Deadline for GMA’s 2026 is this Wednesday (18 March)

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The 2026 event will take place on 13 May in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

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The deadline for entries for the 2026 ShelfLife National Grocery Management Awards in association with Platinum Sponsor, Bank of Ireland and Excel Recruitment is this coming Wednesday (18 of March).

The 2026 event will take place on 13 May in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Please ask your best managers to get involved, or you can nominate them yourselves! To nominate your best store managers, please visit www.groceryawards.ie.

Deserving managers

To win a ShelfLife Grocery Management Award is an accolade not many can boast and a career high for some of Ireland’s most deserving managers.

From across a multitude of categories and career progression stages, the GMAs are a mark of quality, an accreditation and a seal of approval from the people who know your industry the best.

Being shortlisted and winning an award not only motivates recipients, but also those who work with them. Highlight the quality of your store, instill confidence in staff, management and customers alike and set yourself apart from the rest.

Sponsors for 2026

Current sponsors for 2026 include Bank of Ireland, Excel Recruitment, Lucozade, GigGrafter, Hale Vaping, Shelton Distributors, Santa Rita, Bunzl Ireland, Shopper Intelligence, Salescare/Toshiba , S&W Wholesale and Glenhaven

Sponsorship opportunities available – A very limited number of categories are still available for sponsorship. Sponsors will receive extensive industry recognition and media coverage via ShelfLife magazine, online at the ShelfLife.ie website (over 28,000+ monthly website visitors, national and regional press, and social media. If interested in sponsorship, please get in touch with Ian/Mark, by emailing ian.mulvaney@mediateam.ie or mark.morgan@mediateam.ie.

Enter now for a wonderful night of networking and entertainment.

Best of luck, and we look forward to celebrating with you on the night!

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