FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com OCTOBER 13, 2016 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 53 Count on Petro for: Flexible pricing and payment plans to help you save Friendly, local 24/7 customer service and support Expert technicians that you can rely on—at any time Ultra low sulfur bioheat/fuel — lowers emissions, improves efficiency, less maintenance Call now for special offers on HEATING OIL petro.com SWITCH TO PETRO HEATING NEEDS! 1.866.539.5361 #1 for all your NYC Lic. No. 1314079. ©2016 Petro. P_16577 Ridgewood Stroll 3rd Annual Featuring Seneca & Catalpa Ave Taste Our Diversity FOOD DRINKS MUSIC & DANCE GAMES MORE Seneca Ave Catalpa Ave Catalpa Ave Seneca Ave Myrtle Ave Cornelia St Saturday, October 22nd 12PM - 5 PM Rain or Shine Fun-filled afternoon for all ages. Provided by local businesses. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.RIDGEWOOD-NY.COM OR CALL 718-381-7974 Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District myrtleavenuebid Local Retailer Wins Gold Medal Award Turnpike Comfort Footwear was named a winner of a Gold Medal Service Award for Outstanding Customer Service by Footwear Insight magazine for the second year in a row. Turnpike Comfort Footwear was featured in the September/October 2016 issue of Footwear Insight along with 61 other stores that were recognized as winners of the prestigious Gold Medal honors. “Customer Service is the best way that independent shoe stores can win out over bigger stores and online competitors,” said Mark Sullivan, editor of Footwear Insight, one of the a leading trade publication serving the footwear industry. “It’s also the best way stores can take care of their customers and build a loyal following.” The Gold Medal Awards are presented to stores that earn a score of 70 or better based on the results of a mystery shopping evaluation authorized by Footwear Insight and conducted by an independent third party mystery shopping firm. Turnpike Comfort Footwear achieved its recognition by earning points on 24 different criteria involved in the shoe buying process, starting with “how promptly were you greeted,” to the measuring of the shopper’s foot, all the way through the check-out process and the quality of the bag the shopper received on the way out the door. In fact, Turnpike Comfort Footwear was only one of three stores in the country to receive a perfect score in all 24 criteria. “Turnpike Comfort Footwear should be very proud of their achievement and prouder still to share it with their shoppers and their community,” Sullivan said. “We evaluated more than 120 stores and those that made the list represent the absolute best of those stores.” This marks the second year Footwear Insight has presented The Gold Medal Awards. The Gold Medal Awards are open to all independently owned shoe stores and regional chains that have significant shoe businesses. National chains running stores and sports specialty stores are not eligible. Footwear Insight is published by Formula 4 Media, LLC. Formula4 Media, based in Great Neck, N.Y., established in 2005, produces the trade show, The Running Event and publishes nine trade publications: Running Insight, Footwear Insight, Sports Insight, Outdoor Insight, Team Insight, Textile Insight, Trend Insight and Inside Insight. For more information, please contact Mark Sullivan at msullivan@formula4media.com or 646-319-7878.
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