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✨Centra Conference 2026 in the Great Southern hotel Killarney This week, we brought together over 600 Centra retailers and colleagues from across the country for our annual Centra Conference. The theme of this year’s conference was Leading Today, Shaping tomorrow. We reflected on the strong year just gone and looked at the exciting plans that will continue to drive our leadership and to shape convenience retail. We also marked our Musgrave 150th Anniversary and celebrated this fantastic milestone throughout the conference, with retailers and colleagues enjoying the Musgrave 150th anniversary exhibition. Centra announced plans to invest €27 million in its store network and create more than 500 new jobs nationwide in 2026, as part of its continued expansion and long-term growth strategy. The investment and expansion programme will support new store openings, the refurbishment of 25 stores and the revamp of a further 40 locations during 2026, strengthening Centra’s presence in communities across the country and enhancing the customer experience, alongside continued investment in digital innovation and the evolution of store design and technology.    The announcement comes as Centra reports record sales of €2.2 billion for 2025, representing growth of 4.6% year-on-year. As Ireland’s undisputed market leader in convenience retail, performance was driven by organic growth, continued expansion of the store network and targeted investment in store upgrades and our continuous evolution of our fresh food, own-brand and on-the-go offerings.     Over the past year customers have taken to offerings including the newly introduced high-protein Egg Muffin which was a standout success, with over one million sold in its first year, while Centra’s deli section experienced 7.4% growth as nearly 10 million chicken fillet rolls were prepared across Ireland in 2025. Moo’d ice cream also performed strongly, with sales increasing by 15% during the summer months. In 2025, Centra's community impact was evident with some €450,000 raised for the Irish Cancer Society between Centra’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Charity Partnership and the Big Pink Breakfast campaign and Centra’s support for Hurling for Cancer Research. The DRS initiative, now available across 352 Centra stores nationwide, allows customers to donate their deposit when returning cans and bottles, highlighting the collective impact of customer participation and community action. Centra has been a proud partner of the Irish Cancer Society for 16 years, supporting vital care services and life-saving cancer research. Edel Clancy Noel Keeley Luke Hanlon CDir Cormac Dawson William Ahern John Coffey Julie Dorel Louise Tolerton John Coffey Paul Cleary Heather Murphy Tara Clifford Maighread Cremin @Brendan Macken Des O'Mahony @Davy Russell @Jim Bolger @Noel McGrath @Maura Ross Richard Tiernan Rita Kirwan Patricia Blackshields, MBA Kelita McCarter Ciara O'Connor Aileen Byrne

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