Morrisons

Morrisons is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company's legal name is Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc. Morrisons' market share as of August 2013 was 11.3%, making it the smallest of the "Big Four" supermarkets, behind Tesco (30.1%), Sainsbury's (16.6%) and ASDA (16.4%), but ahead of the fifth place Co-operative Group, which had a share of 4.4%.
Founded in 1899 by William Morrison, hence the abbreviation Wm Morrison, it began as an egg and butter stall in Rawson Market, Bradford, England. Until 2004, Morrisons store locations were primarily focused in the north of England, but with the takeover of Safeway in that year, the company now has 569 stores including 72 M local stores across the UK.
The Morrison family currently owns around 10% of the company.
The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies.
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