THE Morrisons store in Warminster is set to be affected by a huge shake-up by the supermarket giant.

Morrisons has announced today (March 24) that it is planning to shut 17 stand-alone convenience stores, 52 cafés, as well as several hot food counters, florists and pharmacies across the country.

The move comes as the company looks to help mitigate “recent significant cost increases” and 396 employees are at risk of redundancy.

But it says the majority of affected employees could be deployed elsewhere in the company.

Included in the list of planned closures is the Morrisons café in Warminster, found on Weymouth Street.

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Rami Baitiéh, chief executive of Morrisons, said: “The changes we are announcing today are a necessary part of our plans to renew and reinvigorate Morrisons and enable us to focus our investment into the areas that customers really value and that can play a full part in our growth.

“Morrisons Cafés are rightly famous for their great quality well-priced food, their place in the local community and their appealing mix of traditional favourites alongside exciting new dishes.

“In most locations the Morrisons Café has a bright future, but a minority have specific local challenges and in those locations, regrettably, closure and re-allocation of the space is the only sensible option.

“Market Street is a beacon of differentiation for Morrisons and we remain committed to it.

“But as we modernise we are making some necessary changes to the areas of the model which are simply uneconomic.

“In some stores where we are closing counters or cafés, we plan to work with third parties to provide a relevant specialist offer.”

“Although these changes are relatively small in the context of the overall scale of the Morrisons business, we do not take lightly the disruption and uncertainty they will cause to some of our colleagues.

“We will of course take particular care to look after all of them well through the coming changes.”

Full list of 52 Morrisons cafes set to close:

• Bradford Thornbury – West Yorkshire
• Paisley Falside Rd – Renfrewshire, Scotland
• London Queensbury – Greater London
• Portsmouth – Hampshire
• Great Park – Tyne and Wear
• Banchory North Deeside Rd – Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Failsworth Poplar Street – Greater Manchester
• Blackburn Railway Road – Lancashire
• Leeds Swinnow Rd – West Yorkshire
• London Wood Green – Greater London
• Kirkham Poulton St – Lancashire
• Lutterworth Bitteswell Rd – Leicestershire
• Stirchley – West Midlands
• Leeds Horsforth – West Yorkshire
• London Erith – Greater London
• Crowborough – East Sussex
• Bellshill John St – North Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Dumbarton Glasgow Rd – West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
• East Kilbride Lindsayfield – South Lanarkshire, Scotland
• East Kilbride Stewartfield – South Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Glasgow Newlands – Glasgow, Scotland
• Largs Irvine Rd – North Ayrshire, Scotland
• Troon Academy St – South Ayrshire, Scotland
• Wishaw Kirk Rd – North Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Newcastle upon Tyne Cowgate – Tyne and Wear
• Northampton Kettering Road – Northamptonshire
• Bromsgrove Buntsford Ind Pk – Worcestershire
• Solihull Warwick Rd – West Midlands
• Brecon Free St – Powys, Wales
• Caernarfon North Rd – Gwynedd, Wales
• Hadleigh – Suffolk
• Harrow, Hatch End – Greater London
• High Wycombe Temple End – Buckinghamshire
• Leighton Buzzard Lake St – Bedfordshire
• London Stratford – Greater London
• Sidcup Westwood Lane – Greater London
• Welwyn Garden City Black Fan Rd – Hertfordshire
• Warminster Weymouth St – Wiltshire
• Oxted Station Yard – Surrey
• Reigate Bell St – Surrey
• Borehamwood – Hertfordshire
• Weybridge, Monument Hill – Surrey
• Bathgate – West Lothian, Scotland
• Erskine Bridgewater SC – Renfrewshire, Scotland
• Gorleston Blackwell Road – Norfolk
• Connah’s Quay – Flintshire, Wales
• Mansfield Woodhouse – Nottinghamshire
• Elland – West Yorkshire
• Gloucester – Metz Way – Gloucestershire
• Watford – Ascot Road – Hertfordshire
• Littlehampton – Wick – West Sussex
• Helensburgh – Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Morrisons Daily convenience stores set to close:

• Gorleston Lowestoft Road – Norfolk
• Peebles 3-5 Old Town – Scottish Borders, Scotland
• Shenfield 214 Hutton Road – Essex
• Poole Waterloo Estate – Dorset
• Tonbridge Higham Lane Est – Kent
• Romsey The Cornmarket – Hampshire
• Stewarton Lainshaw Street – East Ayrshire, Scotland
• Selsdon Featherbed Lane – Greater London
• Haxby Village – North Yorkshire
• Great Barr Queslett Rd – West Midlands
• Whickham Oakfield Road – Tyne and Wear
• Worle – Somerset
• Goring-By-Sea Strand Parade – West Sussex
• Woking Westfield Road – Surrey
• Wokingham 40 Peach Street – Berkshire
• Exeter 51 Sidwell Street – Devon
• Bath Moorland Road – Somerset
• Full list of 17 Morrisons Dailys to close:
• Gorleston Lowestoft Road
• Shenfield 214 Hutton Road
• Peebles 3-5 Old Town
• Poole Waterloo Estate
• Tonbridge Higham Lane Est
• Romsey The Cornmarket
• Stewarton Lainshaw Street
• Selsdon Featherbed Lane
• Haxby Village
• Great Barr Queslett R
• Whickham Oakfield Road
• Worle
• Goring-By-Sea Strand Para
• Woking Westfield Road
• Wokingham 40 Peach Street
• Exeter 51 Sidwell Street
• Bath Moorland Road