Landmark Store Opening

SYMBOL GROUPS: NISA RETAIL

Nisa Retail celebrates 1,000th store opening

Retailer LA Food Group has opened its 14th store.

Nisa 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 food-to-go and fresh coffee options.

It also features a zero-waste section, offering customers nuts, cereal and more.

Tabrez Hussain said: “We’re thrilled to be adding a 14th store to our remit and to learn that the store is such a huge landmark for Nisa just adds to the excitement.

“The store opening went very well and the fresh space received a good reaction from shoppers.”

The store, which locates a busy corner plot with high footfall, offers a large range of fruit and veg

LA Foods, which operate multiple Nisa Local stores across London, already has plans in motion to launch others before the end of the year.

Store Development Manager at Nisa Derek Saunders commented: “The store has a modern finish with a real future-forward vibe, whilst retaining the unique charm of the building.” Saunders said that multiple tree bark effect pillars coupled with deep Artex canopies, along with brick effect walls, “create a welcoming store that offers a shopper experience that is completely different to any other 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.

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.”