The fifth largest grocery chain in the UK, William Morrison Supermarkets, has revealed plans to create around 4,500 new jobs over the next two years.

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The jobs will be generated through a series of new store openings, seven of which are penned for this year.


The company’s then 120-strong store portfolio will be further enlarged with eight stores due to open in 2003.


In a statement released today [Thursday], Morrison also posted an 11% rise in annual pre-tax profits, a figure that has beaten analysts’ forecasts.

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