Daybreak Newhall was named ‘Overall Store of the Year’ at the annual Daybreak Store of the Year Awards, which took place Wednesday 6th of March. Hosted in The Heritage Killenard, Co. Laois, the awards recognise retail excellence across Daybreak stores nationwide.
Daybreak Newhall, Naas, Co Kildare is operated by Top Oil, with the store manager being Briege O’Kane. The busy forecourt site, which joined the Daybreak group in 2022, recently underwent an extensive refurbishment which included introducing the Daybreak exclusive Munch & Co deli, Lickety Split ice-cream and 9 Grams coffee brands.
Fifteen retailers were shortlisted for the overall Daybreak Store of the Year Award, which recognises excellence in convenience retailing. During the competition Daybreak stores across the country were assessed against rigorous criteria that covered all key areas in operating a store, including value execution, customer service, products and services, food safety and the store environment.
In addition to the coveted overall Store of the Year accolade, other awards on the night focussed on food safety, charity fundraising, customer service, the key in-store product categories and store layouts. The winners were:
· Best Neighbourhood Store of the Year Award: Daybreak Garrycastle operated by Top Oil
· Best High Convenience Store of the Year Award: Daybreak Mountsuir
· Best Forecourt Store of the Year Award: Daybreak Dungarvan
· Best Wine Award: Daybreak Edgeworthstown
· Best Off-Licence Award: Daybreak Portumna
· Best Hot Beverage Award: Daybreak Broomfield
· Best In-Store Value Execution Award: Daybreak Garrycastle operated by Top Oil
· Best Impulse Award: Daybreak Cobh Cross operated by Top Oil
· Best Grocery Award: Daybreak Ferns
· Best Food To Go Award: Daybreak South Link
· Best Customer Service Award: Daybreak The Gandon Inn
· Charity Merit Award: Daybreak Dungarvan
· Exceptional Performance in Food Safety Category 3 /4 : Daybreak Dungarvan
· Exceptional Performance in Food Safety Category 1/2 : Daybreak Garrycastle operated by Top Oil
Commenting on the award ceremony, Thomas Morrison Head of Retail & Musgrave MarketPlace said:
“I want to wish my congratulations to Briege O’Kane, Store Manager, and all the amazing team at Daybreak Newhall on winning ‘Overall Store of the Year’ at the Daybreak Store of the Year Awards. These awards celebrate the best of the best across the Daybreak family and taking home the top prize is an incredible achievement. The win by Daybreak Newhall and the Top Oil team is a testament to their huge effort and commitment to providing an exceptional service to their customers.
With the Store of the Year Awards, we are proud to come together to recognise and celebrate the amazing retailers within the Daybreak group. We were blown away by the high standards demonstrated throughout the store audit process. Well done to all the finalists and winners!”
