All Today's Group articles – Page 8
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Nisa-Today's ripe for tie-up with Landmark?
A merger between Nisa-Today's and buying group Landmark is a distinct possibility following the collapse of the Nisa/Costcutter deal and the retirement of Nisa-Today's chairman Dudley Ramsden, according to wholesale trade sources. Calls...
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Who we visitedMace Hamilton Express, Cregagh Road, County Antrim, NI Nisa, Chapel House Drive, Newcastle-upon-Tynesainsbury's Local, South Ealing Road, Londonspar, Freehold Road, Ipswich, Suffolktesco...
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Fury over denial of right to vote
Sir; I write as a disappointed Nisa-Today's member and shareholder who feels that his democratic right to vote on the future of the company has been completely denied him. Forget the £50,000 cash payment members were going to receive in the...
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Who we visited. Londis, Goseley Avenue, Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Nisa, HazLemere Foodhall, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. ScotMid Co-Op, Morning Noon & Night, Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire. Smile, Kingsway, Little Stoke,...
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Frustration over collapse of Nisa-Today's-Costcutter deal
The collapse of Nisa-Today's merger with symbol group Costcutter is a blow for the whole independent sector, according to analysts and sources within Nisa-Today's. Many of the group's retail members have reacted with frustration and...
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Bestway eyes Nisa-Today's
Wholesaler Bestway has reaffirmed its interest in acquiring Nisa-Today's in the wake of the collapse of the Costcutter merger. Bestway MD Younus Sheikh said it remained willing to explore further the benefits of a potential takeover. An...
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It was, er, beautiful, but now it's over
When a bombshell like the collapse of the Nisa/Costcutter merger hits, the fallout is huge. People are left asking not just what happens to the two companies themselves. There are also wider implications for the whole independent grocery sector....
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Nisa-Today's drops merger with Costcutter
Nisa-Today's has abandoned its proposed merger with Costcutter, launched in May.The company said the complaint made to the Office of Fair Trading last month regarding its alleged cartel activities had effectively derailed...
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Nisa responds to complaint to OFT
Nisa-Today's is playing it cool following a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading about its trading practices.The group is understood to have quickly outlined its position to the Office of Fair Trading after five individuals within the...
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Who we visitedCo-Op, united Norwest society Longridge, LancashireLondis Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamwoodfords-nisa Chester Road, Stockport, Greater Manchestertesco express Bawtry Road,...
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"Behind the scenes at the Labour Party conference there was the faintest whiff of optimism"
Are we in the middle of the two weeks that will change the face of the world - or at least of planet grocery? This week Waitrose, Nisa-Today's and the ACS put their cases to the Competition Commission in its investigation into the market. Next...
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Nisa-Today's hits record
Nisa-Today's converted a record 111 stores to its Nisa symbol group fascia in the year to March, enabling it to reach a 400-store milestone.The figure includes all shops under the Nisa Local, Nisa Express, Nisa Metro and Nisa Extra...
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Not a bad return for Nisa-Today's members
Sir; While I cannot disagree with the facts in Julian Hunt's editorial on the Interflora situation, I do feel that the analogy between that and the proposed merger of Nisa-Today's and Costcutter could...
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"Demutualisation is a hot topic in grocery at the moment with the proposed merger of Costcutter and Nisa-Today's"
I guess most of you haven't really paid that much attention to what's been happening at Interflora, the flower delivery company. But it's been in the news of late, and I have found myself fascinated by the story.
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Nisa-Today's keeps trying to please
Nisa-Today's has launched a host of initiatives to improve services to members as its proposed merger with Costcutter continues. It has launched its Price Check Plus scheme for retailers in its supermarket pricing tier. The scheme aims to...
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Rebels say they can block merger
The proposed merger of Costcutter and Nisa-Today's can now be blocked due to the weight of opposition to it, according to the rebel faction known as the Nisa Members Association. The organisation has written to Nisa-Today's chairman...
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Nisa-Today's seeks to polish Costcutter deal
Terms for the Costcutter merger with Nisa-Today's are being enhanced to make them more attractive to Nisa-Today's members, according to insiders. A source close to the board said: "It was always the intention for merger proposals to be...
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The case for tapping the best of both worlds
As a young buyer, I was keen to secure the best deal and thus began a long and fruitful relationship with what is now Nisa-Today's. Over 28 years, I have seen many changes to the membership profile and the way that the Scunthorpe team have...
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Nisa-Today's tomorrow: a future with Costcutter
Amerger of Costcutter and a mutual company the size of Nisa-Today's is bound to involve strong feelings and a lot of speculation, as is the involvement of venture capitalist Kaupthing. So it's not surprising that those at the heart of the deal...
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Nisa turns up charm to win over shareholders
Battle lines were being drawn over the proposal to merge Costcutter and Nisa-Today's as the management launched a charm offensive to win over shareholders - and outlined their goals exclusively to The Grocer. As a gesture of goodwill,...