All Nisa articles – Page 30
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Ex-Londis shareholders move to Nisa-Today’s
Two members of the Londis Shareholders Action Group who attempted to avoid the company being bought by Musgrave are joining Nisa-Today’s.Adrian Costain and Kishor Patel will both loose about £16,000, the value of the second windfall due to all...
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Nisa win for Exel
Exel has won a multi-million pound contract with Nisa-Today’s to provide a temperature-controlled distribution service to 3,500 stores in southern England and to manage the buying group’s new multi-temperature distribution centre in Harlow.The...
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Cheers! It’s a sale to United
United Co-operatives has dipped into its £100m acquisitions warchest to buy Oswestry-based c-store chain Cheers Shropshire.Number 49 in The Grocer Top 50, Nisa-supplied Cheers operates 12 stores in North Wales, Shropshire and Cheshire trading...
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At last – two weeks in Spain
Andrew Davidson visits the C& C three times a week but had a visit with a difference a couple of weeks ago.Holmes Cash and Carry and Nisa-Today’s held a prize draw for Holmes’ customers and Davidson’s name was picked out of the hat at his local...
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‘my shop’ Campaign has a great future
from John Schofield, group managing director, Nisa-Today’sSir; I would like to echo Steve Parfett’s sentiments in his letter about National Independents’ Day (The Grocer, June 5, p28).The first ever celebration of the role of the...
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Alliance boosts firepower
Two of the biggest players in the independent sector confirmed they believe it can take on the major multiples as they signed a new 10 year deal this week.Costcutter and Nisa-Today’s agreed to extend their relationship, which has already lasted...
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Nisa-Today’s strengthens reach across south with Harlow depot
Nisa-Today’s has announced it will roll out new services to the south of England from October, when it opens an 80,000 sq ft purpose built depot in Harlow, Essex.It will operate its Premier six-days-a-week delivery service of Nisachill and...
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Quality Fare ups training
Leathley’s Quality Fare has ramped up its training programme and enrolled all 540 staff in courses.Commercial manager Philip Horsfield said it will be mandatory for staff to take part in a matrix of courses which make up Nisa-Today’s Lifelong...
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Nisa-Today’s goes for planogram cool
Nisa-Today’s has upgraded its online planogram service for chilled and frozen to incorporate local purchasing trends. The new online service, which is available free to all members, creates a bespoke planogram which is based on the store...
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Metro buoyed up by store refurbs
Nisa member Metro Discount Stores is planning to open a tenth store in Derby in June and refurbish a further five stores over the next 18 months.Ranked number 46 in The Grocer Top 50, the independent chain has invested £2m over the last two...
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EDLP clout for c-stores
Every day low pricing, the mantra of the UK’s biggest grocery retailers, is to come to the independent sector with the launch of a trailblazing EDLP offer by Nisa-Today’s.The independent buying group is to include an EDLP section in a new...
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Londis would do well to join Nisa
from Ashwin Dave, Vikas Buying Group, Bromley, Kentfrom Alastair Smyth, Limavady, Northern IrelandSir; re Londis chief executive Graham White’s allegation in a national newspaper that Londis does not have a future as...
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Nisa-Today’s suggests mutual Londis merger
Nisa-Today’s has finally put its cards on the table and proposed a merger with Londis that would retain its mutual status and generate substantial savings for members through synergies in buying and logistics.The move follows a Londis...
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Grimsey puts his offer in
A bidding war for Londis loomed as The Grocer went to press, with Big Food Group entering the fray and Nisa-Today’s considering its options. Big Food Group, which has sent out a letter to Londis shareholders urging them to reject Musgrave’s...
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Today’s gets training
Nisa-Today’s has launched a business school for its retailers and customers of its Today’s wholesale operation.Training comprises a one-day workshop every month for six months, with the emphasis on management. The Team Leader Certificate...
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Buyer of some standing
Nisa-Today’s buying controller for Nisachill Trevor Standing becomes the first buyer to appear twice in the Six of The Best gallery. Standing was nominated for the initial Six of the Best article in March in his capacity as a buyer for certain dairy...
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BWG sells Haslett to MBO team
Northern Irish wholesaler J& J Haslett is to be sold by BWG to a management team and rejoin Nisa-Today’s, as the southern Irish distribution group continues to slim its operation.Haslett MD Peter Kealy revealed that a team of four other...
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Planograms boost chilled
Nisa is rolling out a space planning initiative to all categories over the next 12 months after retailers trialling it on chilled food saw average sales uplifts of 15%.The category management project, run in partnership with retail software...
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New Nisa-today’s
Nisa-Today’s has opened the largest symbol store in the UK, in Cambuslang, Glasgow.The 36,000 sq ft store is the first in Scotland to trade under the new Nisa Extra fascia.The split-level store is fitted with Nisa Innovation imagery....
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In Profile: Q&A: Julian Twaites, Nisa CBC trading controller for wine
Julian twaites is a real character who knows how to rock Anyone who spends even a short time talking to Julian Twaites realises that he is a passionate and dynamic personality. Described by his own colleagues as “a real...