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John-Paul Clark

Morrisons edges closer to McColl's purchase as thousands of jobs to be saved

Morrisons looks set to clinch a deal to gain control of the McColl’s Retail Group and save thousands of jobs in the process.

The supermarket giant saw off eleventh-hour competition from EG Group, the petrol station operator, Sky News report.

The Morrisons package will see 1,100 McColl’s stores saved and 16,000 workers completely preserved.

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