The McLaren Vale Foodland IGA in South Australia has just won the title of Australian International Retailer of the Year.
The store is owned and operated by The Romeo Family of the Romeo Retail Group.
Held in conjunction with the National Grocers Association Show in Las Vegas, the IGA Global Awards were part of the 2018 IGA Global Rally.
The IGA store was able to win the award by offering customers the complete package of modern-day grocery retailing.
Owner of the Romeo Retail Group Joseph Romeo said: “Exceptional customer service has always been key to the store’s great success and the team has worked hard to build great relationships with our local community and our suppliers”.
“The store is very engaged with the local community and we offer a loyalty card to reward our shoppers,” Mr Romeo said.
“We go to extraordinary lengths to ensure we are building strong relationships with our customers, community and suppliers.
“This set of values has always been at the core of our family business success, in addition to ensuring our customer service, local offerings and expert knowledge of our produce is the best it can possibly be.”