Nisa doubles the speed of its new openings in 2021

By Éilis Cronin in Industry News 30th September 2021

Twice as many Nisa stores have been launched so far this year as last, the symbol group’s Expo event heard this week.

The Expo, held virtually, was told that 120 stores had opened in 2021 so far, compared to 57 in the same period last year.

The new stores include the 1000^th Nisa fascia with the opening of a Camden store run by the LA Food group.

Darren May, head of format and development for Nisa, said that the increase is partly driven by the change in shopping habits because of the pandemic.

He said: “We have seen a dramatic increase in the number of stores we are converting and turning over to Nisa fascia stores.

“The number of new stores combined with those being developed by partners is really impressive as we see our partners re-evaluate their businesses in response to shopper habits and invest back into their business.”

May added that innovations introduced with the latest formats include self-scan check-outs in the counter area and expanding supplies to include categories such as vegan, eco and vaping.