Morrison (wm) Supermarkets Share Discussion Threads

[philanderer] 08/9/2020 09:52

'Morrisons supermarket chain takes on thousands of new staff'

Bradford-based retailer expands online delivery service and in-store cleaning

[philanderer] 07/9/2020 00:05

Should be interesting..


'D-Day looms for Asda takeover bids'

Private equity firms have until Monday to make takeover offers for the supermarket

[philanderer] 06/9/2020 00:30

Morrisons fires gun on 'recession' price war: Cost of 400 products slashed by a QUARTER as stores fight to lure families hit by downturn

[philanderer] 04/9/2020 10:12

Interims next thursday

[philanderer] 02/9/2020 11:52

Bloom time: Morrisons doubles in-store flower stalls to meet demand

UK supermarket chain aims to give jobs to florists who lost work due to coronavirus lockdown

[muffinhead] 30/8/2020 02:00

Mercedes gets big electric van order from Amazon


"While the e-van order with Mercedes is Amazon’s biggest in Europe, it is dwarfed by a contract it signed last year with U.S. start-up Rivian to deliver 100,000 electric delivery vans by 2030."

[philanderer] 29/8/2020 10:41

Waitrose sparks speculation of Amazon deal with Deliveroo tie-up

The luxury grocery retailer will start a deal with the delivery giant ahead of M&S's bow on Ocado

[philanderer] 26/8/2020 21:10

Morrisons launches flat-rate pricing for all ages across its back to school range

[philanderer] 26/8/2020 09:40

Barclays Capital today reaffirms its underweight investment rating on Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets PLC (LON:MRW) and raised its price target to 180p (from 175p)

[essentialinvestor] 25/8/2020 15:31

There is some chatter Amazon want to partner with Waitrose in online delivery.

[netcurtains] 25/8/2020 12:26

philanderer: That actually is a good idea. Many New Yorkers live of food pre done in this way. If you have a busy life this makes it easier.

[philanderer] 24/8/2020 14:13

Morrisons is launching a food store that is part grocery and part takeaway in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens with the creation of 50 new chef and front of house roles.

The new format means that customers can have their breakfast, lunch or evening meal freshly made-to-order by a chef, at the same time as popping in for a pint of milk. What’s more, customers don’t even need to leave their house to enjoy the meals as they can have the food delivered to their doorstep via Deliveroo.

[philanderer] 22/8/2020 19:38

"Aldi is officially the cheapest supermarket for doing your big food shop"


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[muffinhead] 22/8/2020 02:40

The Rise Of Instacart And Online Grocery Delivery

[muffinhead] 21/8/2020 17:29

Amazon Fresh Review: How the Grocery Delivery Service Works

[scotches] 21/8/2020 13:15

Amazon Flex


Can the flex vehicles cope with the multi temperature nature of food delivery. Don't want your frozen purchases delivered in a puddle of water.


Edit: The flex training videos indicate an insulated bag with dry ice is used.

Edit 2: Not all are convinced.

"The Amazon grocery experience has another Achilles heel: last-mile delivery. Whereas supermarkets send out orders in branded, refrigerated vans driven by directly employed couriers, Amazon utilises its Amazon Flex driver pool, meaning orders arrive in cool bags in any old vehicle.

“The problem with Amazon’s offering is the quality of the service it operates,” wrote HSBC in a recent note. It “simply isn’t very good, in our view” it added."

[philanderer] 21/8/2020 00:53

Private equity titans go into battle for Asda

Retail bigwigs Rob Templeman and Paul Mason being drafted in to help Apollo and Lone Star in their drive to win Walmart-owned supermarket

[muffinhead] 20/8/2020 18:30

Johnwise....

Delivery to customers using Amazon Flex Delivery Partners is a great idea. Amazon owns 16% of Deliveroo also and Morrisons mentioned recently use of Deliveroo for grocery deliveries.


Why is this important? It separates delivery logistics and associated costs away from Morrisons. This will allow rapid expansion of online grocery sales and Morrisons does not have to expand it's own delivery van network. In fact Morrisons may be able to dial back it's own van network and shift costs onto Amazon Flex partners. Hopefully this also returns better margins for online grocery sales


Amazon Flex



UK U-turn allows Amazon to invest in Deliveroo

[philanderer] 20/8/2020 13:41

Waitrose boss says online grocery shopping shift is 'irreversible'

[johnwise] 19/8/2020 14:34

Morrisons extends Amazon UK partnership with full grocery range for free delivery

Users of the service will also benefit from free same-day delivery on orders over £40 as part of their Prime membership. Orders are hand-picked from local stores by dedicated Morrisons staff and delivered to customers by Amazon Flex Delivery Partners

[philanderer] 19/8/2020 14:28

Glass ceiling at 200p ? ;-)

Having a 4th attempt :-)

[muffinhead] 19/8/2020 13:50

Diners claim Sunak discounts on 35m meals

Meal voucher scheme cost £180m in first fortnight, with seated diners up 27pc over six days in operation

Helping consumer confidence

[philanderer] 19/8/2020 11:32

Added a few this morning. Luck to holders.

[ygor705] 19/8/2020 10:11

The announcement of closer ties with Amazon should push the price back up to £2. Will Amazon eventually bid for Morrison's?