The shortlist has been announced for the 2019 Convenience Retail Awards.

The programme covers both awards for all-round achievement and special awards for excellence in a particular discipline of convenience retailing. The winners will be announced at a lavish awards ceremony and dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, on Thursday March 14. For more information visit www.cr-awards.co.uk.

The full awards shortlist is as follows:

Best Small Store

Londis Caterways, Horsham, West Sussex

MJ’s Premier, Royton, Greater Manchester

Premier Kenninghall, Norfolk

Spar Preston, Weymouth, Dorset

 

Best Independent Store

Eat 17 Spar, Hackney, London

Jay’s Budgens, Crofton Park, London

Londis Woodhouse, Leeds

Mullan’s Spar, Armagh

Spar Loughbrickland, Co Down

Spar Princess Street, Manchester

 

Best Multiple / Franchise Store

McBride’s Spar, Mullaghmore, Omagh

One Stop Royals, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Simply Fresh, Surrey University (Compass Group), Guildford

Welcome Co-op, Liberty Quays, Southampton

 

Best Large Store

Budgens of Islington, London

Eurospar Carrick Milestone, Co Antrim

Eurospar Donegall Road, Belfast

Eurospar Mulkerns, Newry

 

Best New Store

Eat 17 Spar, Hammersmith, London

Nisa Kimberlow Rise, York

Premier Victoria Dock, Hull

Spar Warton, Preston

 

Best Customer Service, sponsored by Bestway

Londis Caterways, Horsham, West Sussex

Simply Fresh Surrey University, Guildford

Spar Princess Street, Manchester

 

Best Communication to Shoppers, sponsored by Booker

Budgens of Islington, London

Londis Woodhouse, Leeds

Spar Loughbrickland, Co Down

 

Innovation Award, sponsored by F’Real

Eat 17 Spar Hackney, London

MJ’s Premier, Royton, Greater Manchester

Simply Fresh Surrey University, Guildford

 

Food to Go Retailer of the Year, sponsored by Spar UK

(large store)

McBride’s Spar, Mullaghmore, Omagh

Simply Fresh Surrey University, Guildford

Spar Donegall Road, Belfast

 

Food to Go Retailer of the Year, sponsored by Spar UK

(small store)

Hooton’s (Best-one), Golborne, Warrington

MJ’s Premier, Royton

Scotmid Bankton, Prestonpans

 

Community Retailer of the Year, sponsored by Camelot

Budgens of Islington, London

Family Shopper, Blantyre, South Lanarkshire

Spar Loughbrickland, Co Down

 

Excellence in Impulse Award, sponsored by Lucozade Ribena Suntory

Jay’s Budgens, Crofton Park, London

Londis Lechlade, Gloucestershire

Spar Princess Street, Manchester

 

Retailers’ Retailer of the Year, sponsored by Pladis

Mo Razzaq, Family Shopper, Blantyre

Paul Stone, Spar Princess Street, Manchester

Justin Whittaker, MJ’s Premier, Royton

 

Off Licence Store of the Year

Premier Keninghall, Norfolk

Eat 17 Spar, Hackney, London

Eurospar Mulkerns, Newry

 

Best Chilled Food Retailer

Budgens of Islington, London

McBride’s Spar Mullaghmore, Omagh

Spar Mulkerns, Newry

 

Best Use of Technology, sponsored by CPM UK

Family Shopper, Blantyre

Welcome Liberty Quays, Southampton

Londis Oaktree Road, Southampton

 

Energy Efficiency Award

Brownlie’s (Best-one) Biggar, South Lanarkshire

Scotmid Bankton

Welcome Co-op, Liberty Quays

 

Sales Assistant of the Year and Community Hero Award, sponsored by the Co-operative Group

Fiona Addis, Customer Advisor, Eurospar Ardglass, Downpatrick, Co Down

Lyndsay Howden, Sales Assistant, Spar Bradley (Blakemore Retail), Grimsby, Lincs

Jo Pexton, Customer Services Assistant, Lincolnshire Co-op Gibbet Nook, Conigsby

Kelly Wardle, Sales Assistant, McColls, Kirkby in Ashfield, Notts

 

Product of the Year, sponsored by Best-one

Cadbury Roundie

Co-op Thin and Crispy Margherita Pizza

Country Choice Savour It

Diet Coke Exotic Mango / Feisty Cherry

Kitkat Chunky Salted Caramel Fudge

Maltesers Buttons