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Angry shoppers have threatened to boycott a Morrisons' store after it took down its Christmas decorations.
The festive decorations around the checkout area at the Atlas Mills store in Bolton, Greater Manchester, were removed last Saturday after locals claimed the shop received complaints that the decorations were 'offensive'.
While the reason for their sudden removal has not been confirmed by Morrisons, the decision was met with fury on social media - as some shoppers even threatened to boycott the store.
Morrisons responded by reinstating the decorations, blaming their removal on a 'miscommunication'. But the incident left some angry.
One person wrote on social media: 'Why do people think Christmas decorations will upset anyone?'
Another added: 'I thought Morrisons was a British store'.
One comment read: 'Whatever the miscommunication was, the decorations should have stayed up.
'This country helps celebrate all religions. At this time of year, we should all embrace.'
Shoppers in Bolton threatened to boycott their local Morrisons store when they removed their Christmas decorations
Several expressed anger and threatened to boycott the supermarket.
One wrote: 'This boils my blood. It's Britain, we celebrate Christmas.'
Another said: 'Won't be shopping at Morrisons or any supermarket that doesn't support Christmas.'
The local councillor, Susan Priest, waded in and said: 'Bolton is a multi-faith place. We celebrate it all.
'I want to see seasonal decorations going up for all of the different celebrations throughout the year, including Christmas.
'That's what makes Bolton a great place.
'I think it's probably been blown out of proportion, to be honest.'
In a statement Morrisons said: 'We have Christmas decorations up at our Atlas Mill store to help make our customers and colleagues feel festive at this special time of year.
'Following a miscommunication some were removed, however they have been reinstated and the store and our colleagues are excited to continue to help our customers celebrate Christmas.'
The spokesperson added that they were 'looking into' the miscommunication and said they would not be providing 'any further comment' at this time.
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