But as Tesco’s proposed £3.7bn acquisition of Booker threatens to add further headwinds and competitive pressures, will Nisa’s new concept make a splash?
The convenience chain’s ‘Store of the Future 2 Evolution’ is designed to offer independent retailers flexibility, with a modular format allowing them to adapt store layouts to suit the needs of their customers.
Modular units
The grocer and wholesaler, which counts McColl’s among its clients, said it has moved “away from a one size fits all model” to help accommodate its members’ budget and store requirements.
Independent retailers can pick the parts of the store they want, such as the new-look hot food-to-go counters, coffee machines, freshly squeezed orange juice machines, in-store bakeries and islands dedicated to local beers.
‘Sector leading’
Nisa head of format and development Darren May said: “The options we’re bringing to the table are sector leading and through our modular approach we’re making them available for a range of business types and budgets, encapsulating the ethos of Nisa as being for the many, not the few, and the partner of choice for retailers and wholesalers.”
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