New Cumbria store unveils food waste partnership

A recently launched store in Cumbria has unveiled a new initiative to help reduce the amount of food going to waste.

The Nisa Local store in Oxford Street, Barrow-in-Furness has partnered with Gander and is promoting it in store to encourage customers to download and save money as well as the environment.

The solution enables the store to list reduced to clear products onto the app which sends alerts to those who are signed up. They then call into the store, knowing what products are available and save themselves money whilst also making a contribution to saving the planet by reducing food waste.

“We have a really big fresh range in the store which means there is a risk of high levels of waste, especially as it is still early days and shoppers are getting used to what we stock and so we are still tailoring the range,” Karen Stephenson, who runs the store with husband Paul, said.

“The Gander app works really well at a local level. When reductions are made in store, customers are alerted and can then pop in to get their bargain. As well as highlighting savings to our local community it also helps to reduce waste and the amount of food going to landfills so the store and our customers are able to play a small part in sustainability and tackling the global issue of climate change.”

The retailer couple, who have operated multiple Bargain Booze stores across the north of England for more than 20 years, has opened the 2,200 sq.ft. store at the end of September after a full refit.

The app, which is free to download from the Apple and Android app stores, updates in real-time meaning as soon as a product is sold it no longer appears on the app.