Archive of all Nisa articles – Page 24
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NewsNisa sticks to its guns in face of Costcutter’s latest assault
Colin Graves’ resignation from the board of Nisa-Today’s has brought the long-standing feud with Costcutter back to boiling point, says Beth Phillips
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NewsGraves ‘reserves right’ to return to Nisa board
Costcutter chairman Colin Graves has backtracked on his shock resignation from the board of Nisa-Today's, as the convenience giant posted a 7.4% jump in full-year sales this week. Graves sensationally quit from the board of Nisa-Today's...
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Baines takes over as trading director at the Today’s Group
Today's Group, the wholesale arm of Nisa-Today's, has named veteran John Baines as its new trading director.Baines, who has worked for or with Today's Group for the past 22 years, is promoted from senior trading controller. He replaces...
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Nisa board row turns nasty as Graves quits
Relations between Nisa-Today's and Colin Graves hit rock bottom this week as the chairman of its biggest member, Costcutter, publicly attacked the buying group and resigned from its board of directors.In an emotive speech to retailers at...
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Nisa-Today’s wins new members after record £4.5m payout
Nisa-Today's is toasting a bumper crop of new members just two weeks after paying out a record £4.5m trading surplus. CEO Neil Turton said 29 new members, with a total of 46 stores, had joined the buying group during July. It...
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My Alternative CV: Jonathan Stowe, Nisa-Today’s
Jonathan Stowe, Nisa-Today’s distribution director, on The New Seekers, Morgan Freeman and his fear of feathers
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Bibby Line still hungry for acquisition in retail
Bibby Line Group, which owns a controlling stake in Costcutter, has admitted it is seeking acquisitions following two failed bids for Nisa-Today's last year. In the company's annual report, published this week at Companies House, MD Sir...
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Store of the Future format hits 300 mark
Nisa-Today's has converted its 300th store to its Store of the Future format.The store in Gosforth is owned by Mike Thompson who has decided to convert his seven stores five former Costcutters and two former Threshers to the Nisa Local...
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Owner of Threshers brand names signs up to Nisa-Today’s
SEP Properties, which has bought the rights to the Threshers, Victoria Wine, The Local and Bottom's Up names, has become a member of Nisa-Today's, The Grocer can reveal.SEP, which runs four Dave's Discount Stores in the West Midlands,...
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Nisa Scunthorpe DC gets £30m facelift after DHL contract win
DHL will splash out £30m on Nisa-Today's depot in Scunthorpe when it takes over the contract to supply Nisa's entire supply chain next year.The investment will be spent on building a 65,000 sq ft temperature-controlled facility within...
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Bibby circles McColl in bid to create new retailing behemoth
Six months after its bid to buy Nisa-Today's was rejected, Bibby Line Group has set its sights on Britain's biggest independent convenience store and CTN chain, The Grocer understands.
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Harry Tuffins opens branded Nisa Extra
Harry Tuffins will open its first Nisa Extra branded store next week.
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Nisa charges Stowe with smooth transition to DHL
Nisa-Today’s has appointed a new distribution director to prepare the buying group for its switch from Bibby Line Group…
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Nisa nabs BP’s booze deal after FQR failure
Nisa-Today's is supplying 280 BP forecourts with alcohol after Threshers owner First Quench Retailing, which previously serviced the forecourts, last month fell into administration.The petrol and convenience giant has agreed to use Nisa...
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What a difference a new fascia makes for Today’s Group
The Today's Group, the wholesale arm of Nisa-Today's, has redesigned its store fascia and introduced convenience store and larger store formats.The group hopes the relaunch will help double the number of Today's stores over the next...
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Tribunal clears Nisa of dismissal allegations
A former Nisa-Today's employee, who claimed he had been forced to resign from his job following a row over Nisa's failed merger with Costcutter, has failed in his bid to win damages.An industrial tribunal this week dismissed allegations...
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Mills Group opens its first Nisa stores
Rapidly expanding independent chain Mills Group has opened its first Nisa-branded stores.A new 850 sq ft store in Wallsend, near Newcastle, bears the Nisa fascia, while two former Somerfields in Whitby and Haxby bought from The Co-op...
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Costcutter boss blames Nisa after fall in profits
Costcutter chairman Colin Graves has fanned the flames of his company's row with buying group Nisa-Today's by blaming it for a dip in Costcutter's profits.Graves said a 0.3% slump in pre-tax profits to £9.5m in the year ending April 2009...
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NewsEditor's Comment: Nisa-Today’s love triangle with Costcutter and Bibby will end in a messy divorce
Explosive rows signal what's likely to be a very acrimonious end of the affair
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Costcutter split looms in wake of failed Bibby bid
The gloves have come off in the increasingly bitter row surrounding Bibby Line's failed bid to take over buying group Nisa-Today's. Sir Michael Bibby whose Bibby Line Group owns 51% of Nisa's biggest member, Costcutter wrote to Nisa's...