All Nisa articles – Page 28

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    New era for Nisa terms

    2006-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s has launched New Era terms for retail members, which include rebates, updated PoS material and pricing tiered to three different store types.The benefits include rebates for meeting minimum orders of ambient, chilled and frozen...

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    Latin is left out of Heritage

    2006-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s is poised to unveil a new range of meat products for Nisa retailers – but it will not include South American beef.Next week the group will launch 28 fresh pre-packed British red meat lines under its Heritage own label, a move first...

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    Fascia takes a strong Stans

    2006-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Stans Superstore now carries Nisa-Today’s co-branded fascia. Siân Harrington reportsStans Superstore in the village of St Martins, near Oswestry in Shropshire, is used to coming to the rescue of customers needing a specific product or...

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    Does in-store media work in c-stores...

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    While Sainsbury is rolling out in-store TV across its small stores, Nisa-Today’s has backed off. Siân Harrington investigatesThe news that Sainsbury is to roll out in-store television to its convenience estate from this month shows...

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    Does in-store media work in c-stores...

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    While Sainsbury is rolling out in-store TV across its small stores, Nisa-Today’s has backed off. Siân Harrington investigatesThe news that Sainsbury is to roll out in-store television to its convenience estate from this month shows...

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    Chinese expansion

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Chinese food wholesaler Wing Yip is preparing an ambitious expansion plan targeting a number of small cities throughout the UK and a new cash and carry depot in Cardiff. Wing Yip, a member of Nisa-Today’s, currently has four depots in...

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    Plan for station store concept

    2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s has announced plans for a new convenience store concept called M to Go this summer in a joint project with Merseyrail.The venture will initially be trialled on the concourses of four railway stations on Merseyside’s urban rail...

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    Nisa bars multiple members

    2006-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s has barred major multiple retailers from membership in a bid to refocus on its independent roots.The move means that Sainsbury, which gained shares in Nisa-Today’s after it bought Jacksons and Bells in 2004, will be forced to sever...

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    Admiration for Nisa warehouse move

    2006-01-07T00:00:00Z

    from Atul Amin, Jash, West BromwichSir; I was surprised to read the letter, printed anonymously, headlined ‘Nisa problems have cost me a fortune’ (The Grocer, December 10, p22).We’ve all experienced some problems with...

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    Will 2006 be nicer to Nisa?

    2006-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s spent the closing weeks of last year fighting back from a crisis at its new Scunthorpe depot. Rod Addy reportsNisa-Today’s is by no means out of the woods yet. This week, it revealed further problems with its IT audit...

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    Nisa-Today’s plans offers

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s is planning massive promotions to help retailers win back customers after distribution problems at its Scunthorpe ambient warehouse left shops short on stock.“We agreed the way for retailers to rebuild faith with consumers was by...

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    Opinion

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Enforce the law rather than entrap retailersTHE ISSUES THAT MATTER, FROM THE PEOPLE INVOLVEDNisa problems have cost me a fortunefrom a Nisa retailer, name and address suppliedbig boys have their...

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    Nisa-Today’s clawing back lost distribution ground

    2005-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s has rescheduled its Annual General Meeting from November 25 to December 22 to give senior managers time to tackle problems with its ambient distribution centre in Scunthorpe.The new depot has been dogged with difficulties since it...

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    Mega-depot plagued by problems

    2005-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s has confessed that its newly launched 625,000 sq ft ambient distribution centre in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, has been plagued with greater difficulties than expected.The organisation expressed disappointment at current...

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    Retailers angry as Nisa fails to deliver

    2005-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s has outraged retailers after its flagship new ambient distribution centre in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, failed them on its first day.Major chains supplied by the centre claimed they received none of their scheduled deliveries...

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    Guv’nor says: leave it out

    2005-09-24T00:00:00Z

    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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    Loyalty enters a new era

    2005-09-24T00:00:00Z

    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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    Regional campaign boosts awareness

    2005-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Nisa is to support its members in East Anglia with a marketing campaign that extols the benefits of shopping locally. If successful, it could be rolled out to other parts of the UK. MD of commercial services Neil Turton said the drive...

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    Nisa aims to boost meat sales

    2005-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Nisa retailers will be able to take a bigger slice of the red meat market from next month with the launch of a pre-packed range under the group’s Heritage own-label brand. John Sharpe, managing director of Nisa-Today’s Central Distribution...

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    Working Week

    2005-09-17T00:00:00Z

    >>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...