A NEW Morrisons store launched from the former McColl's newsagents in Sutton Manor last month.
After filing for bankruptcy, McColl's was taken over by Morrisons in a £190m rescue deal last May.
Shortly afterward, the supermarket giant announced plans to close 132 McColl's stores that were struggling to make a profit, and the rest of the branches have slowly been turning into Morrisons' branded convenience stores.
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One of the latest shops to get a Morrisons makeover is the former McColls store on Four Acre Lane in Sutton Manor.
Reopening as a 'Morrisons Daily' at the end of April, the new store is said to have had a busy few weeks in operation as it offers a "new and improved range of products featuring a number of Morrisons own brand lines".
Speaking previously, Morrisons CEO David Potts said: “Over the last three years we have seen the significant enhancements that the conversion of a McColl’s store to a Morrisons Daily can achieve, and so I am very pleased that we will now have over 1,000 Morrisons Daily stores trading within two years.
"I’m confident that the McColl’s conversions, combined with the increased competitiveness that will be unlocked through investment and synergies, will make Morrisons a growing force in the important convenience market in the years to come.”
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