2021 marks 21 years since Barry Group took over the Costcutter franchise for Ireland. MD Jim Barry talks us through the Group’s birthday
celebrations, discusses the continuing impact of Covid and Brexit on the market and why the company’s family ethos gives it a unique
advantage.
Costcutter will become Official Retail Partner to Triathlon Ireland and the official supporter of all of Triathlon Ireland’s youth and kids’ activities
How has Covid-19 affected Costcutter stores and what are the key lessons you have taken away from this challenging time? While some of our retail partners were impacted by Covid 19, the majority performed well during this challenging period. City centre stores were impacted the most as footfall decreased drastically in these areas, but to date all …
“When I interviewed Jim Barry
in August 2018, the Barry Group
was focused on rolling out its
new sub-brands, including its
Urban Sips coffee, Market Street
Deli, Freezi Licks ice cream and
its healthy salad-to-go option,
The Salad Patch. Now the group
strategy is all about ensuring
that its retailers are as recessionproof
as possible.” Maev Martin, Checkout Magazine
Although we are living in unprecedented times at the moment, we still wanted to shine a light on all the hard working moms out there this Mother’s Day. Today, with the help of Chef Brendan, we launched our Costcutter Mother’s Day campaign. We hope you enjoy!
At Barry Group, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you all for your kind support throughout 2019, we look forward to working with you all again in 2020.
Edwina Lucey, sales director for the Cork retail group, outlines the company’s “proud to be local” ethos and plans to further develop its advancing fresh offering
Barry Group has had an exciting past year, launching a number of new foodservice concepts including Urban Sips, Market Street Deli, The Salad Patch and Freezi Licks.
With 100 stores nationwide, Barry Group has marked 2019 as the year for brand development as the team look to offer the brand a new lease for life.
