Morrisons buys Blockbuster branches and expands in south (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Morrisons buys Blockbuster branches and expands in south
4:46pm Sunday 17th February 2013 in News
SUPERMARKET Morrisons has bought 49 stores from failed DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster as it steps up plans to expand its convenience business.
The deal will not prevent any of the job cuts already announced by Blockbuster administrators Deloitte, but Morrisons said it hopes to create around 1,000 jobs as it reopens the shops as convenience stores.
The UK's fourth-biggest grocer also announced the rebranding of its M Local convenience business to Morrisons M local.
Today's announcement - for an undisclosed sum - follows the recent acquisition of seven stores from collapsed camera retailer Jessops as Morrisons takes advantage of quick access to high street locations to build up its convenience chain.
Many of the branches will be in the south of England. Morrisons is accelerating expansion plans after struggling to compete because of its small number of convenience stores, as well as a lack of grocery delivery service.
Comments(25)
twynham
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6:36pm Sun 17 Feb 13
OKANAGAN 1
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7:17pm Sun 17 Feb 13
BIGTONE
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7:32pm Sun 17 Feb 13
Not that long ago they had one in Parkstone when Safeways went.
That didn't last long.
Redgolfer
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7:56pm Sun 17 Feb 13
Lord Spring wrote:Would be NICE, think of the competition between Tesco, Asda and Morrison, not to mention Aldi all in Holdenhurst Road, oh yes and Co-op, great if they have, LOL
I bet they never bought the Holdenhurst Road Blockbusters.
MJD
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7:57pm Sun 17 Feb 13
Hessenford
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8:12pm Sun 17 Feb 13
georgina dean
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8:26pm Sun 17 Feb 13
urch were...so come on bournemouth give us want we want....a really competitive supermarket...giving good value....save me a load of petrol.............
awsokend
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9:21pm Sun 17 Feb 13
You need shelters for the homeless
Poole and Bournmouth you need beds for homeless
not more findus outlets
get a grip..
Phixer
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6:44am Mon 18 Feb 13
awsokend wrote:Are you going to volunteer to be the person who has to sleep in the shop window?
You have got too many supermarkets already
You need shelters for the homeless
Poole and Bournmouth you need beds for homeless
not more findus outlets
get a grip..
Are you digging into your pockets to fund these beds?
No?? Do you have any sensible comments to make?
What Bournemouth does need is serious competetion for the Tesco domination.
l'anglais
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7:55am Mon 18 Feb 13
I won't be galloping to get the trots.
awsokend
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8:17am Mon 18 Feb 13
Phixer wrote:Homeless ones can now sit in shop windows,watching the mouthy ones pass by carry their triple bypass offal back to their bed sits.
awsokend wrote:Are you going to volunteer to be the person who has to sleep in the shop window?
You have got too many supermarkets already
You need shelters for the homeless
Poole and Bournmouth you need beds for homeless
not more findus outlets
get a grip..
Are you digging into your pockets to fund these beds?
No?? Do you have any sensible comments to make?
What Bournemouth does need is serious competetion for the Tesco domination.
bundyse
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8:24am Mon 18 Feb 13
Redgolfer
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8:33am Mon 18 Feb 13
bundyse wrote:Speak for yourself and awsokend you forgot to mention the fact that we have to go to WORK most of the day or night.
I hope the Holdenhurst branch is turned back into the original 2/3 shops it was before Blockbuster took over. we don't need a Morrisons there,
bundyse
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9:13am Mon 18 Feb 13
Redgolfer wrote:Explain???
bundyse wrote:Speak for yourself and awsokend you forgot to mention the fact that we have to go to WORK most of the day or night.
I hope the Holdenhurst branch is turned back into the original 2/3 shops it was before Blockbuster took over. we don't need a Morrisons there,
The Holdenhurst road branch has Tesco, Coop, Aldi, Premier Store within 5 mins walk, Asda is 10 mins down the road.
There will be no parking area for Morrison as the side Road is nearly always full.
Local shops would be better for the site.
awsokend
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9:21am Mon 18 Feb 13
bring your own basin.
awsokend
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9:27am Mon 18 Feb 13
they can walk on their feet you know doh.
CB1985
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10:36am Mon 18 Feb 13
Dunno if A3 means keeping that retail unit the same size or not.
BournemouthMum
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10:39am Mon 18 Feb 13
Lord Spring wrote:I wish they would. That would hurt Tesco who never gave a thought to the small convenience store next door to them when they took over the site.
I bet they never bought the Holdenhurst Road Blockbusters.
bundyse
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11:09am Mon 18 Feb 13
BournemouthMum wrote:opening a Morrison store there would be the final nail to the small convenience store you mentioned, and Tesco would still carry on trading.
Lord Spring wrote:I wish they would. That would hurt Tesco who never gave a thought to the small convenience store next door to them when they took over the site.
I bet they never bought the Holdenhurst Road Blockbusters.
Lord Spring
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11:42am Mon 18 Feb 13
bundyse wrote:Tesco caused Aldi to double their Christmas take and 37% up on take since February last year when Tesco opened.
BournemouthMum wrote:opening a Morrison store there would be the final nail to the small convenience store you mentioned, and Tesco would still carry on trading.
Lord Spring wrote:I wish they would. That would hurt Tesco who never gave a thought to the small convenience store next door to them when they took over the site.
I bet they never bought the Holdenhurst Road Blockbusters.
Thank you Tesco for the Cash Machine most useful when shopping at Aldi
If only Wetherspoons would buy it off Tescos and turn it into a pub ideal place for one.
Lord Spring
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11:46am Mon 18 Feb 13
CB1985 wrote:A3 means type of usage not size
There's a 'To Let; Retail A3' sign above Blockbusters on Holdenhurst Road when I was there Friday night.
Dunno if A3 means keeping that retail unit the same size or not.
CB1985
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11:56am Mon 18 Feb 13
Lord Spring wrote:Cheers for clearing that up, have seen stories in the past of small businesses not being able to use premises because of that whole A3 etc. Not sure what it would mean for that part of Holdenhurst Road.
CB1985 wrote:A3 means type of usage not size
There's a 'To Let; Retail A3' sign above Blockbusters on Holdenhurst Road when I was there Friday night.
Dunno if A3 means keeping that retail unit the same size or not.
Redgolfer
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1:16pm Mon 18 Feb 13
bundyse wrote:The Convenience store in Question, the staff there were rude using on more than one occasion sexual innuendos to my wife when going in to the shop, we complained and stopped going there, hopefully they will not be there much longer.
BournemouthMum wrote:opening a Morrison store there would be the final nail to the small convenience store you mentioned, and Tesco would still carry on trading.
Lord Spring wrote:I wish they would. That would hurt Tesco who never gave a thought to the small convenience store next door to them when they took over the site.
I bet they never bought the Holdenhurst Road Blockbusters.
Lord Spring
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3:43pm Mon 18 Feb 13
Redgolfer wrote:I want them to stay that is where I drop My Hermes parcels off cheaper than Royal Mail.
bundyse wrote:The Convenience store in Question, the staff there were rude using on more than one occasion sexual innuendos to my wife when going in to the shop, we complained and stopped going there, hopefully they will not be there much longer.
BournemouthMum wrote:opening a Morrison store there would be the final nail to the small convenience store you mentioned, and Tesco would still carry on trading.
Lord Spring wrote:I wish they would. That would hurt Tesco who never gave a thought to the small convenience store next door to them when they took over the site.
I bet they never bought the Holdenhurst Road Blockbusters.
Lord Spring says...
5:01pm Sun 17 Feb 13