SandpiperCI

SandpiperCI is proud to work in partnership, on a franchise basis, with a number of retail brands from the UK. The Channel Islands economies have grown significantly over the last two decades. With a combined population of just under 160,000 residents, a low tax and high disposable income environment, it is an attractive place to do business. At the heart of our franchise development is our 48 year old relationship with Marks & Spencer and we operate a full range of store formats covering all product areas in partnership with our M&S colleagues in the UK. We also have an unbeatable track record in introducing established brands to the Channel Islands. In the past three years we have opened units in partnership with Iceland, Costa Coffee, Pasty Presto and Hotel Chocolat. In late 2011, we also opened units with Crew Clothing and Jack Wills. The first Crew Clothing store opened in St Peter Port and will be followed by a site in St Helier in 2013. Jack Wills is a mid-range, quality British clothing brand synonymous with British heritage and style. We recently acquired a prime freehold property in the centre of St Helier and opened our first Jack Wills store in November 2011. In June 2012 we opened the first standalone George store in Liberty Wharf, Jersey. This was soon followed by the opening of a new George store in St Martins Guernsey in August 2012. George is one of the United Kingdom’s largest volume retailers. Asda’s clothing retailer specialise in quality, style and value in women's clothing, men's clothing, children’s clothes, school uniforms, baby clothes and shoes. In addition through our Cimandis foodservice division we operate the Coca Cola franchise for the Channel Islands. Our success is down to our understanding of the local marketplace and the skills and experience of our team. The SandpiperCI Operating Board all have significant experience at Director level with UK retailers. Other major advantages of partnering with us are: - We operate franchises for brands across most sectors of retail - Food, Clothing, Homeware, Food to go and Hospitality Retail. - We also manage our own wholly-owned portfolio of food stores in a variety of formats and are the No 1 grocery retailer in the Channel Islands. - We understand the local economies, have detailed consumer insights and know what will work in the islands. -We are experts in local laws and regulations with well established contacts with authority and regulatory bodies locally. - We have an established and pan island supply chain, warehousing and logistics support. - We have an established functional infrastructure (finance, operations, legal, marketing, commercial, HR), which enables us to respond rapidly and hit the ground running. - With developments strictly controlled, we maintain close contact with developers and agents, to ensure we are intimately aware of site availability and development opportunities. - Talk to SandpiperCI, our successful experience in establishing high street brands in the Channel Islands is second to none.