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Eight Mayo SPAR stores were honoured at the 2025 SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme for achieving exceptional standards in retailing, which was held in Killashee Hotel, in Naas, Co Kildare. The awards were hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the SPAR brand in Ireland.
This year’s SPAR 365 Awards, held in association with independent bodies Solution Management Associates (SMA) and Lloyds Register Quality Assurance LRQA, recognised those SPAR stores who have excelled during the year across all areas of store. In winning these awards, the SPAR stores were independently assessed across a range of criteria including customer service through SMA as well as a robust Food Safety and Hygiene audit conducted by LRQA.
These exemplary SPAR retailers received their award in recognition of their commitment to implementing Best practice store standards throughout their store, thereby providing an excellent customer experience to their local community.
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The Mayo stores who received a SPAR 365 Retailing Standards Award were: Daly’s SPAR Charlestown, McHugh’s SPAR Ballindine, SPAR Corrib Oil Castlebar, SPAR Corrib Oil Swinford, SPAR Corrib Oil Louisburgh, SPAR Corrib Oil Ballyhaunis, SPAR Corrib Oil Ballinrobe and SPAR Corrib Oil Westport.
Congratulating the winners, Colin Donnelly, SPAR Sales Director, said: “We are incredibly proud of all our SPAR retailers and the wonderful service they provide to their communities and customers throughout Ireland. To be able to celebrate these wonderful ambassadors who bring the SPAR brand to life every day is a great source of pride for us. I congratulate all the SPAR winners from Mayo. Their efforts have been truly outstanding, and this recognition is very well-deserved.”
Photo Caption: Pictured above at the recent SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme for achieving exceptional standards in retailing, held in Killashee Hotel, in Naas in Co Kildare, were Beatrice Fleming, David O’Donnell and Maureen Maloney, Kernan and Daly's SPAR Charlestown and Eric Shally, SPAR Regional Manager.
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