Nisa aiming to build on Scottish success stories

Symbol group outlines benefits it provides to retailers that will help it grow its presence

to offer value to shoppers as well as good margins for independent retailers.

Nisa brings fresh thinking to the forefront to help retailers grow their businesses. Understanding the ambitious entrepreneurial spirit of Nisa customers and the need to stand out to compete sets the Nisa proposition apart. Nisa provides fresh thinking to ensure retailers can create the best customer offer in their local area.

and the new GRO vegan range.

In 2022, Nisa developed a full Nisa EPoS solution, which is available along with access to its online platform. The solution offers a multitude of services including ordering, deals, presells, planograms, in store POS generation plus full order, delivery and invoice tracking.

Nisa is aiming to build on the success of some of its retailers in Scotland over the next year with progressive recruitment targets in place.

Nisa retailers such as Greens Retail, PGNJ, The Trinity Partnership and many others lead the way on the Scottish independent retail scene with plans to further expand store numbers heading into 2024.

With Nisa, retailers have the choice to operate under various symbol fascias: Nisa Local, Nisa Express, Nisa Extra or Dual-Branded, whereby a Nisa partner can maintain their own local identity while also benefiting from the strength of the Nisa brand. Retailers also have the choice to trade under their own independent fascia.

Nisa understands what matters to its retailers and its format propositions are tailored to meet a variety of needs.

Demand for value has never been higher and consumers are comparing prices at the shelf, dining out less and brand loyalty is in decline. In order to help retailers mitigate the impact, Nisa recently announced price adjustments into numerous categories. This followed a multi-million investment into the wholesale price (WSP) of more than a thousand branded products.

The two investments came after Nisa made a multi-million price investment announced in 2022 which saw more than 1,000 price reductions for Nisa retailers, including 330 ‘core essentials’ Co-op lines, designed

With 2,400 Co-op products across all categories, Nisa customers have access to a UK brand that shoppers recognise

With a target of opening 400 new outlets across the UK – more than 30 of them in Scotland – in 2023, Nisa’s Head of Retail Victoria Lockie said Nisa was ahead of its expectations.

The expansion involves and trust that drives footfall into our partners stores.

The Co-op range includes great quality core convenience essentials including 100% British meat and free-range eggs along with a premium brand ‘Co-op Irresistible’ that includes award-winning pizzas and wines, a free from range recruiting single and multisite retailers to the symbol, as well as helping them to open new sites.

She said: “We’re in Scotland to stay and we’re proud of our retailers here. Our relationships and mutual respect are the most important things.”

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