A MAJOR supermarket chain has been hit with food shortages – we reveal a list of some of the items missing.
Morrisons shoppers have been taking to X and Facebook in recent days complaining of empty shelves and missing stock online.
It comes after a software system the retailer uses to control its supply chain was hit by hackers.
The malware attack last week has seen the supermarket missing a number of key items including fruit, veg and other fresh products at branches and online.
Now, The Sun has found a number of items unavailable across a host of stores as Morrisons struggles to keep stock levels up.
We trawled through the retailer’s website to see what fresh produce is unavailable for click and collect across five branches and found 12 products unavailable at all of them.
Shoppers at the branches in Canning Town, London, Gamston, Nottingham, Acomb, York, Chadderton, Oldham and Bristol Cribbs Causeway will find these products unavailable:
The Sun also found a number of fruit and veg products unavailable to buy across branches in London, Bristol and Welwyn Garden City.
Some of the products unavailable for click and collect include snack size bananas, loose peppers and curly kale.
It’s worth bearing in mind, the above products we found unavailable online are just a snapshot and may be in stock in your local branch.
However, a number of fuming customers on Facebook and X seem to still be struggling to get products both in store and online.
One, posting on X today, said: “42% of my order today was either missing or substituted. Please sort this out Morrisons.
“I hardly used to have any problems, now it’s a nightmare!”
Another added: “Went to Morrisons in Welling Monday to do Xmas shop. I’m disabled. No trolleys, no baskets, no bakery staff, shelves half empty.”
A third commented: “Any chance of getting some stock on the shelves at Morrisons Harwood Bolton.
“No salad or vegetables this morning again.”
The lack of stock across branches comes after software Morrisons uses to manage its warehouses, run by US firm Blue Yonder, was hit by hackers late last week.
The malware attack has impacted the supply chain to stores.
Today, a spokesperson said issues were still ongoing.
They added: “In some supermarkets there are still a few areas and product lines where availability has not yet fully recovered, but we are making good progress.”
Sainsbury’s was another major supermarket chain impacted by the software attack, however a spokesperson confirmed to The Sun yesterday it had resolved any issues on its side with no shortages of stock in branches.
Meanwhile, the ransomware attack hit Starbucks in the US, with the coffee chain unable to pay baristas and manage their schedules, leaving cafe managers to manually work out workers’ pay, the Wall Street Journal reported.
A Blue Yonder spokesperson said: “Blue Yonder experienced disruptions to its managed services hosted environment, which was determined to be the result of a ransomware incident.
“Since learning of the incident, the Blue Yonder team has been working diligently together with external cybersecurity firms to make progress in their recovery process.
“We have implemented several defensive and forensic protocols.
“We have notified relevant customers and will continue to communicate as appropriate.”
The spokesperson added updates on the malware attack will be posted via https://blueyonder.com/customer-update.
The spokesperson said issues with the software were ongoing as of around 7pm last night.
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save hundreds of pounds a year:
Odd boxes – plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price.
Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through its Waste Not scheme while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30.
Sainsbury’s also sells £2 “Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me” fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash.
Food waste apps – food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public.
Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio.
Too Good to Go’s app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount.
Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses.
Yellow sticker bargains – yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap.
But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. You can see the best times for each supermarket here.
Super cheap bargains – sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they’ve found on the cheap, including food finds.
“Downshift” – you will almost always save money going for a supermarket’s own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands.
The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as “downshifting” and hailed by consumer expert Martin Lewis, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop.
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