Morrisons (UK) – To cut 2,600 jobs

UK supermarket chain Morrisons plans to cut 2,600 jobs as a result of changes to its management structure.

The firm, which has 126,000 staff, will reduce layers of management, it said.

Dalton Philips, Morrisons’ chief executive, said the changes would “lead to simpler, smarter ways of working”.

The former chairman, Sir Ken Morrison, told the BBC that the announcement was “very disappointing” and that a more hands-on approach was needed.

“Shop in your own shop, talk to customers and dont make presidential visits – go as an ordinary member of the public,” he said.

Earlier this month he also attacked the chief executive at the companys annual meeting, telling shareholders he thought the results were “disastrous”.

Morrisons said it had tried out the new structure and that it led to better performance.

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