Technology veteran Andrew Fox departs Morrisons as AI focused UK grocery retailer cuts HQ jobs

Andrew Fox has taken to social media to announce his departure from Morrisons, where he spent almost eight years, most recently serving as Technology Head of Service Operations and User Experience.

In a LinkedIn post, Fox, who has also worked at Walmart and Asda, said: "Following a recent update at Morrisons, I’ve entered a consultation period as part of a wider organisational restructure, and my role is now at risk of redundancy."

"I’m choosing to see this as an opportunity to explore what else is out there in the big wide world. I’m now looking for opportunities in IT service management, service delivery, and technical operations, either permanent or contract, and expect to be available in the coming weeks."

He added: "If you know of any opportunities or can connect me with the right people, I would appreciate it. Sharing this post would also mean a lot. Thank you to Morrisons for the opportunities, support, and growth. Wishing the very best to others who may also be impacted, both within Morrisons and across the wider technology sector."

AI

Around 200 jobs are at risk at Morrisons' Bradford headquarters, the retailer confirmed last week.

This forms part of a restructuring move, which includes a plan to step up its use of AI.

A spokesperson said: "As we evolve and adapt, we are proposing to make some changes to a number of areas within our central structure. This will involve making some tough but necessary decisions which will impact on colleagues in our head office, where we are proposing to place a number of roles at risk of redundancy."

They added: "We understand this will be difficult news for these colleagues and will be offering them our full support, including helping them to find alternative roles elsewhere in the business wherever we can."

2026 RTIH Innovation Awards

AI will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.

Check out our 2025 winners here.

Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”

“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”

He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”

Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.