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Summer of Swan competition winners presented with cash prizes

Nitesh Patel

Republic Technologies, the company behind iconic tobacco accessories brands, such as Swan, OCB and Zig-Zag, has announced the five winners of its Summer of Swan in-depot competition.

The competition was open to retailers who purchased three cases of any Swan branded filters from qualifying wholesalers, with the top winners receiving £1,000 cash. Five winning retailers also claimed prizes of £100 each.


“It's imperative for us to show appreciation and give back to retailers who invest in our brands," said Gavin Anderson, Sales & Marketing Director at Republic Technologies. "Thank you to all of the retailers who entered, and congratulations to the lucky winners.”

Akilan

One of the five lucky retailers to win £1,000 was Param Akilan (known as Akilan) who’s owned the Go Local Extra Store at Shiregreen, Sheffield, for the last 22 years.

He said: “I was very surprised when I heard I’d won. I always support raffles and things, but I’ve never won anything like this before. I’ve been buying Swan products for over 20 years and am really grateful for the money. I’m going to donate some of it to a local charity.”

Nitesh Patel, who owns the family run Loscoe Post Office & Stores in Loscoe High Street, Derbyshire, described his £1000 win as a ‘’very pleasant surprise’’.

“I’ve never won anything on this scale before. You never really expect to win promotions of this kind but with Christmas coming up, the timing couldn’t be better.”

The three other recipients of £1,000 were:

  • -Sivananthy Yoganathan from Harrow View Convenience Store, London
  • -Sutharshan Jeganathan from Discount Food & Wine, Nottingham
  • -Dhrutiben Patel from Rodley Convenience Store, Leeds.

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