Seamus Griffin began his Retail career learning the trade in his father’s Convenience store from a very early age. It’s not a well-known fact but Seamus’s father had opened the first self -service store in Dublin in 1951. Seamus opened his first store in O Connell St; Dublin in 1997 and is now the Owner/Operator of 14 branded Londis stores with an array of food offerings that include 13 Insomnia Coffee to Go units, 1 Insomnia Barista Cafe1, 12 Subway restaurants, Griffin Food offering and also 5 Freshly Chopped stores employing close on 400 staff.He has constantly strove not just to develop and enhance his fresh food offering but to innovate.
Seamus launched his own Indulge In house pre-pack range in 2015 and in 2016 launched his own Boomerang concept range of doughnuts in his outlets which have proven to be exceptionally popular with new and existing customers alike. The Griffin Retail Group motto is “Fresh Food, Fresh Thinking” This is not just a slogan but the foundation stone of its approach in how it operates, commercially, personally and ethically
