All Nisa articles
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News
Nisa resets pricing strategy to create easier workload for retailers
The symbol group has also reviewed Co-op own label to ensure “we focus on value where it is most important to shoppers”
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Greens Retail to open two Iceland Local stores in new tie-up
The Iceland range will sit alongside its existing supply deal with Nisa, which provides its stores with Co-op own-brand products
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Nisa pauses fuel levy for 40 retailers to assess impact on business
It is understood the symbol group is looking at how it could boost loyalty and sales volume
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Nisa opens first Express store in the north west
Nahshall and Mohammed are bringing 14 years of retail experience to the new venture and own three other convenience stores
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Former Nisa and Costcutter marketing director Ian Bishop passes away
Ian Bishop passed away earlier this month following a battle with cancer
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Comment and Opinion
Co-op’s expansion programme is a sign of market recovery
Co-op is embarking on a genuine acquisition and expansion programme and it comes off the back of a clever strategy, says Richard Curry, partner and head of retail at Rapleys
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Nisa retailers save 175,000 meals through Too Good To Go
The 300-plus stores that had signed up to the surplus food app since 2019 had prevented 477,187 kilograms of CO2 being emitted, Nisa said
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Costcutter founder Colin Graves joins Ascona Group board as non-exec director
He started the role on 1 April, bringing his “convenience retail sector and visionary leadership” to help Ascona Group execute its “strategic ambitions”
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Scottish Nisa retailer debuts independent fascia with Kirkcaldy store
The 3,000 sq ft store showcases a vast range of food-to-go, baked goods, and fresh meat from local supplier Stuarts Bakers and Butchers
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Nisa head of retail Victoria Lockie to step down
In a letter sent to retailers, seen by The Grocer, Lockie will leave Nisa on 31 May after working for the business since 2012
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The Big Interview
Peter Batt on driving the ‘Co-op and Nisa success story’
The ‘customer-obsessed’ Nisa MD is looking to build on its Co-op partnership, boost retailer loyalty and extend its omnichannel proposition. What’s first?
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Analysis and Features
Symbols, franchises, fascias and convenience in numbers
A break down of the store numbers, type as well as membership costs and minimum contract terms
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Analysis and Features
How supermarkets’ c-store onslaught has forced the rise of the hybrid
Supermarkets are pushing into the convenience sector with local formats. How are the independents and symbol groups fighting to stay relevant?
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Nisa to drive focus on forecourts as part of long-term business plan
MD Peter Batt shop sales at forecourt sites had gone up by 35% in the past five years, while average weekly sales had risen by 27%
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Morrisons in talks to open first stores in Northern Ireland
Tom McAvoy, who owns a 16,000 sq ft Nisa Extra store in Rathfriland, started stocking products from the supermarket about three years ago
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Co-op targets eight million members by 2030
Co-op said it currently has five million active members and that it saw a 21% increase in the number of members shopping it its stores during December
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Lincolnshire Co-op hires ex-Nisa sales director Steve Leach as COO
He will be joined by Paul Howard, who is also joining the business’s executive team in March as the new chief financial officer
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Nisa invests £1m to lower wholesale prices during January
Launching this week, the symbol group said the move would help retailers remain competitive as it kicks off the new year
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Knox retailers move three stores from Nisa to Spar
The Northern Ireland-based retailers, who are now being supplied by Spar wholesaler Henderson, converted their three stores last year
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Nisa promotes Michelle Scott-Jones to head of central operations
Scott-Jones joined Nisa in 1994 as administration manager before becoming support and planning manager 21 years later