Asda is offering Morrisons loyalty card holders a free drink this Mother’s Day, after Morrisons unveiled plans to shut 52 in-store cafés.

Earlier this week, Morrisons put 365 staff at risk of redundancy as part of a cost-cutting drive that will see the closure of some specialised in-store departments, including 52 cafés. 

In response to this, Asda is offering a free tea or coffee to anyone who shows their Morrisons More Card at the counter in any of its 205 cafés this Sunday (30 March).

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The supermarket giant will also be offering a £4 Afternoon Tea deal this Mother’s Day, which includes a scone, jam, clotted cream and a hot drink.

Asda vice president of commercial food Ian McEvans said: “Cafés are an important part of the shopping experience for many of our customers, and we’ve demonstrated our commitment to our cafés over the years with popular deals like Winter Warmer and Kids Eat for £1.

“With our Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea deal running this Sunday, we wanted to take the opportunity to offer some reassurance to those Morrisons customers who may be losing their local café by welcoming them into Asda with a free brew on us.”