Archive of all Nisa articles – Page 31
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Loyalty enters a new era
Major initiatives unveiled at Nisa’s conferenceNisa is to drive more loyalty and discipline among its retail members with the launch of what it calls New Era trading terms in January – just one of a number of major initiatives unveiled at the...
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Guv’nor says: leave it out
Nisa-Today’s has been capturing headlines – for all the wrong reasons. Chairman Dudley Ramsden tells it as it is to Julian HuntThe clouds rolling down the side of the mountains that cradle Monte Carlo could have been a portent of...
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Working Week
>>Nigel Ashton, nisaway category controllerNisaway category controller Nigel Ashton may put in long hours but says he is happy to do it for the love of the job.He has been a buyer at Nisa-Today’s for 11 years and is now...
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Fury at Nisa late pay move
Nisa-Today’s has sparked a row with suppliers by trying to delay payments for goods sent to its new national distribution centre.The group has enraged suppliers by demanding they delay invoices for all September and October deliveries to the...
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‘The beast has changed’
As many as 20 of Nisa-Today’s leading wholesale members are threatening to quit the buying organisation in a row over subscription fees and strategy.The Grocer has also learned that the group of influential wholesalers is accusing Nisa of...
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Nisa boosts its supply base
Buying group Nisa-Today’s has doubled its supplier base for fresh produce by appointing six additional fruit and vegetable suppliers.The company said the move marked a shift towards suppliers who specialised in specific areas. The new...
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Dual branding for Nisa
Nisa-Today’s is redesigning the relationship it has with some of its key retailers through the roll-out of a new initiative that combines its branding with those of its members.The co-branding concept has already made its debut as part of the...
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A new vision takes shape
State-of-the art distribution will underpin a sharper focus on retail at Nisa-Today’s, says Julian HuntDrive to the edges of the Foxhills Industrial Park on the outskirts of Scunthorpe and you cannot miss the giant new building that...
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Twaites joins Booker as wine controller
Former Nisa-Today’s category controller for wine, Julian Twaites, has moved over to Booker to become the cash and carry’s wine controller.He is filling the position vacated by the long-serving Andrea Hargrave, who announced her departure in...
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A blueprint for convenience
A couple’s bright ideas, plus Nisa innovations, are fast reaping rewards. Sonya Hook reportsFew would argue that running a convenience store is an effective remedy for stress. But that is exactly how Mohammad and Farhana Saleem saw it...
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Nisa picks up BP contract
Nisa-Today’s has picked up the contract to supply the 31 BP stores left without a stocking partner following the fuel giant’s retail split from Safeway.The wholesaler will begin supplying the stores with a range of ambient, frozen and chilled...
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Nisa-Today’s defends cut
Nisa-Today’s has defended its decision to ask chilled and frozen food suppliers to make cost reductions from next month.In a letter sent out this week, trading MD John Sharpe asked suppliers to cut the cost of temperature-controlled goods by...
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Nisa-Today’s sees TV as a turn-on
Nisa-Today’s is to become the latest retail group to roll out in-store TV – without even running a trial.The company said it was so confident that the medium would be a success that it was prepared to press ahead with the project from this...
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RNS Holdings seeks new sites
RNS Holdings has acquired two stores in the south and south west of England and is looking to expand further, by up to half a dozen new storesThe independent retailer, which has 12 convenience stores and small supermarkets under Spar and Nisa...
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Top Shop winner builds store numbers
Even by the hectic standards of independent retailers, Atul Amin has had a busy month. It started in early November when his Nisa store in West Bromwich was the national winner in the Top Shop awards, run by The Grocer’s sister publication...
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Midlands Co-op acquires Metro
Midlands Co-op has boosted its food retail estate to 162 stores with the acquisition of The Grocer Top 50 member Metro Discount Stores. The eight-store Burton-based chain is the latest in a string of Nisa members to be swallowed up in recent...
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Silver direction for Compass
Nisa-Today’s member Compass Cash and Carry celebrated its 25th anniversary this week with the official opening of its fully revamped depot.The Glasgow-based licensed and impulse specialist has invested £100,000 to modernise the interior and...
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Compass revamps its depot
Nisa Today’s group member, Compass Cash and Carry, celebrated its 25th anniversary this week with the official opening of its fully revamped depot.The Glasgow-based licensed and impulse specialist has invested £100,000 to modernise the interior...