Morrisons

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (Morrisons) (LSE: MRW) is the fourth biggest supermarket in the United Kingdom.^[2] Its main offices are in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.^[3] The company is usually called Morrisons. In 2008, Sir Ken Morrison left the company.^[4] Dalton Philips is the current head. The old CEO was Marc Bolland, who left to become CEO of Marks & Spencer.^[5]

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

Company type	Public limited company
Traded as	LSE: MRW
Industry	Retailing
Founded	(1899), Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Founder	William Morrison
Headquarters	Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Number of locations	569 (including 72 M Local stores)
Key people	Sir Ken Morrison (President) Sir Ian Gibson (Chairman) Dalton Philips (CEO)
Products	Supermarket
Revenue	£18.116 billion (2013)[1]
Operating income	£949 million (2013)[1]
Net income	£647 million (2013)[1]
Number of employees	132,000 (2011)
Website	www.morrisons.com

As of September 2009, Morrisons has 455 shops in the United Kingdom.^[6]

On 15 March 2007, Morrisons said that it would stop its old branding and go for a more modern brand image. Their lower price brand, Bettabuy, was also changed to a more modern brand called the Morrisons Value.^[7] This brand was then changed again in 2012 as Morrisons started their low price option brand called M Savers.

In 2005 Morrisons bought part of the old Rathbones Bakeries for £15.5 million which make Rathbones and Morrisons bread.^[8]

In 2011, Morrisons opened a new 767,500 square/foot centre in Bridgwater for a £11 million redevelopment project. This project also made 200 new jobs.^[9]