Search Results for 'Convenience stores'

Almost half of Eurospar retailers in Ireland are predicting growth in 2014, with two-thirds planning additional investment in their stores – that is according to the findings of a retailer survey released by operators of the brand BWG Foods to coincide with the EUROSPAR Conference which took place in Dublin’s Marker Hotel last week. Among the delegates at the conference was Derek Kennedy from Eurospar Swinford.

SPAR Ballindine has scooped silver in the national award for Stores Less than 2,000 sq ft at the 2013 shelf life C-Store Awards held in Dublin recently, setting it apart from hundreds of local convenience store entrants across Ireland.

A number of leading SPAR retailers from across the country including Mayo gathered at Killashee House in County Kildare recently for the brand’s annual 5 Star Awards ceremony, run by BWG Foods (owners and operators of the SPAR brand in Ireland) in association with the Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA).

Eurospar Belmullet is amongst a small group of retailers from around the country, which was recently honoured at the inaugural Top of the Tree (TOTT) retail awards run by BWG Foods (owners and operators of the EUROSPAR brand in Ireland). The awards programme recognises best practice and outstanding retail practice in several supermarket departments: customer care; off-licence; butchery; fruit and veg; and delicatessen.

A Westmeath service station scooped the top honours in a national awards ceremony when it was named Ireland’s Forecourt Retailer of the Year 2011.

Following a record 400 entries from across Ireland, 30 local independent retailers have excelled in their field and made the shortlist for the industry’s biggest event - Ireland’s Forecourt & Convenience Retailer Awards 2011.

Michael Mullahy, retail manager of Corrib Oil Group which includes 13 Spar stores across the country, has been appointed to the National Council of Spar Retailers (NCSR) for 2011/2012, after being nominated along with 11 of his peers from across Ireland to represent Spar’s 460 independent retailers in developing the group’s overall strategy and policies.

Annette Howard, owner of EUROSPAR Belmullet, and Derek Kennedy, owner of EUROSPAR Swinford, have been appointed to the National Council of EUROSPAR Retailers (NCER) for 2011/2012, after being nominated along with 10 of their peers from across Ireland to represent nearly 60 independent EUROSPAR retailers in developing the group’s overall strategy and policies.

Two Westmeath retailers picked up national awards this week at the SPAR annual 5 Star Awards ceremony, held in Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny.