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Morrisons

Submitted by tiger_69 on April 28, 2006

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INTRODUCTION

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is one of the "Big 4" in the supermarket chains of united kingdom. The company is usually referred to as Morrisons and is part of the FTSE 100 of companies .Here efforts would be made to understand the environment that Morrisons operates in and what are the major issues that concern it. Also it would be tried to suggest what strategic management accounting could prove useful for the company.
Founded by William Morrison in 1899, initially as an egg and butter merchant in Bradford, England, morrisons has come a long way from being just "a stall" to become on of the biggest success stories of modern united kingdom.. The company has about 360 stores giving employment to 13000 people working in stores, factories, distribution centers and offices. An estimated 9 million customers visit morrisons every weak.. Although morrisons became a public company in 1967, morrison family has been quite active in its running over the years. Sir ken morrison, son of William morrison is the executive chairman of the company with morrison family owning 18% of the company.[1]
RECENT PERFORMANCE

‘safeway' or the ‘unsafe' way
Ever since morrisons acquired Safeway in march 2004, sailing hasn't been so smooth for the company. It posted a full-year loss for the first time in its 107 year history, an estimated pre-tax figure of GBP313 million. Costs arising from the £3 billion Safeway deal, notably converting 220 stores and writing off goodwill, were £374.4 million. Goodwill alone involved a £103.2 million write off. The result was a full-year loss of £312.9 million which has prompted the group to reveal a three-year recovery plan to cut costs and boost margins[2]. Acquisition deal was rightfully termed "indigestive" by sir ken, when morrisons eventually had to sell over 200 Safeway compact stores to rivals Sommerfield, asda, tesco and sainsbury[3]. Although morrisons say that the sales...

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