Eight Mayo SPAR stores receive top accolade for retail excellence

Eight Mayo SPAR stores have been honoured at the 2025 SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme for achieving exceptional standards in retailing.

The successful Mayo stores were Kernan and Daly’s SPAR Charlestown (Anthomy Kernan and Damian Daly); McHugh's SPAR Ballindine (Danny McHugh); 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.

This year’s SPAR 365 Awards – held in association with independent bodies Solution Management Associates (SMA) and Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) at the Killashee Hotel, in Naas in Co. Kildare, and hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the SPAR brand in Ireland – recognise those SPAR stores who have excelled during the year across all areas of store operations.

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.

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.”