All Analysis articles – Page 7
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AnalysisSERVICE CENTRE: Food, fuel, flowers; and advice on fraud
Why is it that people get sniffy about the quality of food available at forecourts? And their flower arrangements? There still seems to be plenty of prejudice around.
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AnalysisMONEY TALK: Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse…
It would seem that ’Covid’ has disappeared from the news in the past few weeks even more rapidly than it arrived more than two years ago – although some experts are quietly warning that this might be only a temporary relief, until the next variant arrives.
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AnalysisTECH TALK: Hydrogen - fuel for the future
In recent times, the attention of leaders from almost every country across the globe has been focused on the rising fear of climate change and its devastating effect on the environment and the livelihoods of many generations to come.
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AnalysisLEGAL: What is your solicitor on about? A guide to ‘legalese’.
One of the things that makes legal language hardest to understand is its unusual words and terms. These confusing legal terms are known as ‘legalese’; a language in and of itself, that is used by those in the legal sphere.
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AnalysisSERVICE CENTRE: What do customers think of E10? Lots of complaints about mpg...
What do your customers think of E10? I recently noticed a new thread trending on my local Nextdoor site. Lots of people were complaining that they are getting fewer miles per gallon with E10 fuel.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A crash of cash - Chancellor’s loss of fuel duty income
The Chancellor could face losing almost a third of the revenue he gets from fuel duty from cars before the end of the decade because of the move to green motoring, the RAC Foundation has warned.
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AnalysisPIPELINE: Margins firm as Russian spectre looms
The European refined products market has entered the new year in a much stronger position than last, as markets begin to return to some normality in 2022 and ‘endemic’ has rapidly become the phrase du jour.
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AnalysisMONEY TALK: Forecourts are an easy target - fuel pricing is too complicated for some
You know that feeling: you’re watching the news and they cut to pictures of a forecourt and a voiceover starts describing how pump prices haven’t fallen, despite apparent falls in crude oil prices a few days earlier.
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AnalysisSHOP TALK: Spreading the love this Valentine’s Day
This year Valentine’s Day (February 14) falls on a Monday which is definitely not the most romantic night of the week, however you can bet that many couples will still take the time to celebrate.
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AnalysisMONEY TALK: Forecourt crime - nobody is listening
As if there wasn’t enough bad news around already as we head into 2022: Covid restrictions; inflation over 5%; consumers expected to be somewhat cash-strapped; and to top all of that forecourt crime is now costing forecourts nearly £100m per year.
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AnalysisSERVICE CENTRE: Jac Roper on small print and war of the brands
Jac Roper warns about the ‘average clause’ in any insurance policy; and Co-op versus Nisa - the war of the brands
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AnalysisGregg’s accounts for one in ten food to go occasions, says latest Lumina report
Gregg’s has replaced McDonald’s as the dominating brand in the food to go sector, with a 10.7% share of occasions, according to the Lumina Intelligence UK Food to Go market report 2021.
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AnalysisPITSTOP: Beaconsfield services
Mystery motorist on a mission - G Group/ Asda Extra Special, Beaconsfield, Bucks
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AnalysisFOCUS ON: The EPOS boost to business
The data you can get from a modern epos system can help boost your business.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Keeping fuel flowing
Government proposals to ensure resilience in the supply of oil based fuels have come under scrutiny.
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AnalysisSERVICE CENTRE: Communication breakdowns, local businesses and Christmas wishes
I was contacted by Amardeep Virdi, who runs Grove Service Station in Birmingham, regarding a problem with his dedicated EFT line.
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AnalysisLEGAL: Scotch eggs, diversity and home deliveries. What a year!
As we approach Christmas it seems like an opportune time to reflect on 2021. And what a year!
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Tackling illegal HCW operators needs true commitment
Wilcomatic has been a supporter of the Car Wash Association (CWA) since its inception and has always lobbied passionately to gain a fair playing field.
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AnalysisPIPELINE: Onset of winter brings demand uncertainty
Gains in fuel prices have been driven by a surge in crude prices, but early signs suggest the demand of road fuels is fading.
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AnalysisMONEY TALK: The Amazon vs Visa row over credit card fees is interesting…
When two of the biggest beasts in the retail jungle square up to each other in a very public way, everyone around takes notice.