Nisa retailers are responding to increased charity needs during the current pandemic and funding crisis, with an additional £103,230 collective donations in May.

The group’s Making a Difference Locally charity, saw an increase of 26 per cent on donations made the previous month, bucking the trend that some charities have seen.

The increase follows a boost to the charity’s income in recent months, with grocery sales having soared since the start of the pandemic in the UK, and sales of Co-op and Heritage own label products in Nisa partner stores which raise funds for good causes via Making a Difference Locally also growing significantly as a result.

Since its formation in 2008, Making a Difference Locally has raised over £11.6m and supported charities and other good causes with over 12,000 donations.

Kate Carroll, Nisa’s head of charity, said: “The support Nisa partners are providing to their communities really is astonishing, and we’re delighted that over £100,000 was donated to good causes over the last month, at a time when charities are facing increased pressures and struggling with significantly reduced fundraising income.”

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