History

Nisa-Today’s Chronology

  • 1977
  • Dudley B Ramsden (life president) and Peter Garvin form Nisa (Northern Independent Supermarkets Association) with 30 retailers and a total turnover of £20 million, running the business for the next 11 years from a meeting room at The Crown Hotel, Bawtry and their respective companies offices
  • 1999
  • Company formally divided into its three main trading areas: Nisa retail; Today’s wholesale; Central Distribution Services
  • 2002
  • Premier Service – six-day-a-week delivery on temperature-controlled products
  • 2004
  • Most sophisticated Order Capture System in the group’s history – Retek – is launched
  • 2004
  • Nisa-Today’s embarks upon new group strategy to compete against the multiples
  • 2005
  • New 625,000 sq ft ambient distribution warehouse opens at Foxhills Industrial Park in Scunthorpe, amalgamating Nisa-Today’s former two existing warehouses on the site
  • 2006
  • Right Honourable Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for the Department of Trade & Industry officially opens Nisa-Today’s new ambient warehouse
  • 2007
  • Today’s Group forms buying alliance with Makro to combine both companies’ negotiating and buying power
  • 2007
  • Group ranked number one retailer in the UK convenience/high street channel in a national feedback study of blue-chip suppliers on the operations of their customers - The Performance Monitor 'Mirror' Programme, conducted by The Advantage Group.
  • 2008
  • Win 'Best Beers, Wines & Spirits Retailer' in national CTP Awards voted for by 28,000 local store shoppers.
  • 2008
  • Nisa-Today’s ranked top in in the UK convenience/high street channel in The Performance Monitor ‘Mirror’ Programme for the second year running.
  • 2008
  • The Making A Difference - Locally charity is launched assisting more than 2000 retailers in donating money to local charities and good causes in their communities.
  • 2008
  • Nisa launches its brand new 'Store of the Future' Symbol Group format in Maylandsea, Essex.
  • 2009
  • Nisa-Today’s launches a new corporate logo to freshen its brand and ensure that the company remains competitive in the current marketplace.
  • 2009
  • Nisa-Today’s expands its business in the Republic of Ireland with recruitment of Irish symbol group ADM Londis.
  • 1984
  • Nisa opens its first central distribution depot – 10,000 sq ft based in Milton Keynes
  • 1987
  • Wholesale division – Today’s Group formed and merges with the retail division to become Nisa-Today’s
  • 1990
  • Scunthorpe Central Office opened by HRH Princess Anne along with grocery central warehouse and distribution facility
  • 2000
  • National Distribution Centre for Fresh and Frozen is opened in Stoke-on-Trent
  • 2003
  • New Nisa-Today’s corporate image launched
  • 2004
  • Nisa-Today’s wins Ian MacLaurin Award for Supply Chain Excellence at IGD Food Industry Awards
  • 2004
  • Nisa-Today’s opens second fresh and frozen National Distribution Centre in Harlow, Essex
  • 2006
  • Dudley Ramsden retires from his chairmanship at the company AGM on 28th November and becomes life president. Edwin Booth is appointed Non-Executive Chairman.
  • 2007
  • Nisa-Today’s announces building of new offices, on Normanby Enterprise Park representing a £3.75m investment.
  • 2007
  • Edwin Booth steps down as Non- Executive Chairman. Raj Chatha appointed Non-Executive chairman, Stephen Jempson appointed acting Non-Executive deputy chairman and Neil Turton appointed as CEO.
  • 2008
  • Nisa-Today’s moves to new offices on Normanby Enterprise Park, named the Member Support Centre.
  • 2008
  • Mark Pullen is appointed new non-executive chairman of Nisa-Today’s
  • 2008
  • Nisa-Today’s decides to move its business model into the Republic of Ireland (March).
  • 2008
  • Nisa-Today’s EPoS system, epositive, is launched and achieves over 100 installations in its first year.
  • 2008
  • Nisa-Today's Member Support Centre is opened by co-founders Dudley Ramsden and Peter Garvin. The launch is attended by Nisa-Today's Holdings Board directors and special guests from the business community.
  • 2009
  • The Making A Difference - Locally charity raises £1 million in its first year.
  • 2009
  • The company announces that it has awarded its 2011 supply chain to DHL.
  • 2009
  • Today’s Group launched its ‘next generation’ symbol group stores in Northern Ireland.
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