[1] In May 2022, British supermarket chain Morrisons rescued McColl's from administration, with 132 stores set to close.

[citation needed] The multi-screen system allows advertising POS to be electronically displayed to customers during the time that they are at the till.

[citation needed] During 2012 to 2013, a barcode system was implemented to scan lottery tickets through the till making transactions more accurate and reducing the chances of human error.

[citation needed] Martin McColl began another rebrand making the stores more appealing to customers and changed their POS format to go with the new brand.

[12] In July 2016, wholly owned subsidiary, Martin McColl Ltd, announced it would acquire 298 shops from The Co-operative Group (subject to Competition & Markets Authority approval) for £117 million, this meant they entered Northern Ireland for the first time, but it was short lived as all of the stores were since converted into Spar franchises.

[13] In February 2020, McColl's announced its intentions to close down 330 stores over the next three or four years while it aimed to concentrate its consumer retail business operations.

[14] McColl's changed its focus from newsagents to larger grocery stores after writing down the valuation of its company has brought the chain to a loss, with its dividend suspended as well.

[24] The company reported that it would "be placed into administration with the objective of achieving a sale of the group to a third-party purchaser and securing the interests of creditors and employees".

[24] Earlier in the week, the listed company warned that its shares would be suspended as it was not able to meet the deadline for filing its annual results.

[32] On 9 September 2022, the CMA announced it had largely cleared Morrisons acquisition of McColl's, raising concerns in 35 local areas where both brands would face reduced competition if the takeover went ahead as planned.

[41] In August 2021, McColl's was "named and shamed" by the UK government for not paying workers the minimum wage.