SLR’s new Above & Beyond Awards is set to celebrate the store colleagues across our industry that make convenience retailing so special – and we need your help to find them.
Launched in last month’s issue, the new SLR Above & Beyond Awards were created specifically to acknowledge and reward the everyday heroics of the true stars of our remarkable sector: the often-unsung colleagues who lie at the heart of all of our businesses and without whom we would have no business.
Our store colleagues are the heart and soul of our businesses, and it is upon them that our reputations are built and sustained. The SLR Above & Beyond Awards will put these heroes in the spotlight – and we need you to help us find them.
From the shopfloor to the stock room, from behind the till to in front of the TikTok camera, it’s our people that make our businesses what they are – and we believe it’s time those people stepped out of the shadows and into the limelight.
- Entry deadline: Fri 12 January 2024
- Shortlist announced: Fri 2 February 2024
- Winners Lunch: Wed 13 March, The Corinthian Club, Glasgow
Inspiring tales
Not only will the Above and Beyond Awards offer the chance to recognise and showcase these store superstars and unearth some of the many amazing stories that unfold in stores across Scotland every day, but they will also provide a platform to help inspire other colleagues and future generations along the way.
So, we would ask you to take the time to check out the awards categories and criteria on the SLR website and get in touch to let us know about some of the amazing things that your colleagues have done to go above and beyond the basic call of duty.
The awards categories cover all major store formats and styles and leave plenty of scope for you to tell us about the heroics that ordinarily go unreported and unheralded.
This is your chance to provide some overdue recognition for those members of your team that really do help set your business apart in the local community.
The awards are simple to enter, and all shortlisted colleagues will be invited free of charge to a celebratory lunch at the plush Corinthian Club in Glasgow on 13 March 2024.
Working with our generous sponsors, we will ensure that everyone joining us on the day enjoys a relaxing day off and receives the recognition they so thoroughly deserve.
Independent Store Colleague – Symbol Group Member
Open to all colleagues working in independently owned local retailing stores in Scotland that are members of any symbol group, fascia or franchise.
Independent Store Colleague – Unaffiliated Store
Open to all colleagues working in independently owned unaffiliated local retailing stores in Scotland.
Multiple Store Colleague
Open to all colleagues working in convenience-format stores in Scotland owned by a central company, group or organisation (excluding supermarket-owned convenience-format stores).
Company-Owned
Open to all colleagues working in CJ Lang company-owned stores in Scotland.
Forecourt Store Colleague
Open to all colleagues working in independently owned forecourt stores in Scotland.
Up & Coming Star
Open to all colleagues aged 25 or under working in any of the store formats detailed above who have shown themselves to be outstanding colleagues with a bright future in the sector ahead of them.
Long Service Awards
Open to all colleagues working in any of the store formats detailed above who have worked in the sector or a single store or chain for an extended period.
Astonishing Act
Open to all colleagues working in any of the store formats detailed above who truly went Above & Beyond to perform an astonishing single act that had a massive positive impact on a customer, colleague or community.
