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Wm Morrison Supermarkets has moved up the UK food chain with the acquisition of its larger rival Safeway plc. The UK's fourth-largest grocery chain, Morrison runs more than 380 stores throughout England and Scotland, up from just 125 when it beat out UK supermarket giants Tesco (the UK's #1 food retailer) and Wal-Mart-owned ASDA in a highly-contested takeover battle. Morrison's supermarkets offer a variety of food and nonfood items, most notably through its Market Street specialty departments. About 285 of the stores sell gas. The Safeway purchase transformed Wm Morrison into a national chain with more than a 12% share of the grocery market. Wm Morrison was founded by its namesake in 1899.
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Hilmore House,, Gain Lane
Bradford BD3 7DL, United Kingdom
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Key People
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CEO:
Marc J. (M.J.) Bolland
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Group Store Operations Director:
Mark Gunter
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Public Relations Director:
G. Hall
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