A Labour MP accused UK supermarkets of prioritizing profits over human rights by selling products linked to forced labour in China's Xinjiang region. The MP criticized weak due diligence and labelling practices, urging reforms to ensure transparency about the origin of product ingredients and to ban imports produced with forced labour, which raises concerns about the ethical practices of retailers including Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc.

Warehouse workers at Morrisons are set to strike after union members voted in response to forced changes to pension contributions that would reduce employer contributions, leaving workers with lower benefits.

Morrisons has become the first UK supermarket to trial an AI-driven camera surveillance system across its estate to better monitor shelf availability and streamline stock replenishment. While the technology is praised for its potential to improve operational efficiency, its pervasive surveillance capabilities have raised concerns among privacy advocates and shoppers regarding increased corporate monitoring.

Morrisons announced a rapid rollout of thousands of AI-powered cameras across its UK stores by the end of the year in a partnership with Seattle‐based Focal Systems. The technology is designed to monitor on-shelf availability in real time and automatically direct staff to areas where stocks are low, thereby aiming to improve customer service and operational efficiency.

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc was found by the Competition and Markets Authority to have repeatedly breached the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010, engaging in 55 violations between 2011 and 2020. The company has admitted non-compliance and plans to rectify the outstanding breaches.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken action against Wm Morrison Supermarkets following findings that the company breached the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010 55 times between 2011 and 2020, with 41 outstanding restrictions. This enforcement highlights unethical business practices that restrict competition and potentially harm consumers by reducing market choice.

WM Morrison is facing a potential strike at its distribution centres in Wakefield and Northwich after a dispute with the Transport and General Workers’ Union. The company insisted on resolving disputes through binding arbitration, prompting the union to withdraw from a long-standing union recognition agreement, with 1,600 depot workers set to vote on strike action.

Morrisons, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, was acquired by a private equity firm, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, raising concerns about tax avoidance via offshore Cayman Islands registration, potential asset sales, and negative impacts on workers, as highlighted by MPs and campaigners.

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, a historic UK supermarket chain, is set to be acquired for £7bn by US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. The deal has stirred concerns over debt-loading tactics and potential cost-cutting measures that may undermine worker rights and local community support in Bradford, even as company spokespeople promise continuity in local engagement.

Amid a £7 billion takeover offer from US private equity firm CD&R, MPs and trade union representatives have emphasized the importance of keeping Morrisons' headquarters in Bradford to safeguard local jobs and preserve the company’s legacy. The public assurances came as part of wider political and labor concerns over potential asset stripping and job losses, with discussions ongoing between Morrisons and USDAW.