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Convenience Stores
by 55 North
NEWS: HENDERSON TECHNOLOGY / NEARST / NISA
Henderson Technology unveils NearSt partnership
NearSt provides a simple way for retailers to establish an online Google presence.
EPoS software solution supplier Henderson Technology is partnering with British retail technology firm NearSt.
The technology from Google-backed NearSt was developed to make products on physical store shelves visible to shoppers searching online nearby.
Search engines use the technology to show real-time local product availability directly in search results.
The tech has seen widespread uptake by British retailers as an easy way to fight back against large online retailers.
Darren Nickels, Retail Technology Operations Director at Henderson Technology, said: “It is a very simple way for retailers to establish an online Google presence, with triggered updates every 15 minutes between EDGEPoS and NearSt.”
Nick Brackenbury, Chief Executive and co-founder of NearSt, added: “People are increasingly getting used to going online even to do the simplest of grocery shops, so this is also the perfect post-pandemic solution for those who want the convenience of online and the ability to shop locally.”
NearSt has formed similar partnerships with EPoS providers Cybertill and ITS Retail.
Baz flourishing with Nisa
Bari Aslam, known as Baz, has injected new life into his Bury convenience store by moving his independent fascia to Nisa and launching as a symbol store.
Baz said 1,500sq ft Fishpool News was losing money, despite a loyal customer base, and since launching as a Nisa Local four months ago, weekly sales have increased four-fold. Increased demand has seen store opening hours extended.
He added: “I own the property, but the store wasn’t making money and I wanted to make a proper go of it, so I decided to act and move to a symbol group.”
The store was closed for two weeks for a refit, which saw additional chillers and shelving added to create the space to expand the range.
Baz said: “Before we re-fitted there was no BWS, we only had one chiller and a drinks fridge, and the range was much smaller. Now we are a destination store with everything our shoppers need, under one roof.”
