16 LIMERICK Spar stores were honoured at the recent All-Ireland Spar 365 Standards Customer Care Programme awards.
The Limerick Spar stores were lauded for their retail standards, earning themselves a Spar 365 Retailing Standards Award in recognition of their work.
The successful Limerick stores included Michael and Shane Gleeson for their outlets across the county, namely Gleeson’s Spar Castletroy Retail Park; Gleeson’s Spar Catherine Street; Gleeson’s Spar Dublin Road, Castletroy; Gleeson’s Spar Henry Street; and Gleeson’s Spar at Punches Cross.
Other successful Spar retailers included Damien West for West’s Spar, University of Limerick; Spar Corrib Oil, Parkway; Padraig Broderick for Broderick’s Spar in Croom; and Ray Burns and Stephen Owens, for Burns and Owens’ Spar in Cahirdavin.
Also honoured at the awards were James and Lelia Beechinor for Beechinor’s Spar Cappamore, Beechinor’s Spar Kilmallock, Beechinor’s Spar in O’Rourke’s Cross, and Beechinor’s Spar Lord Edward Street, Kilmallock; PJ Holmes, for Holmes’ Spar in Murroe; Donal O’Grady, for O’Grady’s Spar in Ballingarry; and Ben Lenihan, Spar Inver, on the Kilmallock Road.
Winning stores were independently assessed throughout the year on a number of criteria including customer service, as well as a robust food safety and hygiene audit.
Colin Donnelly, Spar sales director, said that the awards aim to showcase retailers and their commitment to retail standards
“The SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme recognise those retailers who, through their ongoing commitment to outstanding retail standards and customer service, continue to set the benchmark for the SPAR brand and the retail marketplace overall,” Mr Donnelly said.
