Morrisons supermarket in Sheffield has multi million pounds makeover
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Catcliffe Morrisons has been given a multi million pound makeover after it asked shoppers what changes they wanted to see .
The majority questioned said the store needed more parent parking spaces, it needed to offer a wider variety of homewares and could offer a larger variety of fresh products.
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Hide AdIn response, Morrisons resurfaced the car park adding more parent and disabled spaces, vastly increased the range of home and leisure lines it offers and has installed a new deli and revamped Market Street with added products and lines focussing on fresh produce.
After listening to customers, the range of changes in the new store include: an improved Food To Go range; an improved deli counter as well as a Deli Express offer and a self-serve olive bar; more space dedicated to the Nutmeg clothing range including the menswear range; an expanded home and leisure offering; a florist selling bouquets as well as single stem flowers which can be made into an
arrangement for any occasion; installation of new checkouts and self scan machines.
The newly revamped supermarket was officially reopened by Rita Bamford, the store’s longest serving member of staff and Val and Bill Aughwane who have been shopping there since it first opened.
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Hide AdStore Manager, Duncan Brooks said: “I would like to thank our customers and our staff whose comments have helped us make a store that suits their needs.
" It’s great to give our loyal shoppers something new.”
Morrison’ s is Yorkshire’s much loved supermaket chain, having started life in 1899 when e gg and butter merchant William Morrison began his business, a sta ll in Bradford Market.
His son, Sir Ken Morrison was born in 1931 and took over the reins in 1952, aged just 21. In 1958 he opened his first shop, with three checkouts, it was the only store in Bradford to offer self-service and to have prices on its products. The first supermarket w as opened in 1961 selling fresh meat, fresh fruit and vegetables and other provisions, with free parking available.
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