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PICTURE: Beo - The Well via Facebook
Beo - The Well in Ennis has been nominated in the Independent Store of the Year category in the AIBMS Retail Excellence National Awards.
The coffee shop and studio space, run by entrepreneur, influencer and former actress Aoibhín Garrihy, is among five nominees for Independent Store of the Year.
In addition, 30 stores from around the country have been named as finalists for Ireland's ‘National Retailer of the Year for 2024’.
The Store of the Year competition is the central part of the AIBMS Retail Excellence Awards, which were established in 1997 to promote best practice and encourage the highest standards in the Irish retail industry.
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They are now the largest and most prestigious of their kind in Ireland. Former "National Retailer of the Year" winners include Brown Thomas, Applegreen, Arboretum, Guinness Store House, Fabiani and PetStop.
Commenting on the announcement, Jean McCabe, CEO of Retail Excellence, said: "I am delighted to announce the finalists for these national awards. We are experiencing a particularly tough trading environment at present and as such we must celebrate the positives even more so now.
"Even though there are just 35 finalists, the reality is that the entire industry is working so hard and we are proud to be there to support them in every way we can."
The overall winner will be announced on November 2 in the Galmont Hotel, Galway.
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