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Nisa chill doesnt touch co-ops never mind any of the big 4's - unfortunately it never will - which is sad to say as I would love Nisa to stay in its current form.

Spar is a £30billion turnover international brand - yes there chill is better than Nisa's - however the cost of goods reflect that of a franchise model. I'd love to see spar and nisa work together (even bestway/p&h)? is it really that hard for them to do - rather than get rescued by the multiples? It will never happen because the retailers wont let it happen.

Multiple partnership will be a good thing for the sector - will margins reduce, probably - but will they give us the tools in order to take on/create a proper modern convenience store with a range to match - probably.

The proofs in the pudding. One Stop franchise is now taking on Tesco chilled (rebranded of course)....Budgens will follow and then Londis......with Premier last - that alone is going to have a major impact on the rest of the groups - leaving them in the past...........if only Nisa had a partner to battle it with.