Morrisons: About 115 jobs
- Jobs
- About 115 (UK)
- Announced
- 5 January 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Reason category
- Falling demand
volumes and sales have declined significantly
- Costs
with cost increases
- Falling demand
- Where
- Wakefield
- Source coverage
- Two or more publisher groups
- Sources
- 9 sources from 5 publisher groups.
Where this number comes from
The checked sentence supports the reported UK number. The announcement's status is shown above.
The closure of the Rathbones facility resulted in around 115 redundancies.
Sources
| Publisher | Headline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Grocer | Morrisons to close Rathbones bakery with 115 jobs at risk | 6 January 2026 |
| Daily Express | More than 100 jobs at risk as Morrisons to make significant closure | 6 January 2026 |
| The Mirror | Morrisons to make major closure in move threatening 115 jobs | 6 January 2026 |
| Daily Record | Morrisons to make major site closure putting 115 jobs at risk | 7 January 2026 |
| Metro | Historic bakery to disappear from supermarket chain risking 115 jobs | 10 January 2026 |
| NationalWorld | UK supermarket announces major closure putting dozens of jobs at risk | 10 January 2026 |
| Yorkshire Post | Morrisons: UK supermarket confirms closure of historic Rathbones bakery in Yorkshire with 115 jobs at risk | 12 January 2026 |
| placeyorkshire.co.uk | Warburtons acquires former Rathbones bakery in Wakefield | 21 April 2026 |
| The Grocer | Morrisons cut 5,000 jobs last year amid losses of nearly £1bn | 18 August 2026 |
Changes to this page
| Date | What changed | Supporting evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2026 | Announcement status changed from In consultation to Confirmed. | Place Yorkshire |
| 11 Oct 2026 | How the number is stated changed from Exact to About. | Place Yorkshire |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Employer explanation updated. | mirror.co.uk |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Main reason changed from Not stated to Falling demand. | mirror.co.uk |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Employer reasons changed from Not stated to Not stated. | mirror.co.uk |
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