NEWS DIGEST
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SLR AWARD
APPOINTMENTS
been awarded a GroceryAid
GREG’S FILLED ROLE
Bronze Award in recognition
FORMER NFRN COO GREG DEACON HAS JOINED ALL-IN-ONE
of its support for the industry
SHOPPING APP JISP AS CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER.
Scottish Local Retailer has
charity throughout 2020. Bronze Award winners have participated in four activities across two of GroceryAid’s critical pillars: awareness, fundraising and volunteering. SLR Publishing Director Antony Begley sits on the GroceryAid Scotland Committee and the National GroceryAid Independent Retailing Strategy Group.
NEW BOOKER SITE Booker Wholesale launched a new website yesterday, designed to be mobile friendly
Greg Deacon, who stepped down from his post as the NFRN’s Chief Operating Officer in December, has been named as the new Chief Customer Officer for all-in-one shopping app Jisp. Effective from next month, Deacon will manage customer relationships and focus on Jisp customers as a wider business strategy. Prior to the NFRN, he had senior roles at Camelot and News UK looking after field sales and retail trade marketing strategies. He said: “I’m absolutely delighted to join Jisp to help cement our leading app proposition as the bestin-class mobile marketing, shopping and payment solutions for UK retail
and further afield. I look forward to working with existing and new business partners, retailers and independent small business owners to develop our solutions we offer to the benefit of all.”
and with a cleaner, fresher look and feel than before. It also benefits from a simplified branch finder and more straightforward checkout process.
SPAR ON TV Spar Scotland is back on STV for two weeks. The new TV ads will focus on the everyday value offered in stores. Spar Scotland will support the advertising campaign via social media, in-store radio and instore POS.
NISA ADDS 620 STORES Nisa has announced it recruited more than 620 stores in the last 12 months, a significant uplift on the previous year. The launch of the new sub 1,000sq ft Nisa Express format in October helped take the year’s forecourt tally to over 60. Despite the many challenges the pandemic caused for the industry, 2020 also saw 131 Nisa stores converted to the latest Evolution format as retailers continued to invest in their stores. Several multi-site key accounts were also recruited including Ascona Group, Touts and the Highland Group. A number also continued to grow their estate since joining Nisa, including Amacor and PGNJ. Steve Leach, Sales Director at Nisa, said: “2020 was a record year for store recruitment at Nisa, which is testament to the strength of Nisa’s offer and that of the recruitment team, who have adapted brilliantly to embrace a primarily virtual recruitment method under such difficult circumstances this year.”
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