#RIA25
MEET THE 2025 WINNERS!
Huge congratulations to all our winners and highly commended - your achievements continue to inspire and raise the bar across our industry!
Independent categories
Best Use of Technology
Winner: Angel Supermarket, Ilford, Essex
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Chilled Retailer of the Year
Winner: Spar Monaghan Road, Armagh, County Armagh
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Community Retailer of the Year
Winner: Bourtreehill Supermarket, Day-Today, Irvine, Ayrshire
Highly Commended: Rassau Stores, Premier, Ebbw Vale, Gwent
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Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
Winner: One Stop Dumbarton Road, Glasgow
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Drinks Retailer of the Year
Winner: The Wine Press, Stourbridge, West Midlands
Highly Commended: Centra Dunman, Cookstown, County Tyrone
Food-to-go Retailer of the Year – under 3,000sq ft
Winner: Spar The Old Dairy, Pydar Stores, Truro, Cornwall
Highly Commended: Spar Parkfoot, West Malling, Kent
Food-to-go Retailer of the Year – over 3,001sq ft
Winner: Moran's Centra Strand Road, Derry, County Londonderry
Forecourt Retailer of the Year – under 3,000sq ft
Winner: Spar Parkfoot, West Malling, Kent
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Forecourt Retailer of the Year – over 3,001sq ft
Winner: Spar Hawtree & Sons, Riverside Garage, West Stour, Dorset
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Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year
Winner: Jempson's Stores, East Sussex
Highly Commended: SaveCo Cash & Carry, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Independent Retailer of the Year Up to 1,500sq ft
Winner: Centra Annaclone, County Down
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Independent Retailer of the Year 1,501sq ft to 3,000sq ft
Winner: Spar Parkfoot, West Malling, Kent
Highly Commended: Girish’s Premier, Barmulloch, Glasgow
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Independent Retailer of the Year 3,001sq ft to 6,000sq ft
Winner: Costcutter Triple A Foodhall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Highly Commended: Mulgrews Food Hall, Eurospar Carryduff, County Down
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Independent Retailer of the Year Over 6,000sq ft
Winner: Proudfoot Supermarkets Newby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Highly Commended: Jempson’s Superstore, Peasmarsh, East Sussex
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Most Improved Store
Winner: McCammond Spar Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey, County Antrim
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Post Office Retailer of the Year
Winner: McCammond Spar Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey, County Antrim
Highly Commended: Tenby Stores & Post Office, Premier, Pembrokeshire
Responsible Retailing Award
Winner: Costcutter Kirk Sandall, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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Rising Star Award
Winner: Lewis Woodward, Nisa Local Colley Gate, Halesowen, West Midlands
Highly Commended: Minesh Keshwala, Spar Barlborough, Derbyshire
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Store Manager of the Year
Winner: Don Antony Manavalan, Nisa Local Northfields, Stamford, Lincolnshire
Highly Commended: Lisa Mills, Rassau Stores, Premier, Ebbw Vale, Gwent
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Store Team of the Year
Winner: Nisa Local Northfields, Stamford, Lincolnshire
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Tobacco Alternatives Retailer of the Year
Winner: Premier Racetrack Pitstop Wishaw, Lanarkshire
Highly Commended: Day-Today Drylaw, Edinburgh
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Trailblazer of the Year
Winner: Priyesh Vekaria, One Stop Carlton Convenience, Salford, Greater Manchester
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Symbol/Franchise categories
Symbol/Franchise Group of the Year
Winner: Centra NI
Highly Commended: Welcome
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Multiple categories
Best Use of Technology
Winner: East of England Co-op
Highly Commended: Ocado
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Chilled Retailer of the Year
Winner: Aldi
Community Retailer of the Year
Winner: East of England Co-op
Highly Commended: Henderson Retail, The Midcounties Co-operative
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Convenience Retailer of the Year
Winner: Henderson Retail
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
Winner: Lidl
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Drinks Retailer of the Year
Winner: Aldi
Highly Commended: Lidl
Food-to-go – Multiple Convenience
Winner: Henderson Retail
Forecourt Retailer of the Year
Winner: Henderson Retail
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Fresh Flower Supermarket of the Year
Winner: Lidl
Highly Commended: Aldi
Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year
Winner: Lidl
Highly Commended: Aldi
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Most Sustainable Retailer Initiative of the Year
Winner: The Bread and Butter Thing x Morrisons
Highly Commended: The Midcounties Co-operative
Store Manager of the Year
Winner: Samuel McCann, Spar Malone Road, Belfast
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Supermarket of the Year
Winner: Lidl
Highly Commended: Tesco
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Company-owned categories
Forecourt Retailer of the Year
Winner: Spar Malone Road, Belfast
Highly Commended: Eurospar Doagh, County Antrim
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Post Office Retailer of the Year
Winner: Spar Malone Road, Belfast
Store Team of the Year
Winner: Spar Malone Road, Belfast
Highly Commended: SuperValu Lurgan, County Armagh
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