Moneymore shop wins prestigious Retailer of the Year award

Attended by more than 450 industry professionals, the 17th annual Neighbourhood Retailer Awards – supported by platinum sponsor Cashzone - were held at Belfast’s Ramada Plaza where more than 40 finalists battled it out to win one of 18 industry accolades.

Kelly’s EUROSPAR was named Neighbourhood Store of the Year (Category 3 - 3,501-7,000sq ft) before going on to win the biggest award of the night: Neighbourhood Retailer of the Year 2014.

Also winning big on the evening were JC Stewart, Magherafelt, who secured not one, but two awards of their own- Neighbourhood Store of the Year (Category 4- Over 7,000sq ft) and Green Store of the Year.

Joining them was Kenny’s Spar, Garvagh, who was awarded Off-License of the Year.

Following the win, Pearce Kelly, owner of Kelly’s Eurospar, said: “Words cannot fully express what winning this award means to us all. It is the ultimate reward for everyone’s hard work and commitment.

“To be recognised as Northern Ireland’s best Retailer for 2014 is such a huge achievement and it will no doubt make all our staff duly proud.”