Retailers invest more than €27 million in Galway’s economy

This was delivered through staff wages, direct sourcing from local suppliers, contracts with local businesses such as trade and professional services firms, and contributions to local charitable causes.

Last year alone the 15 SuperValu retailers in Co Galway spent over €18 million on wages, employing between them 1,118 local people and making them collectively a significant employer in the county.

SuperValu also spent over €8.4 million sourcing produce locally and supporting 381 Galway farmers and producers in 2012.

In addition to supporting local farmers and producers, SuperValu stores in the county spent almost €990,000 on local trade and professional service providers such as electricians, builders and accountants.

Owned by locally based entrepreneurs, SuperValu stores all over the country invest back into their communities which has a ripple effect on the local economy. It is an internationally recognised fact that for every euro spent with an independently owned store, three times more money stays in the local community when compared to spending with an international chain.

As well as supporting local jobs and the economy, SuperValu retailers contribute to local charities and voluntary organisations.

In 2012, SuperValu retailers in County Galway spent €237,000 on charitable contributions to Galway Hospice, Cancer Care West and National Council for the Blind, to name but a few.  

SuperValu serves over 2,000,000 customers every week and has 198 stores nationwide. 75% of everything on SuperValu’s shelves is sourced or produced in Ireland, contributing over €1.6 billion to the Irish economy and helping to sustain almost 30,000 Irish jobs in the farm, food and retail sector.