Editing Morrisons (section)

=== Convenience stores ===
[[File:Morrisons Daily, Wetherby (31st May 2018).jpg|thumb|A Morrisons Daily forecourt store, [[Wetherby]]]]
[[File:Morrisons Daily Aberdeen IMG 6745 (rotate crop adjust).jpg|alt=A Morrisons Daily store in Aberdeen, Scotland|thumb|A Morrisons Daily store in [[Aberdeen]]]]
Following the failure of the supermarket's M&nbsp;Local stores, Morrisons returned to the convenience market in 2016 with a new chain of five trial forecourt stores under the Morrisons Daily brand in partnership with [[Motor Fuel Group]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ruddick|first=Graham|date=14 December 2015|title=Morrisons again turns to convenience stores with new brand launch|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/14/morrisons-daily-convenience-stores-launched-trial-crewe|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref> Soon after in 2017, this trial ended with the stores closed and a new partnership was formed with [[Rontec]] to open 40 stores across the company's forecourts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Morrisons and Rontec to open a further 40 c-stores|work=erpecnews|url=https://www.erpecnewslive.com/article/995/morrisons-and-rontec-to-open-a-further-40-c-stores|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref> In 2019, Morrisons Daily stores operated by MPK Garages and [[Essar Group|Essar]] began to trade under a similar deal.<ref>{{cite web|year=2019|title=NEW ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT FOR ESSAR AS MPK SITE OPENS WITH MORRISONS DAILY|url=http://www.essaroil.co.uk/news/new-roadside-development-for-essar-as-mpk-site-opens-with-morrisons-daily/|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Essar Oil UK}}</ref> 

In 2018, Morrisons agreed on a franchise and wholesale supply deal with [[Sandpiper CI|SandpiperCI]] to operate 43 Morrisons Daily convenience stores in the Channel Islands,<ref>{{cite web|date=13 February 2018|title=Morrisons to become wholesale supply partner for Channel Islands retailer|url=https://www.morrisons-corporate.com/media-centre/corporate-news/morrisons-announces-new-agreement-with-sandpiper/|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Morrisons Corporate}}</ref> which were previously operated under the [[Nisa (retailer)|Nisa]] brand.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wells|first=Liz|date=14 February 2018|title=Morrisons agrees franchise and wholesale deal with Sandpiper CI|work=Talking Retail|url=https://www.talkingretail.com/news/industry-news/morrisons-signs-franchise-wholesale-deal-sandpiper-ci-14-02-2018/|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref> By 2022, SandpiperCI had converted 19 of their stores in the Channel Islands<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandpiperci.com/morrisons-daily|title=Morrisons Daily|website=SandpiperCI|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref> to the Morrisons Daily format, including the former Benest's of Millbrook store at Lisbon House.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3058811.stm|title=Family-run supermarkets sold|date=11 July 2003|work=BBC News|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2020/02/25/chipsteaks-are-unique-and-deli.html|title=Chipsteaks are unique and delicious, with tremendous protein value|first=Rob|last=Beschizza|date=25 February 2020|website=Boing Boing|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandpiperci.com/benest|title=BENEST|website=SandpiperCI|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>

A partnership agreement in 2021 saw Morrisons and [[McColl's]] committing to the conversion of 300 existing McColl's convenience stores into Morrisons Daily stores over the next three years, following a successful trial of 30 conversions in the months prior. This extension is of a deal, first struck in 2017, which saw Morrisons acting as McColl's sole supplier until at least 2027, with the supermarket supplying over 1,200 of their stores.<ref>{{cite web|title=Morrisons and McColl's wholesale supply partnership extended|url=https://www.morrisons-corporate.com/globalassets/corporatesite/investor-centre/financialreports/2021-03-01---mccolls-final.pdf|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Morrisons Corporate}}</ref> Morrisons converted all McColl's stores to the Morrisons Daily fascia by September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PLC |first=Morrisons |title=Morrisons to acquire McColl’s |url=https://www.morrisons-corporate.com/media-centre/corporate-news/morrisons-to-acquire-mccolls/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Morrisons}}</ref>

Morrisons revived the Safeway brand in 2016 for use in stores of its wholesale customers and in Morrisons Daily stores,<ref>{{cite news|title=Morrisons to revive Safeway brand name|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38066990|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref> along with two MPK Garages forecourt stores which operate with Safeway Daily branding.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lyons|first=Ben|date=5 March 2019|title=The UK's first Safeway Daily store is opening in Derby tomorrow|work=Derbyshire Live|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/uks-first-safeway-daily-store-2569253|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=3 February 2019|title=PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE 52 WEEKS ENDED 3 FEBRUARY 2019|url=https://www.morrisons-corporate.com/globalassets/corporatesite/2019-03-13---prelims-announcement-final-web.pdf|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Morrisons Corporate}}</ref>