from 2013 to present type private limited company retailers co operative industry retail founded 1977 1977 1 headquarters scunthorpe lincolnshire united kingdom area served uk key people dudley ramsden and peter garvin founders 1 nick read chief executive officer 2 revenue 1.5 billion 2012 3 members 974 3 number of employees 213 3 website nisaretail.com nisa retail limited formerly nisa today s is a brand and buying group or symbol group of independent retailers primarily small grocery shops and wholesalers in the united kingdom . it is a mutual organisation owned by its members and operating ... like a co operative using the collective buying power of the large group of members to negotiate deals with suppliers . 4 nisa logos nisa today s logo used from 2000s to 2008 nisa today s logo used from 2008 to 2013 its headquarters and ambient distribution depot are located in scunthorpe north lincolnshire . it also has distribution depots for temperature controlled products at stoke on trent staffordshire and harlow essex . as of 2012 update nisa retail limited represents over 1 080 registered shareholders operating over 4 000 convenience stores and small supermarkets including the costcutter symbol group . 3 according to company accounts submitted for year ending on 31 march 2014 nisa retail limited has an estimated net worth of 30.77 million . 5 in 2011 nisa retail limited opened its new distribution centre for scotland in livingston . history edit the present organisation can trace its history back to 1977 when peter garvin a yorkshire based retailer met dudley ramsden a wholesaler whose family owned a supermarket in grimsby . the company was called the northern independent supermarkets association and comprised thirty retailers with a turnover of 20 million . garvin had established nisa some years earlier as a means of fighting the larger supermarket chains of the time but had struggled with the format and future growth . a chance meeting with ramsden at an industry gathering at a hotel in bawtry allowed ramsden to see the potential of the idea . 6 7 gallery edit nisa local store in bingley in june 2012 nisa extra store in rathfriland in october 2011 references edit a b strategy & structure . nisa retail limited . retrieved 20 may 2008 . key people . nisa retail limited . retrieved 20 may 2008 . a b c d about us . nisa retail limited . retrieved 20 may 2008 . local retailers planning merger . bbc news on bbc.co.uk . 10 may 2006 . nisa retail limited . endole insights . peter garvin . thegrocer.co.uk . tributes for ramsden as he decides to retire . wholesalenews.co.uk . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to nisa retailer . nisa retail limited s website v t e supermarkets in the united kingdom big four asda morrisons sainsbury s tesco convenience bargain booze best one budgens the co operative food costcutter happy shopper jones convenience stores londis mace mccoll s nisa premier stores spar discount 99p stores aldi b & m home 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