Derry shop wins Community Store of the Year
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Lynch’s Eurospar, Skeoge brought home the award, beating five other independent retailers from across the north after a rigorous judging process, including a written entry and a mystery shopper visit from the panel of retail experts.
In a community store, judges were looking for an outlet that engages with and supports the local community to provide a wide range of services and products to meet their needs, and organisers chose Lynch’s as a finalist in this category which was judged by a public vote.
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Hide AdJudges said: “Lynch’s Eurospar, Skeoge is very much at the centre of the local community and provides a vast range of products and services to delight their customers. Their support for local producers, suppliers and charities is outstanding and they deserve their obvious success.”
Lynch’s recently announced that their stores raised over £10,000 for Cancer Fund for Children through Community Coffee Mornings, which took place at their Derry store.
Conor Lynch said: “We are really proud of this award. Not only was in a non-entry category and professionals decided we should be in the running, but also because we won through a public vote.
“Our community in Skeoge is a huge part of what drives our business, how we provide for our local communities and ensure we have choice, value and locally sourced products on our shelves. Fundraising is a huge part of our community engagement, and not only do we support local community groups, but we’re very proud to fundraise for our charity partner, Cancer Fund for Children.”