During the pandemic the supermarkets were busier than ever as the demand for groceries soared.
The likes of Morrisons, Aldi, Tesco and other stores struggled to keep up with high demand.
In response many the nation's leading supermarkets extended their opening hours during lockdown, and some also had special shopping times for the elderly and NHS workers.
Today, Wednesday, September 10, Morrisons has revealed that it has hired 450,000 more workers to keep up with high demand.
Overall, it reported an 8.7% rise in sales for the first half of the year, fuel excluded, but profits slipped by 25.3% as it also spend money re-fitting stores and more in response to Covid-29, The Mirror reports.
David Potts, chief executive of Morrisons, said: "From the start of the pandemic we stepped up and put the company's assets at the disposal of the country to help feed the nation.
"Morrisons is at the heart of local communities and responded quickly when it mattered most, and we are very grateful for the British public's appreciation of all the vital work our colleagues are doing."
Morrisons adopted a new mission when the the pandemic struck: "To play our full part in feeding the nation - it's more than our job."
To do so it made key changes.
These included deploying Morrisons assets to protect and support staff, customers, local communities, the NHS, smaller suppliers, British farmers and charities.
It also tried new things - Morrisons.com store pick, food boxes, doorstep, as well as 'Morrisons on Amazon' and Deliveroo.
To do all that, the supermarked said it's recruited more than 45,000 new and temporary colleagues, while jobs disappeared in many other areas.
And reporting its results to the stock market, chairman Andrew Higginson was full of praise for both new and existing workers.
"I am so proud of all our colleagues, including our leadership team, for the contribution they are making during the Covid-19 crisis," he said.
"From the first days of the virus and lockdown our teams have continued to turn in for work and serve our customers, whatever their own personal concerns.
"It is a tremendous effort, and Morrisons has played a leading role in keeping the nation's food supply open.
"In so doing, we have been able to help customers, colleagues, local communities and other key stakeholders such as the NHS, smaller suppliers, British farmers and charities."
