Kavanagh’s SuperValu in Westport wins prestigious award for Customer Service

O’Connor’s SuperValu in Westport has won the prestigious award of SuperValu Service Excellence Store of the Year. The Westport store, which is part of the Kavanagh Group, was one of four stores shortlisted for the award, which was presented at the SuperValu annual conference in Killarney. The shortlisted stores were judged for staff enthusiasm and […]

Kavanagh Group SuperValu staff raises €50k for Western Care

New Kavanagh's Budgens store opens in Eton

Staff of the Kavanagh Group in Mayo, with SuperValu stores in Castlebar, Claremorris, Kiltimagh and Westport, recently celebrated the huge feat of raising €50,000 for Western Care. The money, raised in recognition of the charity’s fiftieth anniversary, will be used in each of the store’s four localities. Energy-fuelled fundraisers over the last year included a […]

New look Kavanagh’s SuperValu opens in Clifden following a major investment of €550,000

Westport – headquartered retailing company, The Kavanagh Group, recently opened its state-of-the-art newly renovated SuperValu store in Clifden town centre, following a €550,000 investment. The renovation led to the creation of five new jobs, bringing the total number of staff employed in the store to 80, and follows similar major investment in the renovation of […]

SuperValu tops pile with 23% grocery market share

Supervalu remains the country’s biggest supermarket as it continues to capitalise on consumers’ growing preference for healthier products. The retailer continues to top the pile in Ireland with a market share of 23%, beating Tesco into second place with 22.2%, while Dunnes Stores has a 21.5% share of the grocery market in third place. SuperValu […]

New-look Kavanagh Budgens store in Hinchley Wood re-launches

Budgens are delighted to announce the launch of a newly refurbished store in Hinchley Wood, Surrey. Owned by retailer Noel Kavanagh, Kavanagh’s Budgens of Hinchley Wood re-opened on Thursday 4th February 2016 with a completely refreshed look and feel. Building on the success of Budgens’ newest stores, and the latest Kavanagh’s Budgens in Eton, this refurbished […]

New Kavanagh’s Budgens store opens in Eton

New Kavanagh's Budgens store opens in Eton

Budgens has announced the opening of a new 3,000sq ft store in Eton. Owned by retailer Noel Kavanagh, the new store includes coffee, breakfast and lunch to go options, as well as expanded local and artisan ranges. Budgens director Mike Baker said: “Kavanagh’s Budgens of Eton is an exciting prospect, there is a strong focus […]

Analyst: Booker To See Significant Uplift Following Musgrave GB Deal

UK wholesaler Booker is likely to see a boost in sales and performance following its acquisition of Musgrave Group’s Budgens and Londis business, a leading analyst has revealed. Shore Capital Stockbrokers’ Darren Shirley said that the move will “further broaden the Booker business for a number of reasons”. He said that the Budgens business offers […]

Kavanagh Group to open more Budgens stores in UK

Kavanagh Group, Ireland’s largest independent supermarket company, is to increase its UK store estate. Noel Kavanagh Jr, MD of Kavanagh Retailing UK, which has five UK Budgens stores, told The Grocer he was in talks to buy a Budgens store from Musgrave in Surrey and open a new-build Budgens in Windsor. They are set to open […]