As far as most petrol retailers are concerned, there was nothing in this Budget to make things better; says industry commentator Jan Mikula.
From sweeping legislative changes to the rise of nicotine pouches and vaping innovation, the next-generation nicotine category is evolving fast. Here’s what forecourt operators need to know to stay compliant and capitalise on growth
Bestowing a special recognition award to a personality who many in the room at the Forecourt Trader Awards ceremony might not be familiar with might not seem an obvious choice. But there are many reasons that Nakendram (Theepan) Piratheepan, founder of 31-site operator Sterling Petroleum, was chosen as the winner of this prestigious category.
Retailer Ben Lawrence used to pay around £30,000 a year for security on the door of his BP Sholing forecourt – nowadays his policy is to “overstaff” the shop to help protect staff, customers and stock.
It was always going to be personal for industry stalwart Ken Kay, redeveloping a forecourt just 400 metres from where he was born in Blackburn, and a site which he has owned for over 30 years. The project has just won The Kay Group the Forecourt Trader of the Year award.
Penny Petroleum is one of many forecourt operators seeing the merit in on-site parcel lockers, with its Scaling Dam Services, near to the North York Moors National Park, in fact, having a 10-metre run of them.
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