Morrisons has confirmed it will close its café in Banchory as part of a UK-wide restructuring programme that will see 13 cafés and two Morrisons Daily convenience stores shut across Scotland.
The closure, affecting the North Deeside Road store, forms part of a wider plan by the supermarket chain that will put around 3,600 jobs at risk across the UK. It follows earlier announcements of store and café closures as the company looks to cut costs in a competitive retail market.
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Despite returning to profit for the first time since its 2021 private equity takeover, Morrisons has pressed ahead with the closures. For the year ending 27 October 2024, the chain reported a pre-tax profit of £2.1 billion, up from a loss of £919 million the previous year. Much of this improvement came from the £2.6 billion sale of its petrol forecourts to Motor Fuel Group, alongside a 3.9% increase in like-for-like sales.
Chief executive Rami Baitieh said the company remained focused on “delivering value to customers” in the face of inflation and subdued consumer spending.
The full list of Scottish café closures includes sites in Paisley, Bellshill, Dumbarton, East Kilbride, Glasgow, Largs, Troon, Wishaw, Bathgate, Erskine, Helensburgh and Banchory. Morrisons Daily convenience stores in Peebles and Stewarton will also close.
