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At XL we are always striving to improve our offering for consumers and it gives us great delight to see our retailers rewarded for those efforts with industry and marketing awards.<\/p>\n

Here are some of our latest successes:<\/p>\n

Overall Store Of The Year 2015-2016<\/h2>\n

XL Sallynoggin<\/h2>\n
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Overall Store Of The Year Winner<\/p><\/div>\n

XL Sallynoggin store was crowned Overall Winner, taking home the top prize for achieving the highest standards nationally at the recent XL Store of the Year Awards.<\/p>\n

Fazul Chisty\u2019s store in Sallynoggin, Co Dublin was praised by judges for its friendly customer service, excellent deli and chilled departments and dedication to quality and presentation throughout the store.\u00a0 The store is known locally for the excellent all-round experience it provides to each shopper. The store also won a second award for Best Promotional Offering.<\/p>\n

Fazul said, \u201cI\u2019m absolutely thrilled to win, over the moon.\u00a0 It\u2019s a big surprise, I had no idea we were in line to win it.\u00a0 I\u2019d like to thank my great team of staff, they really are second to none.\u201d<\/p>\n

C-Store Manager of the Year 2015<\/h2>\n
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C-Store Manager of the Year<\/p><\/div>\n

Matthew Monaghan of XL Texaco Salthill has been named C-Store Manager of the Year 2015 (small store category up to 2,000 sq ft) for the second year running, by independent trade magazine, Shelflife as part of the GRAM Awards<\/p>\n

Celebrating 10 years, the Grocery Retail Awards in Management (GRAM) is the first and only national management award scheme exclusively devoted to recognising the best managers in the Irish retail, wholesale and off-licence sectors.<\/p>\n

Matthew was recognised amongst hundreds of retail managers across the country as being a standout leader within the Irish retail grocery industry and is no stranger to industry accolades having previously received the GRAM Staff Development Award in 2013.<\/p>\n

Checkout\u2019s Best in Fresh Award 2015<\/h2>\n
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Checkout\u2019s Best in Fresh Award<\/p><\/div>\n

Checkout magazine\u2019s annual \u2018Best in Fresh\u2019 Awards, celebrating excellence across the FMCG sector, saw success for Dermot Mulhall from Mighty Mol\u2019s XL, Dublin Road, Mountrath, who took home the Best in Fresh award for Best Forecourt. The Fresh Industry Award judges said: \u201cThe star of the show is the in-store bakery, with an amazing range of delicious cakes and breads and real evidence of creativity.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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