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Morrisons introduces new afternoon quiet hour to help shoppers

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons has announced it is extending its popular shopping Quieter Hour, turning what can be a daunting task for many people into a calmer and more enjoyable experience this World Autism Acceptance Week (2nd to the 8th of April). Morrisons first introduced its Quieter Hour in July 2018, welcoming people through its doors who may struggle with music and other noise associated with supermarket shopping. Extended Quieter Hours will now also run between 2pm – 3pm every week from Monday to Thursday, with the aim of helping even more customers.…

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Morrisons to make further significant improvements to its chicken welfare standards

Stuart Mitchell

By November 2024, all of Morrisons own-brand fresh chicken will be grown with over 20% more space than the industry standard of 38kg/m2. This change forms part of Morrisons journey to improve and enhance animal welfare standards. Morrisons has been reducing its chicken stocking density steadily over a number of years and with the help of its suppliers will reduce this to 30kg/m2 (from 34.2kg/m2 currently) making it easier for customers to make the positive choice to support higher standards of welfare whilst remaining competitive on price. Currently, all of…

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Morrisons partners with NHS to put vital cancer awareness messaging on underwear labels

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons and the NHS are working together to put advice on underwear labels urging people to contact their GP practice if they spot potential symptoms of breast or testicular cancer. The Nutmeg branded underwear featuring NHS advice will be in 240 Morrisons stores nationwide, initially in boxer shorts and followed by crop top bras in the coming months.  The NHS guidance will be displayed on the fabric labels alongside the standard sizing and care information. There will also be a QR code on the packaging and tags linking customers through…

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Morrisons becomes first UK supermarket to introduce coffee pod recycling points

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons has become the first UK supermarket to introduce recycling points for coffee machine pods. The move which is being trialled in 29 stores is in partnership with Podback, the pod recycling service.  In an effort to make coffee pod recycling even easier and convenient, Morrisons is trialling a new drop-off service that allows customers to collect their Podback recycling bags, fill with their used pods, and recycle in a dedicated bin located at the front of the store. Last year, Morrisons announced it was the first supermarket to support…

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Pioneering soft plastic recycling site opens doors in Fife

Stuart Mitchell

A pioneering new recycling facility is now open in Fife which will reprocess ‘hard-to-recycle’ soft plastics. It aims to develop a greater plastics recycling infrastructure here in the UK, to keep the material in a ‘closed loop’ and save it from being exported overseas. The site is co-owned by Morrisons and was constructed and will be operated by recycling plant specialists Yes Recycling. A number of other organisations including Nestlé UK & Ireland and Zero Waste Scotland, have also been involved in the development of this ground-breaking recycling plant.  The…

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