These five McColl's in South Yorkshire are closing as axe falls on 132 stores with 1,300 jobs at risk
Morrisons is to shut 132 unprofitable McColl’s stores - including five in South Yorkshire - putting 1,300 jobs at risk.
The supermarket snapped up 1,164 stores and newsagents in May after the chain collapsed into administration.
The majority of the closures will take place this year, while 55 stores with a Post Office counter will close next year. Stores set to close in South Yorkshire include McColl’s on Hutcliffe Wood Road, Beauchief, Sheffield; Broom Valley Road, Rotherham and Cedar Avenue, Mexborough, Thorne Road, Stainforth, Doncaster, and King Edward Road, Thorne, Doncaster.
Morrisons said every affected worker would be offered alternative employment at a nearby McColl’s, or a Morrisons store, logistics operation or foodmaking centre.
Joseph Sutton, Morrisons convenience, online and wholesale director, said: “We have a great deal of work to do but there’s no question that McColl’s is a business with strong potential.
“I’m confident that the combination of McColl’s conveniently located stores and great colleagues together with Morrisons scale, brand, systems and fresh food expertise will lead to a transformation of the business.
“We very much regret the proposed closure of 132 loss-making stores but it is, very sadly, an important step towards the regeneration of the business.
“I am confident that McColl’s can, in the Morrisons family, once again become a growing, thriving and vibrant convenience business serving local communities across the UK.”
Last month, the UK competition regulator paved the way for the clearance of a Morrisons £190m rescue deal on the condition it sold 28 McColl’s in 35 areas where the two retailers compete.
All 16,000 McColl’s staff were transferred to Morrisons as part of the deal.