#RIA23
Independent Shortlist
Take a look at our independent shortlisted entrants for 2023.
Independent Shortlist
Best Use of Technology – Independent
sponsored by
Premier
Heyside, Oldham, Greater Manchester
RaceTrack
Pitstop Autoport Services, Premier, Glasgow
Tout’s
Cleeve, Bristol
Warner’s
Supermarkets, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire
Chilled Retailer of the Year – Independent
sponsored by
Carnbrooke,
Lisburn, County Antrim
Costcutter @ Triple A Foodhall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Lynch’s
Eurospar Greysteel, County Londonderry
McCool’s
Centra Ballymena, County Antrim
Community Retailer of the Year – Independent
Coldean
Convenience, Premier, Brighton, West Sussex
Dike
& Son, Stalbridge, Dorset
H
& Jodie’s Nisa Local, Walsall, West Midlands
Jule’s
Convenience Store, Premier, Telford, Shropshire
Lynch’s
Eurospar Skeoge, Derry, County Londonderry
Milestone,
Rathfriland, County Down
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Award – Independent
sponsored by
Jule’s
Convenience Store, Premier, Telford, Shropshire
Spar
Southport, Merseyside
Drinks Retailer of the Year – Independent
Bradley’s
Centra, Maghera, County Londonderry
Costcutter
Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Dike
& Son, Stalbridge, Dorset
First
& Last Off Licence, Jonesborough, County Armagh
Lusty’s
Centra, Larne, County Antrim
Lynch’s
Eurospar Skeoge, Derry, County Londonderry
Food-to-go Retailer of the Year – Independent up to 3,000sq ft
Centra Dunman, Cookstown, County Tyrone
Premier
Heyside, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Spar
London Road Bakery, Boston, Lincolnshire
Food-to-go Retailer of the Year – Independent over 3,001sq ft
sponsored by
Costcutter @ Triple A Foodhall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Costcutter,
The University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands
Eurospar
Creightons of Balmoral, Belfast
Lynch’s
Eurospar Greysteel, County Londonderry
Milestone,
Rathfriland, County Down
Swifts
Eurospar, Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh
Forecourt Retailer of the Year – Independent up to 3,000sq ft
sponsored by
Centra
Dunman, Cookstown, County Tyrone
Costcutter
Browne & Day, Claudy, County Londonderry
Finch’s
Spar A29, Cookstown, County Tyrone
Kenny’s
Kilrea, Spar, County Londonderry
Morrisons
Daily, Stevenson of Oxbridge, Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Patterson
Centra M1, Dungannon, County Tyrone
Forecourt Retailer of the Year – Independent over 3,001sq ft
Eurospar
Creightons of Balmoral, Belfast
Lynch’s
Eurospar Greysteel, County Londonderry
Spar
Milltown, Ballymoney, County Antrim
Tout’s
Cleeve, Bristol
Fresh Produce Retailer of the
Year – Independent
Chapmans
Farm Fresh Fruit & Veg, Portadown, County Armagh
Costcutter @ Triple A Foodhall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
JD
Hunter & Co, Eurospar, Markethill, County Armagh
Smyth’s
Eurospar Ballymoney
Spar
Castlederg, County Tyrone
Swifts Eurospar, Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh
sponsored by
Belle Vue
Convenience Store, Go Local, Middlesbrough
Budgens
Caterways & Post Office, Horsham, West Sussex
Spar
London Road Bakery, Boston, Lincolnshire
Independent Retailer of the Year - 1,501sq ft to 3,000sq ft
sponsored by
Costcutter
Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Jaz’s
Premier, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
Premier
Talbot Village Store, Bournemouth, Dorset
Spar
Oxford Road, Manchester
Independent Retailer of the Year- 3,001sq ft to 6,000sq ft
sponsored by
Eurospar
Creightons of Balmoral, Belfast
Lynch’s
Eurospar Skeoge, Derry, County Londonderry
Spar
Landscape Filling Station, Belfast
Warner’s
Supermarkets, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire
Independent Retailer of the Year – over 6,000sq ft
sponsored by
McGleenan’s
Centra, Keady, County Armagh
Milestone,
Nisa Extra, Rathfriland, County Down
SuperValu
Fruitfield, Richhill, County Armagh
Most Improved Store – up to 3,000sq ft
sponsored by
Budgens Southwater & Post Office, West Sussex
Costcutter
Browne & Day, Claudy, County Londonderry
Most Improved Store – over 3,000sq ft
sponsored by
Costcutter @ Triple A Foodhall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Greens Food Fare, Lisburn, County Antrim
Morrisons
Daily, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Most Sustainable Retailer Initiative of the Year – Independent
Premier Talbot
Village Store, Bournemouth, Dorset
RaceTrack
Pitstop Bearsden Services, Glasgow
RaceTrack Pitstop St James, Glasgow
Post Office Retailer of the Year – Independent
sponsored by
Budgens
Caterways & Post Office, Horsham, West Sussex
McCool’s
Centra Ballymena, County Antrim
Premier
Heyside, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Tenby
Stores & Post Office, Premier, Pembrokeshire
sponsored by
Anand Cheema, Costcutter Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Hannah
McDowell, Lynch's Eurospar Greysteel, County
Londonderry
Store Manager of the Year – Independent
sponsored by
Jack
Cross, Warner’s Supermarkets, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire
Denise
Ferguson, Lynch’s Eurospar Skeoge, Derry, County
Londonderry
Fabio
Finocchiaro, Costcutter,
The University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands
James
Tanner, Tout’s Cleeve, Bristol
sponsored by
Carnbrooke,
Lisburn, County Antrim
Costcutter
Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Spar
London Road Bakery, Boston, Lincolnshire
Warner’s
Supermarkets, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire
Tobacco Alternatives Retailer of the Year – Independent
supported by
Budgens
Southwater & Post Office, West Sussex
Lynch’s
Eurospar Skeoge, Derry, County Londonderry
Nisa
Barmston Centre, Washington, Tyne & Wear
RaceTrack
Pitstop Autoport Services, Premier, Glasgow
Tobacco Retailer of the Year – Independent
Lynch’s Eurospar Skeoge, Derry, County Londonderry
M Sajid News & Superstore, Cradley Heath, West Midlands
Trailblazer of the Year
sponsored by
Shaan
Chaudry, Costcutter @ Triple A Foodhall, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire
Ghassan Hashim, Ecklee Supermarket & Grill, New Malden, Surrey
Symbol/Franchise Group of the Year
sponsored by
Budgens
Centra
NI
Londis
Nisa
One
Stop
Premier
Spar
UK
SuperValu
NI