At the SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme Awards celebrating retailing excellence at the City West Hotel were (from left) Tony St Leger, SPAR Retail Operations advisor; Justin Egan and Therese Egan, SPAR, Rathconnell; Donald O'Neill, Nicola Masterson and John Flanagan, SPAR Express, Longford

Five Westmeath stores honoured at SPAR awards

Five Westmeath SPAR stores were awarded one of retail’s highest honours at the inaugural SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme celebration.

SPAR and SPAR Express retailers from across Ireland attended the ceremony at Citywest Hotel, Dublin, hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the SPAR brand in Ireland.

The SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme awards, held in association with the Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA), were presented to SPAR and SPAR Express stores that demonstrated outstanding industry excellence following a year of comprehensive inspections, visits from mystery shoppers and audits. 
200 stores in all received SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme accolades. 

The winners excelled in all areas of inspection, displaying exemplary standards across their stores.

The Westmeath winners
 
Connor’s SPAR, Dominic Street, Mullingar

Sirio Retail’s SPAR Express, Longford Road, Mullingar

West’s SPAR, Rochfortbridge

Egan’s SPAR, Rathconnell

Donegan’s SPAR, Garrycastle