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Morrison predicts continued growth after boss quits

British grocer Morrison said the surprise departure of chief executive Marc Bolland to Marks & Spencer would not affect its performance or potential as it reported a slowdown in sales growth.

Britain’s fourth-biggest supermarket group said on Thursday the slowdown in third-quarter growth was due to a rapid decline in food price inflation and that it was still winning customers.

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