Retail Industry Awards 2021: winners revealed

Big winners on the night included Nisa, which took home the trophy for Symbol/Franchise Group of the Year.

In the independent store categories, it was a great evening for Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Down, which won three top accolades, including Best Use of Technology, Food-to-go Retailer of the Year and Store Team of the Year.

Also taking home multiple awards was Premier-branded Morley Convenience Store, Leeds, which was named Most Improved Store, while store owner Ajay Singh won Trailblazer of the Year.

Former Premier and Booker retail boss Steve Fox, now managing director for retail at Motor Fuel Group, was presented with the award for Outstanding Achievement.

In the categories for multiple retailers, it was a great night for the Co-op, which emerged victorious in six awards, including Convenience Retailer of the Year.

Morrisons was named Supermarket of the Year.

The full results are as follows:

Best Use of Technology – Independent
sponsored by Snappy Shopper

Winner:
Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Down

Highly commended:
Welcome Liberty Quays, Southampton, Hampshire

Best Use of Technology – Multiple
sponsored by Snappy Shopper

Winner:
Co-op

Highly commended:
Iceland

Chilled Retailer of the Year – Independent
sponsored by Addo Food Group

Winner:
Campbell’s Eurospar Banbridge, County Down

Highly commended:
Lynch’s Eurospar Skeoge, Derry, County Londonderry

Chilled Retailer of the Year – Multiple
sponsored by Addo Food Group

Winner:
Asda

Convenience Retailer of the Year
sponsored by Service Graphics

Winner:
Co-op

Highly commended:
One Stop

Drinks Retailer of the Year – Independent
sponsored by Bestway Wholesale

Winner:
MJ’s Store, Premier, Royton, Lancashire

Highly commended:
Kenninghall Stores & Post Office, Premier, Norfolk
Lusty’s Centra Larne, County Antrim

Drinks Retailer of the Year – Multiple
sponsored by Bestway Wholesale

Winner:
Aldi

Highly commended:
Lidl

Food-to-go Retailer of the Year – Independent
sponsored by Addo Food Group

Winner:
Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Down

Highly commended:
Morley Convenience Store, Premier, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Food-to-go Retailer of the Year – Multiple Convenience
sponsored by Addo Food Group

Winner:
Co-op

Highly commended:
Henderson Retail

Forecourt Retailer of the Year – Independent
sponsored by Retail’s Best

Winner:
RaceTrack Pitstop Autoport Services, Premier, Glasgow

Forecourt Retailer of the Year – Company-owned
sponsored by Retail’s Best

Winner:
Spar Malone Road, Belfast

Highly commended:
P&G Eurospar, Portadown, County Armagh

Fresh Flower Supermarket of the Year

Winner:
Co-op

Highly commended:
Lidl

Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year – Independent

Winner:
JC Stewart, Magherafelt, County Londonderry

Highly commended:
Morrison’s VivoXtra, Saintfield, County Down
JD Hunter & Co, Eurospar, Markethill, County Armagh

Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year – Multiple

Winner:
Lidl

Highly commended:
Aldi

Independent Community Retailer of the Year
sponsored by Booker

Winner:
Premier Eldred Drive Store, Orpington, Kent

Highly commended:
West Boldon Post Office, South Tyneside

Independent Retailer of the Year
sponsored by Mondelēz International

Up to 1,200sq ft
Winner:
Massingham Stores & Post Office, Great Massingham, Norfolk
Highly commended:
Premier Linktown Local, Kirkcaldy, Fife

1,201sq ft to 3,000sq ft
Winner:
Lilley’s Centra, Dublin Road, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh

3,001sq ft to 6,000sq ft
Winner:
Lynch’s Eurospar Skeoge, Derry, County Londonderry

Over 6,000sq ft
Winner:
SuperValu Fruitfield, Richhill, County Armagh

Most Improved Store
sponsored by Spar

Winner:
Morley Convenience Store, Premier, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Most Sustainable Retailer Initiative of the Year

Winner:
Co-op

Multiple Community Retailer of the Year

Winner:
Co-op

Highly commended:
Aldi

Newcomer of the Year
sponsored by Booker

Winner:
Lewis Prager, Best-one Preens, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Outstanding Achievement Award
supported by JTI

Steve Fox, Motor Fuel Group

Post Office Retailer of the Year – Independent

Winner:
Welcome Brockenhurst, Hampshire

Highly commended:
Welcome Stoke Bishop, Bristol

Post Office Retailer of the Year – Company-owned

Winner:
Eurospar Victoria Road, Carrickfergus, County Antrim

Highly commended:
Eurospar Donegall Road, Belfast

Seafood Retailer of the Year

Winner:
Asda

Store Manager of the Year – Independent
sponsored by Swan Flavour Fusion Cards

Winner:
Jeanette Smith, Welcome Ashurst, Hampshire

Highly commended:
Chris McClure, JD Hunter & Co, Eurospar, Markethill, County Armagh

Store Manager of the Year – Multiple
sponsored by Swan Flavour Fusion Cards

Winner:
Nigel Walker, Eurospar Hardford Link, Newtownards, County Down

Highly commended:
Shazia Yakoob, One Stop Whiteleas Way, South Shields, South Tyneside
Sam McCann, Spar Malone Road, Belfast

Store Team of the Year – Independent
sponsored by Nisa

Winner:
Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Down

Commended:
The Avenue Convenience Store, Premier, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Store Team of the Year – Company-owned
sponsored by Nisa

Winner:
Spar Malone Road, Belfast

Supermarket of the Year
supported by JTI

Winner:
Morrisons

Highly commended:
Iceland
Lidl
Sainsbury’s

Symbol/Franchise Group of the Year

Winner:
Nisa

Trailblazer of the Year
sponsored by Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I

Winner:
Ajay Singh, Morley Convenience Store, Premier, Leeds, West Yorkshire

For further information, visit www.retailindustryawards.com