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    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
      Morrisons to close more than 10% of McColl’s stores

      Supermarket says up to 1,300 staff affected will be offered jobs elsewhere after it bought the convenience chain in May

    • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
      Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
      Morrisons third-quarter profits fall by half as inflation hits

      Grocer says it suffers effect of rising prices earlier than rivals due to in-house food-making operation

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      UK retail industry
      UK regulator orders Morrisons to keep McColl’s operations separate

      CMA issues ruling while it investigates supermarket chain’s takeover of convenience store operator

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      Morrisons paid £182mn and waived debt to bag McColl’s

      EG Group offered ‘materially’ more cash but position on creditors aided bid, say PwC documents

    • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      Why convenience stores are still worth sparring over

      Morrisons and EG Group’s tussle over McColl’s shows an industry surviving if not thriving

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      Morrisons wins battle for UK convenience group McColl’s

      Grocer prevails over petrol station operator EG Group and promises to take on all 16,000 staff 

    • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
      Morrisons and EG make last-ditch bids for McColl’s

      Battle for struggling UK convenience chain prompts Asda owner to pledge pension funding

    • Friday, 6 May, 2022
      Petrol station group EG attempts to buy McColl’s out of administration

      Convenience store chain with 16,000 staff collapsed after rejecting proposal from Morrisons

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      McColl’s convenience stores on brink of collapse

      Up to 16,000 jobs at risk as operator struggled to compete with larger players

    • Sunday, 17 February, 2019
      British corner shops squeezed by price and brand changes

      The days when customers were happy to pay a hefty premium for convenience are over

    • Monday, 3 December, 2018
      McColl’s convenience chain falls 23% on second profit warning

      Retailer cites disruption from supplier collapse and subdued retail spending

    • Monday, 23 July, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Shares in retail group McColl’s fall 16% on supply chain disruption

      Grocery chain said the failure of a key supplier had hurt profits

    • Monday, 23 July, 2018
      UK companies
      Newspaper group Reach appoints new CFO

      Simon Fuller will join from retail group McColl’s

    • Friday, 4 May, 2018
      Investments
      Investors Chronicle: McColl’s Retail, Interserve, WPP

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Monday, 19 February, 2018
      UK retail results
      McColl’s shares hit as P&H collapse knocks sales

      Supply problems cast cloud over convenience store chain

    • Monday, 24 July, 2017
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Good weather boosts booze sales at McColl’s
    • Monday, 27 February, 2017
      UK retail results
      McColl’s suffers 16% drop in profits
    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2016
      Retail & Consumer industry
      CMA clears Co-op store sale to McColl’s
    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2016
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Co-op Group to sell 298 small stores to McColl’s

      Portfolio whittled down in order to focus on larger outlets

    • Sunday, 13 September, 2015
      Food Prices
      Corner shops face transformation amid changing consumer tastes

      Industry set for long-term overhaul as customers demand fresher food from local convenience stores

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