Laois businesses receive top accolades

Three Laois SPAR stores were honoured for achieving exceptional standards in retailing at a special event in Kildare this week. The SPAR stores in Portarlington, Mountmellick and Portlaoise received  a 365 Retailing Standards Award at this year's Standards Customer Care Programme held in Killashee Hotel, in Naas. CONTINUE READING BELOW PHOTO

Pictured 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 Keith Moore, SPAR Corrib Oil Mountmellick, Michael Lynch and Pauline Lambe, O’Hanlon’s SPAR Portarlington, Gerard Gilbride, SPAR ROA, Aoife Ryan and Tom O’Hanlon, O’Hanlon’s SPAR Portarlington and Daniel Floody, SPAR Corrib Oil Portlaoise.

This year’s SPAR 365 Awards, held in association with independent bodies Solution Management Associates (SMA) and Lloyds Register Quality Assurance LRQA, recognise 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.

The Laois stores who received a SPAR 365 Retailing Standards Award are:  O’Hanlon’s; SPAR Portarlington;  SPAR Corrib Oil Mountmellick; SPAR Corrib Oil Portlaoise. 

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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 Laois. Their efforts have been truly outstanding, and this recognition is very well-deserved.”