Bolton Nisa undergoes 10-day transformation

The 3,000sq ft store on Bury Road is situated on a main road in a built-up area and benefits from both regular foot traffic, as well as a transient market, which is helped by the 13 car parking spaces at the front of the store.

The re-fit saw the store stripped back to an empty shell with only the flooring left in place. Ceilings, lighting, chillers, and shelving were removed, and new fixtures and fittings installed.

The range was also given a complete overhaul that has seen the space given to grocery, magazines and sweets slashed to create room for the bank of new food-to-go services including Tango Ice Blast, f’real, Rollover hotdogs, Chicago Town pizzas, and a fresh orange juicer.

The store currently offers a solution for both hot breakfast and lunchtime meals and plans to add an evening meal offer, such as rice and curry and a sit-in option will be available once Covid restrictions are removed.

Store manager, Michael Atherden, said: “All the new food-to-go options have been a real draw and we now have got a whole new set of customers with school children coming in on their way home to buy the Tango Ice Blast and f’real.”

He added: “Weekly sales are strong and we expect them to keep growing as we continue to tweak the range and respond to what our customers want.”