These included deploying Morrisons assets to protect and support staff, customers, local communities, the NHS, smaller suppliers, British farmers and charities. It also tried new things - Morrisons.com store pick, food boxes, doorstep, as well as 'Morrisons on Amazon' and Deliveroo. To do all that, the supermarked said it's recruited more than 45,000 new and temporary colleagues, while jobs disappeared in many other areas. "It is a tremendous effort, and Morrisons has played a leading role in keeping the nation's food supply open. "In so doing, we have been able to help customers, colleagues, local communities and other key stakeholders such as the NHS, smaller suppliers, British farmers and charities."

Source: Daily Mirror September 10, 2020 06:40 UTC