Nisa offers 10 per cent off on refits

Nisa has announced a 10 per cent off on all new refits until the end of the year, using Nisa approved shopfitters.

The symbol group said its format and development team has already refurbished a record number of 53 stores between January and April this year, and more are lined up ready to start work.

“We are seeing increasing demand for refits from partners, and I’m really pleased with the growing desire to improve stores and offer customers the best possible shopping experience,” Darren May, head of format and development at Nisa, said.

“The Nisa format team works closely with partners and shop fitters to create the ideal solution for each individual location, and we are very proud of the bespoke service we offer.”

Among the 53 installations this year, 27 were new to Nisa and 26 converted from an existing fascia – either older Nisa branding or independent fascias. The group’s Evolution store format and fascia has been an increasingly popular choice for partners, making up 45 of the 53 stores.

Nisa added that retailers have reported strong sales uplifts on completion of store development with latest figures showing average growth of around 11 per cent.

Gary Batten, a longstanding Nisa partner based in Cornwall, completed a refit of his St Stephen store in January this year having invested profits made during the height of the Covid crisis back into his business.

Batten said he had waited a long time to refit the store and decided the time was right.

“I really wanted to secure the profitability of the store and make it fit for the future. We’ve increased our food to go area by about 50 per cent, and extended our chiller run by the same amount, added in a full Co-op own label range across all categories and the changes are really working for us.”

He said sales have increased in the Cornish store week on week post re-fit with an underlying trend of around 15 per cent growth in weekly turnover.