Six Offaly Spar stores receive top accolade for retail excellence

Six Offaly Spar stores were honoured at the 2026 SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme Awards for achieving exceptional standards in retailing.

The awards were held recently in Killashee Hotel, in Naas in Co Kildare, and hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the SPAR brand in Ireland.

This year’s SPAR 365 Awards, held in association with independent bodies Solution Management Associates (SMA) and Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), recognise SPAR stores that have excelled across all areas of retail operations over the past year.

The Offaly stores who received a SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme Award are: Forde's SPAR Ardan Road, Tullamore; Healy's SPAR Cloghan; SPAR Corrib Oil Birr; SPAR Corrib Oil Ferbane; McDonagh's SPAR Barack Obama Plaza; and Sweeney's SPAR Edenderry.

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 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 exceptional service they provide to their communities and customers throughout Ireland.

"It is important to celebrate these wonderful ambassadors who bring the SPAR brand to life every day. Well done to all the SPAR winners from County Offaly. Their efforts have been truly outstanding, and this recognition is very well-deserved.”