from Dudley Ramsden, executive chairman, Nisa-Today's
Sir; I read with some scepticism your article in The Grocer last week, Revealed: How Tesco met T&S' (p16). The implications of this article are that T&S Stores simply had no option but to link up with a multiple in order to provide a credible chilled and fresh offer. How untrue!
Nisa-Today's dual temperature distribution service, with its full chilled, fresh and produce range, would have offered the ideal solution to T&S Stores.
We have an industry leading breadth of range and the proven infrastructure to provide T&S.
If T&S Stores had seriously looked at Nisa-Today's, it wouldn't have had to sell out to Tesco.
The latest round of consolidation in the market is bad news for certain parts of the convenience sector, but at Nisa-Today's we are extremely confident about the future of the independent. Our business is buoyant.
We have a central distribution structure in place which is the envy of our competitors. We've seen growth in every single year since we were established in Scunthorpe in 1989. And this incredible growth is reflected in the strength of our members' performances in an increasingly competitive market.
There are no doubt some tough challenges and further consolidation ahead.
But the buyout of T&S Stores is one of the clearest indicators yet of the convenience sector's buoyancy, as Tesco has recognised the opportunity it presents for further growth.
But, while it will present a threat, what Tesco doesn't possess is the expertise and knowledge about the sector.
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Sir; I read with some scepticism your article in The Grocer last week, Revealed: How Tesco met T&S' (p16). The implications of this article are that T&S Stores simply had no option but to link up with a multiple in order to provide a credible chilled and fresh offer. How untrue!
Nisa-Today's dual temperature distribution service, with its full chilled, fresh and produce range, would have offered the ideal solution to T&S Stores.
We have an industry leading breadth of range and the proven infrastructure to provide T&S.
If T&S Stores had seriously looked at Nisa-Today's, it wouldn't have had to sell out to Tesco.
The latest round of consolidation in the market is bad news for certain parts of the convenience sector, but at Nisa-Today's we are extremely confident about the future of the independent. Our business is buoyant.
We have a central distribution structure in place which is the envy of our competitors. We've seen growth in every single year since we were established in Scunthorpe in 1989. And this incredible growth is reflected in the strength of our members' performances in an increasingly competitive market.
There are no doubt some tough challenges and further consolidation ahead.
But the buyout of T&S Stores is one of the clearest indicators yet of the convenience sector's buoyancy, as Tesco has recognised the opportunity it presents for further growth.
But, while it will present a threat, what Tesco doesn't possess is the expertise and knowledge about the sector.
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