Woodbridge Convenience Store Manager Wins Award

WOODBRIDGE, CT — The New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association (NECSEMA) announced the recipients of its 29th annual Store Operator of the Year Awards. A Woodbridge store manager is one of the winners.

Marc Olabi, owner of Woodbridge Phillips 66 in Woodbridge, earned the top prize for Owner/Operator of the Year.

“I was so excited when I learned I had won,” Olabi said. “I work hard to stay well merchandised, keep the inside and outside looking beautiful and executing on what matters most to my customers. So far they have been very happy and it feels good to know that my industry thinks we’re doing a good job too.”

The recipients will be honored at a Dec. 16 virtual ceremony.

NECSEMA received over 70 nominations from industry peers and partners in 2020. Each nominee is visited three times by different judges who rate each store on a variety of metrics in the categories of merchandising, interior/exterior conditions, customer service, foodservice and responsible retailing of age-restricted products.