• Charman plans for “wow” factor in £750,000-plus renovation of Parkfoot Spar

  • Sellers’ market in forecourt property: Christie & Co

  • InstaVolt to run Holystone all-electric hub with coffee shop

  • Ram-raid dents Dant’s development plans

  • Stalybridge forecourt owner fined for selling illegal vapes

  • FOCUS ON PROPERTY: Demand continues to outstrip supply

  • Zuber set to bolster presence in south of England with Applegreen petrol stations acquisition

  • Zuber Issa’s fantastic journey: exclusive trade press interview

  • ‘Zuber’s back’ interview to headline Forecourt Trader Summit

  • CMA to collect fuel monitoring data from larger operators only

Highlights

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FOCUS ON PROPERTY: Demand continues to outstrip supply

2025-01-15T10:12:00+00:00By

Fifty-one per cent of retail stakeholders in the forecourt market are looking to acquire new sites this year, according to a survey by Christie & Co for its new Business Outlook 2025 report

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Zuber Issa’s fantastic journey: exclusive trade press interview

2025-01-12T16:24:00+00:00By

Since Zuber Issa broke away last year from the food and forecourt empire built with his brother over more than two decades, all eyes have been on his next move. In an exclusive trade press interview with Forecourt Trader, the Blackburn-based entrepreneur – known for keeping a lower profile than older sibling Mohsin – reveals his ambitions for his new business and what continues to motivate him

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FOCUS ON VAPING: The next generation

2025-01-07T10:59:00+00:00

With the disposable vape ban coming down the line, what can retailers do to prepare their customers for big changes in the category?

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LEGAL DOCTOR: Lifetime gifting, the rewards and risks in inheritance planning.

2025-01-03T10:40:00+00:00By James Mabey

The main season for exchanging presents may be over, but many readers will from time to time consider the benefits of gifts when inheritance planning. James Mabey, a partner at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, talks through the tax implications of lifetime gifting

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UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: 20 questions for forecourt consultant Ramsay MacDonald

2025-01-02T09:53:00+00:00

Forecourt guru Ramsay MacDonald is well-known for consulting on major industry projects from the award-winning Essar Lea Gate site, to Oilfast’s unmanned fascia. But he has been just as busy behind the scenes over the past year getting to grips with the purchase of an electric car, visiting Japan, and celebrating 25 years of marriage with his wife Helen.

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SHOP TALK: Springing into action

2025-01-01T15:15:00+00:00By

Christmas is barely over and in the world of retail we’re on to the spring occasions namely Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Easter.

  • How forecourts can maximise the new tech-led lottery opportunity

  • How to master partnership management

  • Elevating health & safety, auditing, and compliance in forecourt retailing

  • How forecourts can adapt to changing consumer preferences in the vape category

  • How can harnessing retail technology enhance the shopper experience?

  • The Five Pillars of Fuel Pricing

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