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LANDMARK STORE OPENING NISA RETAIL
Nisa Retail celebrates 1,000th store opening Retailer LA Food Group has opened its 14th store.
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isa Retail’s 1,000th symbol store has opened its doors to shoppers in Haverstock, in the London Borough of Camden. Key account partner LA Food Group, which is owned by the Hussain family, already has 13 stores under its belt. The new 1,800sq ft store employs 12 members of staff and is open from 8am – 11pm Monday to Saturday and 10am – 10.30pm on Sundays. The store, which locates a busy corner plot with high footfall, offers a large range of fruit and vegetables alongside other popular fresh lines, and multiple has plans in motion to launch others food-to-go and fresh coffee options. It also features a zero-waste section, before the end of the year. offering customers nuts, cereal and more. Store Development Manager at Nisa Tabrez Hussain said: “We’re thrilled Derek Saunders commented: “The store to be adding a has a modern finish 14th store to The store, which locates a with a real future-forbusy corner plot with high ward vibe, whilst our remit and to learn that the footfall, offers a large range retaining the unique store is such a of fruit and veg charm of the building.” huge landmark Saunders said that multiple tree bark effect pillars coupled for Nisa just adds to the excitement. “The store opening went very well with deep Artex canopies, along with and the fresh space received a good reac- brick effect walls, “create a welcoming tion from shoppers.” store that offers a shopper experience LA Foods, which operate multiple that is completely different to any other Nisa Local stores across London, already store in the area.”
Nisa has remained committed to growth throughout the pandemic, opening 624 stores last year and more than 300 stores in the first half of 2021, with upwards of 280 more expected to open before the end of the year. Darren May, Head of Format and Development at Nisa Retail, said: “Hitting the 1,000th symbol store mark really highlights the success of our recent recruitment and the investment we have made into our retail team to support partners, which is helping us achieve continuous growth and support independent retailers to become the best in the market.”
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