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AnalysisSERVICE CENTRE: How was it for you?
I’m talking Christmas trading here. In general it is meant to be busy but also prime time for shoplifters/drive-offs. There has also been a lot of talk about belt-tightening in response to the cost-of-living crisis, so I did a spot of canvassing to see what some of you had to say on the subject.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Filling time - early adopters of EV infrastructure have ‘first mover’ advantage
Since we put one of the very first EV charging points in the ground in the UK more than 13 years ago, the motor industry has debated the future role of petrol station forecourts in supporting the future EV revolution.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Policy flip flops on EVs add to ‘wait and see’ approach of most forecourt operators
The Prime Minister recently announced the movement out from 2030 to 2035 of the requirement for all new vehicles sold to be zero emission vehicles (ZEV). Only 80% of new cars and 70% of new vans will be required to be ZEV by 2030.
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ReportsFuel Market Review 2023 – resilience despite intense pressures
Hard work and adaptability are continuing to pay off for the fuel retailing sector, according to Forecourt Trader’s latest Fuel Market Review.
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NewsUKPIA publishes its 2022 Statistical Review of the fuel supply sector
UKPIA has published its 2022 Statistical Review of the latest available data from the fuel supply sector.
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NewsUK convenience market forecast to grow by 3.2% in 2022 by Lumina Intelligence
The UK convenience market is forecast to reach a value of £45.2bn in 2022, with growth of 3.2% versus 2021, according to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience Market Report 2022.
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NewsLumina reports range of convenience customers growing but spend and basket size declining
An increase in the proportion of people shopping in convenience, but a decline in visit frequency, spend and basket size have been reported on the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Convenience Tracking Programme.
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NewsConvenience Tracking Programme reports delivery and click & collect continuing to grow
Delivery and click & collect are continuing to grow, according to the latest 12-weekly data from the Lumina Intelligence Convenience Tracking Programme.
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AnalysisEDITOR’S COMMENT: Fuel shortages - a painful but ‘useful’ test of the resilience Bill
Isn’t it rather ironic – and also rather helpful - that the industry got to ‘test’ out certain elements of the draft Downstream Oil Resilience Bill before anything is set in stone.
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NewsLumina Intelligence highlights share of food to go in foodservice sales
Food to go is still a substantial part of the out-o- home market, despite a decline as more consumers have moved to on premise drinking and dining, according to the latest quarterly update to the Lumina Intelligence UK Food To Go Market Report 2021.
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NewsNew analysis reinforces CMA warning over postcode lottery for EV charging
Analysis from Cornwall Insight has backed up concerns raised last month by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that electric vehicle (EV) charging can be a “postcode lottery” and that some areas are at risk of being left behind.
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NewsTop of Mind Business Leaders Survey finds impact of Brexit a major concern
Staff shortages and challenges around importing/exporting have been the biggest impacts of Brexit to businesses within the grocery retail and hospitality sectors, according to the Lumina Intelligence Top of Mind Business Leaders Survey.
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NewsConvenience shoppers that use delivery spend far more reports Lumina
Convenience shoppers who use delivery buy and spend far more than shoppers in store, according to the Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience Market Report 2021.
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NewsDecarbonising road transport by 2050 is possible, say experts, but policy revamp needed
Experts believe decarbonising road transport by 2050 is possible, but current policies do not go far enough to achieve it.
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NewsGrowth in UK convenience retail market forecast to slow this year after surge during pandemic
The UK convenience retail market is forecast to grow 0.3% in 2021, to a value of £43.2bn, according to the Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience Market Report 2021.
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NewsAverage weekly value of convenience store shoppers falls sharply during May
The average weekly value of convenience store shoppers decreased by 25% during the four weeks ending May 30 this year, according to the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Convenience Tracking Programme.
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NewsFewer than one-in-ten forecourt shoppers cite fuel as the main reason for their visit
Fewer than one-in-ten forecourt shoppers cite fuel as the main reason for their visit, as the coronavirus pandemic reinforces the importance of the convenience store offering within a forecourt, according to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Forecourt Market Report 2021.
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NewsLumina Intelligence report predicts resurgence in food-to-go market in 2021
The food-to-go market will see a strong resurgence in 2021, but won’t fully recover to pre-Covid levels until 2024, according to a new report by Lumina Intelligence.
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Analysis COMMENT: Green ambitions – the future of forecourts in the race to 2030
As Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s pandemic Budget edges closer (March 3) there is considerable debate over how the government will proceed with its mantra to ‘build back better and greener’.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: The dawn for EVs is near, the time to prepare is now
In November, the UK government announced it will ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030 as part of its 10-point plan for a green ‘industrial revolution’.