The REAL reason why Morrisons shelves are always empty

MouldyOldDough

swingaloo said:

Who supplied that information because it isn't correct. It may be that your local store has that problem but it isn't a common thing. They need the money not goods like bread and milk sitting out the back going out of date. they are the first things which would be replenished.  Short date and fast selling goods take priority. Very few customers will go in the store and leave without milk or bread so they are not going to leave it in thee back and replenish other items first.
Bread and milk are replenished at regular intervals all day so its not about the night staff.

This information was supplied by a member of Morrisons staff who was working on a till.

And our local Morrisons has had a problem with empty shelves for a few years now

Whenever we have been since lockdown - they appear to have a big problem with basic goods - milk, bread, chicken etc etc - either none or very little - also out of date items still being on shelves of other less popular items

CliveOfIndia

MouldyOldDough said:

This information was supplied by a member of Morrisons staff who was working on a till.

And our local Morrisons has had a problem with empty shelves for a few years now

Whenever we have been since lockdown - they appear to have a big problem with basic goods - milk, bread, chicken etc etc - either none or very little - also out of date items still being on shelves of other less popular items

It may be just an issue with your local store, rather than with Morrisons as a whole.

But if you've been experiencing this frustration for a few years, would it not be simpler to just shop elsewhere?  It depends where you live, of course, but I'd be surprised if there weren't at least a couple of the other major supermarkets available nearby.

As a slight aside, I've always found Morrisons to be one of the more expensive supermarkets.  Don't shop there myself, but when I do the shopping for my elderly in-laws I go there because they "prefer" Morrisons stuff (don't get me started on that one !).  But I'm always quite surprised at just how much dearer most things are compared to the other supermarkets.

Albermarle

CliveOfIndia said:

MouldyOldDough said:

This information was supplied by a member of Morrisons staff who was working on a till.

And our local Morrisons has had a problem with empty shelves for a few years now

Whenever we have been since lockdown - they appear to have a big problem with basic goods - milk, bread, chicken etc etc - either none or very little - also out of date items still being on shelves of other less popular items

It may be just an issue with your local store, rather than with Morrisons as a whole.

But if you've been experiencing this frustration for a few years, would it not be simpler to just shop elsewhere?  It depends where you live, of course, but I'd be surprised if there weren't at least a couple of the other major supermarkets available nearby.

As a slight aside, I've always found Morrisons to be one of the more expensive supermarkets.  Don't shop there myself, but when I do the shopping for my elderly in-laws I go there because they "prefer" Morrisons stuff (don't get me started on that one !).  But I'm always quite surprised at just how much dearer most things are compared to the other supermarkets.

The occasional time I go to a Morrisons, I have noticed that too. It did not used to be the case but I think generally they have struggled since they absorbed Safeways, and then they were sold to private equity three years ago. Since then market share and profits have dropped further, and due to the private equity takeover they have been saddled with a huge debt.
Long term future is probably debatable.

MouldyOldDough

Out of date goods appear to be rife with Morrisons - they claim to check regularly and remove them - but we have found 3 days out of date Chicken thighs which looked ropey (yellow and dry) - took them to the woman at the customer service desk who just put them under her desk - didn't even thank us !!

PHK

MouldyOldDough said:

swingaloo said:

Who supplied that information because it isn't correct. It may be that your local store has that problem but it isn't a common thing. They need the money not goods like bread and milk sitting out the back going out of date. they are the first things which would be replenished.  Short date and fast selling goods take priority. Very few customers will go in the store and leave without milk or bread so they are not going to leave it in thee back and replenish other items first.
Bread and milk are replenished at regular intervals all day so its not about the night staff.

This information was supplied by a member of Morrisons staff who was working on a till.

And our local Morrisons has had a problem with empty shelves for a few years now

Whenever we have been since lockdown - they appear to have a big problem with basic goods - milk, bread, chicken etc etc - either none or very little - also out of date items still being on shelves of other less popular items

I'm not sure why people are disagreeing with you. It's well known that Morrisons are in dire straits. 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/13/morrisons-reports-more-than-1bn-loss-as-debt-pile-incurs-rising-costs

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1847387/morrisons-christmas-shopping-supermarket-rami-baitieh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq55w75pd37o.amp

Etc etc

Basically, they've got rid of so many people because of the losses AND cut pay that it's going to pot. 

Eldi_Dos

@PHK
             In that article in the BBC that you point to,the chap leading the union that is on strike says that Morrisons is raking in massive profits which kind of undermines your theory.
As I say spurious comments about a company that is a big employer and adds a lot to our economy are unhelpful.

PHK

Another one today, a Morrisons store that let so many staff go it wasn’t being cleaned and now has a one star hygiene rating. 

LightFlare

IF there’s an issue, then Rachel and co may just have nailed the coffin shut

Murphybear

There are no problems at all in our local Morrisons.   We’ve only had the tiniest hiccups once and that was some years ago.  Morrisons didn’t have any fresh tomatoes in their cafe 

TripleH

I refuse to shop at Morrisons until they bring back Chilli Pasties.

It's not hard since I really have to go our my way (passing 3 supermarkets) to get to one.