Morrisons could cut up to 200 head office jobs in an AI overhaul as staff are left ‘in tears’ following brutal restructure announcement
A major UK supermarket chain is poised to cut hundreds of jobs in an artificial intelligence overhaul as some workers are left “in tears”. Morrisons could eliminate up to 200 positions as it unveils plans for an AI transformation.
Morrisons will cut roles from its head office, with 8% of the workforce impacted. Morrisons informed staff of the restructure during meetings on Monday (April 13).
A spokesperson for the retailer confirmed the reorganisation in a statement to Better Retailing.
The spokesperson said: “During 2025, Morrisons commenced a long-term programme to re-engineer certain of its business functions.”
Morrisons say this is “to concentrate on the core activities that our customers value, streamline processes and structures, automate a number of manual tasks and capitalise on the potential of data and AI to improve performance.”
“This multi-year programme will ensure our central functions are better placed to serve our stores and strengthen our ability to deliver for customers in the current very challenging market conditions.”
“As we evolve and adapt, we are proposing to make some changes to a number of areas within our central structure.”
The statement added: “This will involve making some tough but necessary decisions, which will impact on colleagues in our head office, where we are proposing to place a number of roles at risk of redundancy.
“We understand this will be difficult news for these colleagues and will be offering them our full support, including helping them to find alternative roles elsewhere in the business wherever we can.”
A consultation process with staff at Morrison has now commenced, reports Birmingham Live.
A source revealed: “It’s another round of brutal cuts. People were leaving in tears.
“I think it tells people everything they need to know about the current financial situation ahead of the H1 results announcement.”
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