Morrisons is set to close 103 of its stores, cafes, florists and pharmacies in 2025, the supermarket giant has confirmed
51 Morrisons cafes will shut in 2025(Image: Geography Photos, Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
A major UK supermarket chain is preparing to shut down more than 100 stores, cafés, florists and pharmacies throughout 2025, delivering a significant blow to shoppers.
Morrisons ranks as the fifth largest supermarket chain in the UK and in 2021 operated a total of 497 supermarkets spanning England, Wales and Scotland, plus one outlet in Gibraltar.
During that same period, the retailer employed 110,000 staff members and catered to approximately 11 million customers weekly.
Nevertheless, 2025 will witness the closure of an enormous 103 daily stores, cafés, florists and pharmacies nationwide, stretching from Kent in the south east of England to Somerset and Devon in the west and extending as far north as Scotland.
In Greater Manchester, the company has announced that two locations will be affected, with one store losing its cafe while another will see its indoor dining concept Market Kitchen close.
Most of the 17 daily convenience store closures have already happened, with outlets shutting their doors permanently in April, reports the Express.
Yet the most severe impact lies ahead, as Morrisons has officially confirmed it will close 51 cafés, 13 florists, four pharmacies and all 18 Market Kitchens throughout 2025.
The closure programme was set to be rolled out “over the next few months” following the March 2025 announcement. Certain employees working within these services will be moved to other areas of the business, according to Morrisons.
The supermarket giant stated the reductions were essential as “costs of operations are significantly out of line with usage, volumes or the value that customers place on them”.
Chief executive Rami Baitieh explained: “A minority have specific local challenges and in those locations, regrettably, closure and re-allocation of the space is the only sensible option.”
Morrisons Daily Store closures in 2025
A total of 17 Daily Store closures have been announced in 2025. All bar one closed on April 16, apart from the Haxby branch in North Yorkshire, which closed less than a month later on May 14. Included in those shops shutting their doors for the final time were the Daily Stores in Poole (Dorset), Exeter (Devon), and Bath (Somerset).
Gorleston, Lowestoft Road, Norfolk – April 16Peebles, 3-5 Old Town, Scottish Borders – April 16Shenfield, 214 Hutton Road, Essex – April 16Poole, Waterloo Estate, Dorset – April 16Tonbridge, Higham Lane Estate, Kent – April 16Romsey, The Cornmarket, Hampshire – April 16Stewarton, Lainshaw Street, East Ayrshire, Scotland – April 16Selsdon, Featherbed Lane, Greater London – April 16Great Barr, Queslett Road, West Midlands – April 16Whichham, Oakfield Road, Tyne & Wear – April 16Worle, Queensway, Somerset – April 16Goring-By-Sea, Strand Parade, West Sussex – April 16Woking, Westfield Road, Surrey – April 16Wokingham, 40 Peach Street, Berkshire – April 16Exeter, 51 Sidwell Street, Devon – April 16Bath, Moorland Road, Somerset – April 16Haxby, 19 The Village, North Yorkshire – May 14Morrisons cafe closures in 2025 – all dates TBC
Despite shuttering 51 of its cafes, Morrisons said this offering “has a bright future” in most locations. Where some cafes are closing, the supermarket said it planned to work with “third parties to provide a relevant specialist offer”. In 2021, there were 406 Morrisons cafes.
Banchory, North Deeside Road, AberdeenshireBathgate, West LothianBellshill, John Street, North LanarkshireBlackburn, Railway Road, LancashireBorehamwood, HertfordshireBradford, Thornbury, West YorkshireBrecon, Free Street, Powys, WalesBromsgrove, Buntsford Industrial Park, WorcestershireCaernarfon, North Road, Gwynedd, WalesConnah’s Quay, Flintshire, WalesCrowborough, East SussexDumbarton, Glasgow Road, West DunbartonshireEast Kilbride (Lindsayfield), South LanarkshireEast Kilbride (Stewartfield), South LanarkshireElland, West YorkshireErskine, Bridgewater Shopping Centre, RenfrewshireFailsworth, Poplar Street, Greater ManchesterGlasgow (Newlands), Glasgow CityGloucester, Metz Way, GloucestershireGorleston, Blackwell Road, NorfolkHadleigh, Suffolk/EssexHelensburgh, Argyll & ButeHigh Wycombe, Temple End, BuckinghamshireKirkham, Poulton Street, LancashireLargs, Irvine Road, North AyrshireLeeds (Horsforth), West YorkshireLeeds (Swinnow Road), West YorkshireLeighton Buzzard, Lake Street, BedfordshireLittlehampton (Wick), West SussexLondon (Erith), Greater LondonLondon (Harrow, Hatch End), Greater LondonLondon (Queensbury), Greater LondonLondon (Stratford), Greater LondonLondon (Wood Green), Greater LondonLutterworth, Bitteswell Road, LeicestershireMansfield (Woodhouse), NottinghamshireNewcastle upon Tyne (Cowgate), Tyne & WearNorthampton, Kettering Road, NorthamptonshireOxted, Station Yard, SurreyPaisley, Falside Road, RenfrewshirePortsmouth, HampshireReigate, Bell Street, SurreySidcup, Westwood Lane, Greater LondonSolihull, Warwick Road, West MidlandsStirchley, West MidlandsTroon, Academy Street, South AyrshireWarminster, Weymouth Street, WiltshireWatford, Ascot Road, HertfordshireWelwyn Garden City, Black Fan Road, HertfordshireWeybridge, Monument Hill, SurreyWishaw, Kirk Road, North LanarkshireMorrisons Market Kitchen closures in 2025 – all dates TBC
Morrisons’ Market Kitchen was an in-store dining concept introduced to offer freshly prepared meals in a supermarket setting. These kitchens featured various food counters, each specialising in different cuisines and meal options. However, all 18 Market Kitchen locations will close in 2025 as part of the plans to streamline operations.
Aberdeen, King StreetBasingstoke, ThorneycroftBrentford, WatersideCamden Town, LondonCanning Town, LondonCheltenham, Up HatherleyEccles, Irwell Place, Greater ManchesterEdgbaston, BirminghamGravesend, Coldharbour RoadKirkby, MerseysideLeeds, KirkstallLincoln, Triton RoadLittle Clacton, Centenary WayMilton Keynes, WestcroftNottingham, NetherfieldStoke, Festival ParkTynemouth, Preston Grange, North ShieldsVerwood, DorsetMorrisons pharmacy closures in 2025 – all dates TBC
In his statement, Morrisons’ Chief Executive, Rami Baitiéh, described these changes as a “necessary part of our plans to renew and reinvigorate” the chain, allowing the company to focus on areas that “customers really value”.
Birmingham, Small HeathBlackburn, Railway RoadBradford, VictoriaLondon, Wood GreenMorrisons florist closures in 2025 – all dates TBC
Morrisons introduced its in-store florists as part of the Market Street concept, which began in 2009. This initiative aimed to bring specialist, craft-based departments – including butchers, bakers, fishmongers, and florists – into Morrisons stores. In 2020, the chain expanded its florist offerings by doubling the number of professionals in its stores to 300 and adding 60 new stations across the UK. However, in 2023, Morrisons began to scale back its operations.
Aberdeen, King StreetBradford, Enterprise 5Canning Town, LondonEvesham, Four Pool EstateNewcastle Under Lyme, Goose StreetRubery, Bristol Road SouthSheffield, MeadowheadSheldon, BirminghamSt Albans, Hatfield RoadSt Helens, Boundary RoadStirchley, BirminghamSunderland, Doxford ParkSwinton, Swinton Hall Road
The Express has contacted Morrisons for comment.