Store picks up coveted ShelfLife C-Store Award at industry event
John Hopkins from Irwin's Bakery presenting John O’Brien, Shane Cantillon, Mark Cantillon from Maxol/MACE, Clonakillty, Cork with the Forecourt Retailer of the Year award 2013.
December, 2013 - MAXOL MACE Clonakilty, Co Cork has scooped the Forecourt Retailer of the Year Award at the 2013 ShelfLife C-Store Awards held in Dublin recently setting it apart from hundreds of local forecourt convenience store entrants across Ireland.
Receiving the award, Maxol Licensee Shane Cantillon said "We're delighted to accept this award because it provides valuable recognition from the industry experts that our business is best in class and validates the wonderful work of our staff. This win gives us even more inspiration to aim higher and continue to improve the customer experience in forecourt convenience."
Brian Donaldson, Chief Operating Officer, The Maxol Group said, "This is an excellent achievement for Shane and his staff team and we are extremely proud of their success. It is a coveted accolade and one which is highly contested for by the industry. Maxol Mace Clonakilty recently received the new Maxol forecourt brand identity and the dedication and innovative retail practices adopted by Shane and his team, very much underpin our leading brand value of championing the consumers experience in Clonakilty. We look forward to working with Shane, our independent retail partner, in continuing to place Clonakilty at the heart of it in the local community."
Congratulating the store was Willie O'Byrne, Managing Director, BWG Foods (owners and operators of the MACE brand in Ireland): "We would like to extend our congratulations to the team at MAXOL MACE Clonakilty on winning this national title. It is their constant pursuit of perfection that sets them apart from their peers in a marketplace which is already internationally recognised as setting the standards in convenience retailing. The store and staff are very deserving of this industry accolade and they are great champions for the MACE brand."
The ShelfLife Awards, now in their 13th year, were established to acknowledge stores and individuals that set the standards for the industry.
The store, which employs 20 people, is open from 6am to 11pm 7 days a week.
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