Nisa has launched a recruitment drive as it looks to open 400 stores by the end of this year.
Having opened 130 sites so far, Nisa managing director Peter Batt told The Grocer that the move follows “many strong years for recruitment,” adding the convenience retailer is “pleased to have continued this momentum in 2022 and now into this year.”
Last month, Nisa and MPK Garages signed a deal that will see 11 of its former Morrisons Daily forecourt sites converted to Nisa over the next three months in areas including Bristol, Worcestershire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire.
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In March, Scottish retailer Greens Retail unveiled its plans to expanded after signing a five-year deal with Nisa to open more than 20 new stores across Scotland and England.
Batt added: “The sustained growth in recruitment is not only down to the brilliant team at Nisa, who have gone from strength to strength, but also to the strength of Nisa’s proposition for independent retailers.
“At Nisa we’re committed in ensuring our retailers are at the heart of the decisions we make, and we’ll continue to invest in our offer.”
Earlier this year, Nisa invested £6 million into the wholesale price of more than a thousand branded products, using market data to identify key products across the most important ambient categories to independent retailers in the convenience sector, such as beers, wines, spirits, soft drinks and tobacco.
In looking to build on this strategy to offer support amid the cost-of-living crisis, Nisa also updated its Fresh Rewards model last month, which will now see the percentage of financial returns previously held within a store development fund given as a cash rebate.
