• EG On The Move set to charge up in-store business at EV sites

  • Fuel Finder: 25% of forecourts in breach of law as system goes live

  • Highland plans £1m-plus development of Tothill Services with new business partner

  • Fuel Finder could bring ‘volatile pricing’ to the UK forecourt sector

  • Westmorland chief campaigns to keep motorway junction open

  • Platinum Retail unveils East Sussex forecourt following £600k+ redevelopment

  • Nine out of 10 EV drivers make purchases when charging

  • Platinum Retail has finance in place to expand to 100 sites

  • Falklands hero to speak at Top Indies event

  • SUMMIT: Industry to come together to pursue Roadway to Profit

Highlights

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MONEY TALK: The unintended consequences of Fuel Finder

2026-02-02T11:03:00+00:00By Jan Mikula

Today’s launch of Fuel Finder is likely to speed up price movements at the pump between local competitors, which could result in consequences that the proponents of the system never intended, warns industry commentator Jan Mikula.

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FOCUS ON TANKS AND PIPEWORK: Going underground

2026-01-28T09:12:00+00:00By

Forecourt retailers are renowned for reinvesting in and future-proofing their sites – and this includes the bits the public never see.

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FOCUS ON: Nine things you need to know about healthier snacking

2026-01-21T10:17:00+00:00By Aidan Fortune

Convenience retail may for years have focussed on satisfying shoppers’ cravings as much as their appetites, but with the rise of weight-loss jabs and the modern world’s renewed focus on wellbeing, today’s snacking landscape prioritises health as much as it does easy eating. 

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COMMENT: Sizing up the impact of weight-loss jabs on food to go

2026-01-19T11:58:00+00:00By Matt Cundrick

Why has it taken the arrival of weight-loss jabs to motivate food-to-go retailers like Greggs to do the right thing and make their offer healthier, asks foodservice consultant Matt Cundrick.

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The ‘death of diesel’ report isn’t really about diesel

2026-01-15T13:12:00+00:00By

When a pro-EV think tank is so bold as to predict the UK’s 10m diesel cars will dwindle to just 250,000 within a decade, it’s worth having a look under the bonnet to see what’s really going on, says Hugo Griffiths.

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Two epos suppliers debate the pros and cons of self-checkouts

2026-01-14T18:15:00+00:00

Renowned forecourt operators such as David Charman and Joseph Richardson have extolled the virtues of self-checkouts in busy sites. But the equipment, while reducing queues and allowing staff to concentrate on other jobs, is not the panacea for every outlet, admit two epos suppliers we spoke to.

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