18|Retail News|April 2013|www.retailnews.ie
SuperValu Store of the Year 2013
Top Marks for Three Three SuperValu stores have received top marks at the SuperValu Store of the SUPERVALU stores in Cork, Donegal and Leitrim are celebrating, having scooped the top awards at the recent ‘SuperValu Store of the Year 2013’ ceremony. These much coveted awards were presented by Martin Kelleher, Managing Director, SuperValu, Michael Morgan, Sales Director, SuperValu, and Myles Gardiner, O2, competition sponsors, at the recent SuperValu National Conference, held in the Malton Hotel, Killarney. Hurley’s SuperValu, Midleton, Co. Cork, was announced as ‘Best Large SuperValu Store’; Canny and Doherty’s SuperValu, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal, was awarded the ‘Best Medium SuperValu Store’; with Rooney’s SuperValu, Canny and Doherty’s SuperValu in Carndonagh is the overall winner of the ‘SuperValu Store of the Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, Year 2013’, as well as ‘Best Medium SuperValu Store’. The award was presented to store owners scooping the ‘Best Small SuperValu Store’ award. Canny Gerry Doherty and Catherine Doherty by Martin Kelleher, SuperValu Managing Director, Myles Gardiner, O2, awards sponsors, and Michael Morgan, SuperValu Sales Director. and Doherty’s SuperValu, Carndonagh, went on to win the overall national title and was Martin Kelleher, Managing Director of “SuperValu stores work hard crowned the prestigious ‘SuperValu SuperValu, congratulating the winning to succeed in a very competitive Store of the Year 2013’. stores. “These award-winning stores go market and it is the passion of the Winning this award is a real above and beyond, ensuring a strong independent entrepreneurial retailers endorsement of the true brand commitment to local community and and their enthusiastic teams that is credentials these three triumphant local suppliers, a wide range of quality fundamental to their success,” noted stores deliver, as they were competing against 195 SuperValu stores across Store of the Year Finalists Ireland and fought off stiff competition from seven other worthy finalists from AS well as the three big winners, special mention must be made of the other finalists around the country.
Extensive Store Audits
All SuperValu stores throughout the Republic of Ireland were assessed and adjudicated by independent competition judge, Joe Comerford, in determining the deserving winners. The audits undertaken focused on customer care, store presentation, fresh food quality, product range, operational standards, store hygiene and local community involvement.
in the SuperValu Store of the Year 2013, who are outstanding examples of the success of SuperValu’s ethos of ‘Real Food Real People’: • Collin’s Supervalu, Carrigaline, Co. Cork • Kavanagh’s SuperValu, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal • Kelly’s SuperValu, Boyle, Co. Roscommon • McInerney’s SuperValu, Loughrea, Co. Galway • O’Reillys SuperValu, Bunclody, Co. Wexford • Ryan’s SuperValu, Glanmire, Cork • Tarpey’s SuperValu, Drumalee, Co. Cavan