public company and the rest is history. Right boring bit over, let's move on. But the wife is waiting so it's time to browse and get the shopping in for the week. Firstly take a left and straight into the drink section and they have a good lot of offers on, but just can't seem to find any good offer on the wine. Beer yes but the wine ...

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...Asda, Tesco, Somerfield, Iceland and Morrisons all in a comfortable travelling distance for me to complete my monthly shop and Morrisons wins hands down in filling my trolley. ****Morrisons**** Morrisons is one of the big 4 in fact it is the 4th largest supermarket in the UK. It was founded in 1899 by William Morrison and to date his son Ken Morrison is the current chairman. Morrisons was firstly and egg and butter merchant in Bradford, West ...
...date there are currently 360 Morrisons stores throughout the UK with the latest store opening in Leyland. Only since their take over of Safeway in March 2004 has Morrisons become one of the main competitors for best supermarket. ****My Morrisons**** There are two stores located to me one is close to where I work in Chester and is where I complete my main shopping. The other store that I prefer to visit is a further distance away in Rhyl which was ...

KELLYLOUJ 11.07.2006 · Read full review
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I am not really a person who loves to do food shopping because a lot of the time I get lost in these newer and bigger super markets. A lot of the time it seems to be hard to find what you're looking for or you have to walk so far to get to the correct aisle but I find with Morrison's I actually don't mind shopping here as everything seems to be easy enough to find an they are not of ridiculous size like Asda seems to be nowadays. Morrison's in my ...
...In my local Safeway I found it was pretty much dead when I walked in due to the Tesco opening up and taking their customers. Although, Safeway seemed to be desperately posting out leaflets of the latest offers in hope of winning buyers back but it wasn't working and soon I head that a company called Morrison's would be taking over. In Scotland this company had never been heard of but soon the bright yellow lettering was replacing the previous red ...

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...I had ever heard of Morrisons before about ten years ago, so I was surprised to discover that they have been established over one hundred years and in the supermarket business for forty. Not that longevity is any guarantee of quality; London Underground have been going longer but you would hardly regard them as a byword for excellence. Morrisons don’t have a ‘loyalty’ card as such, but they do have a scheme allied to their petrol ...
...that you buy, you are awarded fifteen ‘Morrison Miles’, when you have five thousand you can exchange them for a five-pound voucher to spend in the supermarket. On the face of it, this looks like very good value in comparison to other stores, twice as good as Tesco for instance. But to actually gain enough ‘Miles’ to be of any use, you would have to be a very heavy road user. To earn ten pounds worth of vouchers, the average ...

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...Because I have a Morrisons right on my doorstep. A huge branch of Morrisons opened in Erith 3 years ago. Now let me explain that Erith is a dead town – it used to be thriving with a fabulous market and good shops but so many high street stores have left the poor town so it was becoming a wasteland. Then along come Morrisons to save the day and save it they did – now the town is having a major overhaul in the next 2 years and people are actually coming ...
...of background first i think... Morrisons founded in 1899 by William Morrison. The first shop was opened in 1958 having progressed from market stalls on to counter service. The first supermarket was opened in 1961 in Bradford. In 1967 they went public and in 2001 they joined the FTSE 100 for the first time. They now have over 120 supermarkets across the country. So how does the Erith store measure up? Parking Huge – and I mean huge. What girl doesn’t ...

Flissy 03.06.2003 (04.06.2003) · Read full review
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...trip. PARKING Our local Morrisons car park has a system where you pay £1 for a ticket, but it has a refund voucher which you hand over at the checkout and your money is refunded. This isn't bad as it gives you 2 hours so you can pop into town as well if you want. They don't use the system every day; when they expect a quiet day you just park free. FOYER The foyer is bright and spacious with trolleys provided with a £1 deposit system. (The cigarette ...
...I got onto it! Morrisons seem to keep to a similar layout, at least in the Yorkshire stores. First is the fish counter which generally has a good selection at fair prices, some is ready packaged but you can select what you want from the counter and have it weighed if you prefer. Produce comes next, again with a good mix of pre-packed and pick out your own. They seem to support British growers, at least there is always British produce available, ...

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...drive , we have : Morrisons , As you can see , spoilt for choice ! With such choice , in the past we have opted to do our main shopping in two supermarkets , namely Asda & Tesco . However , getting a little bored of these , over the past two weeks we have experimented with Morrisons , a supermarket that has been with us for approx. eight months. Here then is my view of Morrisons . Bear in mind that when store comparisons are made , this is a new ...
...found strange was that non Morrisons branded goods , had Morrisons bar codes stuck on . Therefore Morrisons use a unique system . Payment can be made in the usual manners of cash , cheque or credit / debit card . Behind the checkouts you have the following : Cafe : Clean , spaceful yet plenty of tables . Many staff cleaning tables / isueing food . Trolleys are not allowed in this area , and so plenty of trolley storage cupboards are available ...

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...most of my shopping at Morrisons nowadays.The nearest store is about a mile or so from my house and they have a huge carpark, and lots of special areas near the front of the building for their disabled drivers.This is great for me because when I have my son with me we need to be close incase he refuses to walk as he sometimes does. Remind me to get some fuel on the way out. Morrisons have a great petrol station on the site and we collect their petrol ...
...I love the variety that morrisons have to offer. There are always more than one brand to choose from, be it Morrisons own brand or the more expensive, more advertised products. I love the buy one get one free offers that they have, and I have to say that they have a lot here all the time. The thing is these arn't just luxury items that are on offer, which is something I think Tesco are slightly guilty of. These are everyday things that we all have ...

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...That’s right. I am a Morrisons shopper. This has finally come about as a new store has opened in the last two weeks, at a shopping centre not too far away from where I live. If I wanted to visit Morrisons over two weeks ago, I would have had to put up with a 20 minute drive to the nearest one. Morrisons has chosen VERY wisely for this new store. Its location is at the Belle Vale (shopping) Centre, just on the outskirts of Liverpool. This area is ...
...in, because as everyone knows, Morrisons likes to take you back to the old days, in terms of store interior design and layout (and the uniforms it inflicts upon it’s staff, but we will get to that later). The car park is very clean and tidy (but given the surrounding area, and the near-by McDonalds, I give it a month before it’s a complete dump), there are many trolly parks located around the store. Trollies need a £1 coin to be used, and there ...

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