Greenacres fine foods and wine store named National Store of the Year
Wexford retailers continue to be at the forefront of driving customer excellence and a Wexford foodie institution has been recognised by winning the Retail Store of the Year at the Retail Excellence Ireland Awards 2017 in association with Barclaycard. Following hundreds of entries Retail Excellence Ireland has crowned Greenacres, Selskar, National Store of the Year 2017. The store has been a well-known local brand for more than 30 years, and has now received the nationwide recognition it deserves.
Commenting on the win Lynn Drumgoole, Communications Director at Retail Excellence Ireland, said: ‘Greenacres is an incredibly innovative company that has created a shopping experience where customers can enjoy quality products and customer service in an environment that inspires them. I want to commend all of the retailers who entered this year’s awards. They demonstrated the highest standard of service, customer engagement, display and levels of investment making the Greenacres win a well-deserved accolade.’
The awards are the biggest event in the Irish retail industry calendar. Emma Cooke, Springmount Garden Centre, Gorey was presented with the Westland Rising Star Award for her exceptional talent and dedication to the garden centre industry.
Best in class winners across key retail sectors, people and ecommerce were also award- ed and Wexford retailers featured with TheDuck@Marlfield shortlisted as a Top30 Store and Gorey which was down to the final three for the Retail Excellence Ireland’s Friendliest Place Award. The awards were presented on Saturday, November 5, by Hector Ó hEochagáin.