MEET THE 2026 FINALISTS

Congratulations to all finalists in the 2026 independent and symbol group/ franchise categories! 

This year, the Retail Industry Awards enter an exciting new chapter with a brand-new venue at the Hilton London Bankside and a refreshed team behind the event. Join us on Tuesday 22 September 2026 to celebrate your achievements with your team and industry peers. 

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Independent categories

Best Use of Technology – Independent

Shortlist :

  • Costcutter, The Corner Stores, Mildenhall, Suffolk
  • Girish’s Costcutter 24/7, Glasgow
  • Kislingbury Village Store & Post Office, Northamptonshire
  • Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Armagh
  • Premier Racetrack Pitstop, Wishaw, Lanarkshire
  • SaveCo Cash & Carry, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Community Retailer of the Year – Independent

Shortlist:

  • Freshfields Market, Croydon, Surrey
  • Mace Newmills, Dungannon, County Tyrone
  • Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Armagh
  • Nisa Local Smithy Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester
  • Warner’s Supermarkets, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire
  • Woolsey’s Centra, Scotch Street Filling Station, Portadown, County Armagh

Supported by


Drinks Retailer of the Year – Independent

Shortlist:

  • Bobby’s Hurst Green, Nisa Local, Halesowen, West Midlands
  • Campbell’s of Leyburn, North Yorkshire
  • Costcutter Canterbury, Kent
  • Dan Gregory's Off Sales, Camlough, County Down
  • Lusty’s Centra Larne, County Antrim
  • Malcolm’s Stores, Coventry, West Midlands
  • Morrisons Daily Woodley, Reading, Berkshire
  • Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Armagh

Food-to-go Retailer of the Year – Independent – under 3,000sq ft

Shortlist:

  • Bradley’s Centra, Maghera, County Londonderry
  • Centra Donegall Square West, Belfast
  • Centra Junction One, Antrim, County Antrim
  • Conway’s Centra Littlebridge, County Londonderry
  • Lusty’s Centra Larne Townparks, County Antrim
  • Nisa Local Fletton, Cambridgeshire

Food-to-go Retailer of the Year – Independent – over 3,001sq ft

Shortlist:

  • Centra Dunman, Cookstown, County Tyrone
  • Mulgrews Food Hall, Carryduff, County Down
  • Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Armagh
  • Spar Ulceby Cross Services, Alford, Lincolnshire

Forecourt Retailer of the Year – Independent up to 3,000sq ft

Shortlist:

  • Costcutter Tile Hill Service Station, Coventry, West Midlands
  • Mace Roguery Road, Toomebridge, County Antrim
  • Woolsey’s Centra, Scotch Street Filling Station, Portadown, County Armagh

Forecourt Retailer of the Year – Independent over 3,001sq ft

Shortlist:

  • Brennans Spar Seaforde, County Down
  • Centra Dunman, Cookstown, County Tyrone
  • Hawtree & Sons, Riverside, West Stour, Dorset
  • Spar Ulceby Cross Services, Alford, Lincolnshire

Fresh & Chilled Retailer of the Year

Shortlist:

  • Campbell’s of Leyburn, North Yorkshire
  • JC Stewart Eurospar, Magherafelt, County Londonderry
  • Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Armagh
  • SimplyFresh City Road, Islington, London
  • White’s of Calver, Derbyshire

Independent Retailer of the Year up to 1,500sq ft

Shortlist:

  • Centra Annaclone, County Down
  • Jaz’s Premier, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
  • Jule’s Convenience Store, Premier, Telford, Shropshire
  • Nisa Dougalls, Coventry, West Midlands

Supported by

Independent Retailer of the Year 1,501sq ft to 3,000sq ft

Shortlist:

  • Girish’s Costcutter 24/7, Glasgow
  • Malcolm’s Stores, Coventry, West Midlands
  • McCammond Spar Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey, County Antrim
  • Nisa Local Torridon Road, Lewisham, London

Supported by


Independent Retailer of the Year 3,001sq ft to 6,000sq ft

Shortlist:

  • Macro Food Centre, Aldgate, London
  • Mulgrews Food Hall, Carryduff, County Down
  • Spar Ulceby Cross Services, Alford, Lincolnshire
  • Warner’s Supermarkets, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire

Supported by 


Independent Retailer of the Year over 6,000sq ft

Shortlist:

  • Campbell’s of Leyburn, North Yorkshire
  • Fruitfield SuperValu, Richhill, County Armagh
  • Jempson’s Supermarkets, Rye, East Sussex

Supported by


Most Improved Store

Shortlist:

  • Costcutter Bargain Booze, Purfleet, Essex
  • Costcutter Canterbury, Kent
  • Go Local Extra, Fixby Stores, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
  • Go Local Extra, High Road Store, Whitehaven, Cumbria
  • Jule’s Convenience Store, Premier, Telford, Shropshire
  • Malcolm’s Stores, Coventry, West Midlands
  • Mulkerns Eurospar, Newry, County Armagh
  • Spar Ulceby Cross Services, Alford, Lincolnshire

Supported by


Post Office Retailer of the Year – Independent

Shortlist:

  • McCammond Spar Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey, County Antrim
  • Mulkerns Eurospar, Cloughoge Post Office, Newry, County Armagh
  • Premier Core Convenience Store, Newton Hall Post Office, Durham
  • Premier Talbot Green Store & Post Office, Mid Glamorgan
  • Wattville Road Post Office & Convenience Store, Handsworth, Birmingham

Responsible Retailer of the Year

Shortlist:

  • Belle Vue Stores, Go Local Extra, Middlesbrough
  • Costcutter Tile Hill Service Station, Coventry, West Midlands
  • Malcolm’s Stores, Coventry, West Midlands

Rising Star Award

Shortlist:

  • Soraya Ashley Lambourne-Isaacs, Morrisons Daily Woodley, Reading, Berkshire
  • Becky and Lucy McCammond, McCammond Spar Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey, County Antrim
  • Paige Nicole, Kimberley Premier Store, Cardiff
  • Soundari Sivarajah, Nisa Local Orton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Supported by


Store Manager of the Year – Independent

Shortlist:

  • Vijaya Balagan, Nisa Local, Thistle Drive, Peterborough
  • Charlene Louise Foley, Pant Premier Stores & Kitchen, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan
  • Don Antony Manavalan, Nisa Local Northfields, Stamford, Lincolnshire
  • Francis Walker, Jempson’s Supermarkets, Rye, East Sussex

Store Team of the Year – Independent

Shortlist:

  • Jempson’s Supermarkets, Rye, East Sussex
  • Malcolm’s Stores, Coventry, West Midlands
  • McCammond Spar Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey, County Antrim
  • Morrisons Daily Woodley, Reading, Berkshire
  • Over Wallop Post Office, Hampshire
  • Rassau General Stores, Premier, Ebbw Vale, Gwent

Tobacco Alternatives Retailer of the Year

Shortlist:

Judges’ choice


Supported by


Trailblazer of the Year

Shortlist:

  • Nathalie Fullerton, Go Local Partick, Glasgow
  • Gareth Herron, NMG Convenience Store, Portadown, County Armagh
  • Girish Jeeva, Girish’s Costcutter 24/7, Glasgow
  • Kaual Patel, Nisa Local Torridon Road, Lewisham, London
  • Sivarajah Theivanayagam, TYS Retail, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Supported by

Symbol/ Franchise Categories

Symbol/Franchise Group of the Year

Shortlist:

  • Best-one
  • Centra NI
  • Go Local
  • Morrisons Daily
  • Nisa