Londis has announced a restructure of its National Retailer Council (NRC) with new members and a brand new forum.
There are 10 members in the new-look NRC in total, including Bryan Craig from Crianlarich, who represents Scotland. The new regional representatives are: Terry Caton representing the North East; Chris Woodruff representing Anglia; Ben Simons for the South West/Wales South; and Jatinda Sahota for the South East. In addition, there is a new member representing multiple accounts ie retailers with a number of stores, and Clive Leeson of Brobot will be their first representative on the Council.
Arjan Mehr remains as chairman and the other existing members are: Bryan Craig representing Scotland; Steve Vaughan representing the North West/Wales North; Alpesh Patel for London; and Ramesh Shingadia for South Central. Each of the Council members is elected by their peers across the regions.
At the launch of the new-look NRC, Londis Retail Director John Pattison said: “The NRC has been a highly effective communications channel but it needs to evolve with the business. The changes we have made reflect our aspirations to really work far more closely with our retail partners to build on that sense of family and belonging that’s unique to the Londis business. We are keen for the Council to work with us to deliver strategy and shape the future.”
To this end, the NRC will now meet five times a year instead of the previous four. The timing of these meetings will be much more meaningful in the business, as they now coincide with key events in the group’s trading calendar.
