Jordan's Centra Tallaght and Thornton's Centra Drumcondra have been jointly awarded the prestigious title of ‘National Centra Store of the Year’, officially recognised as Ireland’s top Centra stores for 2025. For the first time ever, two stores have been awarded the prestigious accolade, following an exceptionally close competition and the outstanding performance of both locations across all evaluation categories - making it impossible to select a single winner.
Commended by the judges for their transformational store designs, innovative customer experience , exceptional sales growth, and strong connections to their local communities, both Jordan's Centra Tallaght and Thornton's Centra Drumcondra are best-in-class examples of what a Centra store can achieve.
The Store of the Year award, presented at the Pride of Centra Awards, celebrates and recognises the very best of Centra stores, their people, and their outstanding commitment to retail excellence, honouring the exceptional standards that make Centra one of the leading convenience retailers in the country.
Alongside 13 other finalist stores selected from over 500 Centra locations nationwide, Jordan's Centra Tallaght and Thornton's Centra Drumcondra were shortlisted for the much-coveted accolade at the Pride of Centra Awards, held at the Round Room at the Mansion House Dublin.
The ‘Store of the Year’ award, sponsored by Three, was determined based on detailed store audits by independent competition judge and retail consultant, Dr. Alan Collins covering product range and quality, customer service, store presentation and innovation, fresh food offering, store hygiene standards, and sustainability practice.
Within the Store of the Year category other winners on the night included Victory’s Centra Dunleer winning in the Neighbourhood category and O'Toole's Centra Tullow winning in the High-Convenience category.
Other award winners across the People and Excellence categories included the ‘Rising Star’, ‘Best Deli’, and ‘Overall Off-Licence of the Year’ awards, celebrating exceptional talent and innovation across Centra stores nationwide.
Commenting on the awards, Luke Hanlon, Managing Director, Centra said:
“I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the managers and teams at Jordan’s Centra Tallaght and Thornton’s Centra Drumcondra for being named joint Best Centra in Ireland. Your expertise, excellence and unwavering commitment elevate convenience retailing to a world-class level.
These stores reflect everything Centra stands for - fresh food, friendly service and genuine community connection The winning teams set the benchmark for convenience retail in Ireland, showing how independent stores can make a powerful national impact. This recognition is a true mark of excellence within our industry - well done to all involved.
Cormac Dawson, Sales Director, Centra added:
The Pride of Centra awards highlight the remarkable dedication and innovation shown by both stores. It’s a celebration of passion, creativity and going the extra mile every day. Their focus on quality, service, and community sets them apart and showcases the very best of Centra nationwide.
