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Costcutter Annual Conference Costcutter Awards
The eagerly awaited Costcutter Awards were presented during a hugely entertaining Awards Banquet Dinner on Saturday night. Comedian Alan Shortt provided the entertainment and award winners announced on the night were: Supermarket of the Year: Tom & Mary Liddy, Costcutter, Roslevan, Ennis, Co. Clare; Foodmarket Store of the Year: Aaron Massey, Costcutter Rathfarnham, Dublin; Express Store of the Year: Mark & Tara Malone, Costcutter Bray, Co. Wicklow; Express Store Wine Department of the Year: Pat Staunton, Costcutter Castlebar, Co. Mayo; Foodmarket Wine Department of the Year: Peter Gaughan, Balla, Co. Mayo; Off Licence of the Year: Tomás Moore, Costcutter Hospital, Co. Limerick; Best Fresh Produce Display: Tom & Mary Liddy, Costcutter, Roslevan, Ennis, Co. Clare; Forecourt Store of the Year: Trevor Askin, Costcutter Kilmallock Road, Limerick; Best New Store Image: David Ryan, Costcutter Fermoy, Co. Cork.
Aaron Massey from Costcutter Rathfarnham receives the Costcutter Foodmarket Store Of The Year Award from Barry Group MD, Jim Barry.
Trevor Askin from Costcutter Kilmallock Road, Limerick, receives the Forecourt Store of the Year Award from Jim Barry, Barry Group MD.
Mark and Tara Malone, from Costcutter Bray, Co. Wicklow, winners of the Costcutter Express Store Of The Year, are pictured receiving their Award from Jim Barry, Barry Group MD.
Costcutter Off Licence of the Year winner Tomás Moore from Costcutter, Hospital, Co. Limerick, is pictured with Barry Group MD, Jim Barry.
year running. It’s a real tribute to our dedicated staff and I would also like to acknowledge the ongoing support of all our customers who have supported us so loyally during the past 12 months.” Mark and Tara Malone’s Costcutter Dedicated Staff Express in Bray, Co. Wicklow, also This was the second year running that retained its title of ‘Express Store of Tom and Mary Liddy, owners of the the Year’, while also picking up second Roslevan Costcutter Store in Ennis, place in the ‘Off Licence of the Year’ Co. Clare, were the proud winners of category. “I’m absolutely delighted for this year’s awards for ‘Supermarket all our staff. This is a hugely exciting Store of the Year’ and ‘Best in Fresh night for all of us!” enthused Mark. Produce’ at the annual Costcutter Costcutter Kilmallock Road in Conference. Limerick was also a double winner, Tom Liddy paid warm tribute to his retaining the ‘Forecourt of the Year’ management, staff and customers in award. “I am delighted to accept this the locality for their valued custom and award for the second year running support: “It’s a huge privilege for us to on behalf of my dedicated staff, who win these two awards for the second work so hard to ensure that our levels of customer care are second to none,” noted store owner, Trevor Askin. “I would also like to say a big thank you to all of our customers in the locality who have supported us so loyally since we Pictured with Jim Barry, Managing Director of The Barry Group opened the store.” (right) are store owners Mary and Tom Liddy, and store manager, Tomás Alan Doolaghty, Ennis. Co. Clare, winners of the Costcutter Moore, from the Supermarket Store Of The Year Award.
Costcutter, Hospital store in Limerick, took the ‘Off Licence of the Year’ Award, which he attributed to his staff: “We work very hard indeed to ensure that we listen carefully to what customers want from our store.” A delighted Peter Gaughan from Balla, Co. Mayo, accepted the award for ‘Foodmarket Wine Department of the Year’: “We work extremely hard as a team to ensure we provide excellent service to our loyal customer base in Balla. I believe our key strength lies in listening to our customers and providing them with fantastic wines at really competitive prices.” Aaron Massey, owner of the Costcutter Foodmarket in Rathfarnham, Dublin, was the proud winner of this year’s ‘Foodmarket Store of the Year’, noting how “Our key focus is to deliver an unrivalled customer experience, so we’re delighted with the win”. Finally, winners of the ‘Best New Store Image’ Award, Dave Ryan of Costcutter, Fermoy, noted how “Since we opened our doors just over a year ago, we have been striving to ensure we provide excellent service, not only to our loyal customer base here in Fermoy, but also to commuters travelling on the busy motorway between Cork and Dublin. This Award really acknowledges the hard work that all our team has been putting in over the past 12 months.”