All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2010
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Arval announces fuel price cap for indies
Arval has announced it is capping the fuel price that it applies to its card acceptance rate for independent retailers. The company said it wanted to support the independent sector due to soaring fuel prices, pointing out that diesel was now averaging more than £1.21 a litre (and still rising), ...
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Londis ’emerges stronger’ at conference 2010
‘Emerging Stronger’ was the theme for this year’s annual Londis conference, which reflected on how 2009 had been a ’milestone’ year. Musgrave Retailers Partners GB, which operates the Londis brand, celebrated its 50th anniversary, launched ‘Londis Fresh’ and implemented extensive change programmes across the business, leaving the company with the ...
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Forecourts shine at Pro-retail 2010
Forecourts featured strongly as winners at wholesaler Palmer & Harvey’s gala awards dinner, which took place in Telford this week during the company’s annual Pro-retail trade show. Mick Longshaw, proprietor of Bebington Service Station, The Wirral, was awarded Best News Retailer of the Year; while Mandy Ellis, area manager of ...
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P&H joins forces with Makro
Palmer & Harvey has announced that it has teamed up with fellow wholesaler Makro to form a new buying co-operation called PalMak. According to P&H, the new co-op is designed to offer independent retailers access to scale benefits usually only enjoyed by multiples. In a statement, the companies said: "The ...
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Shell and BP report bumper profits
Royal Dutch Shell has announced profits of $4.9 billion (£3.2 billion) for the first quarter of 2010 – a rise of 48% on the same period in 2009. The results came a day after BP also reported bumper profits for the first quarter - up 135% at $5.6billion (£3.7billion) compared ...
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Tobacco companies announce judicial review over display ban
The three major tobacco companies in the UK have announced they are to seek a judicial review of the relevant sections of the Health Act 2009 in which the government is looking to impose the display ban of tobacco products in shops. Imperial Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and ...
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Touchless thumbs up
Inner Space Stations has given the thumbs up to its first touchless car wash from WashTec.Talking about the AquaJet model, which was installed in December, Inner Space Stations’ owner Graham Kennedy said: "I knew that if this project was to prove successful I would need the support of a UK-based ...
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Thirsty work
Consumers managed to keep up their thirst for soft drinks last year. Despite the recession and a damp summer, sales in the take-home sector grew 1% in volume and 2% in value to £6.2bn in 2009, according to the 2010 Britvic Soft Drinks Report. Cola was a strong ...
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Spar’s sporty summer
Spar (UK) is getting set to make this summer its most sporting ever, with a budgeted spend of more than £2m on promotional support to help Spar retailers back the world’s biggest sporting events. Throughout June and July Spar retailers will support the World Cup, European Athletics Championships and Wimbledon ...
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Sweet smart
IRI sales data for the sugar confectionery market across all trade sectors values it at £1.2bn (down 0.8%) for the 52 weeks ending March 27. However, specialist confectionery cash and carry chain Hancocks reports that its sugar confectionery sales have been extremely buoyant in the past 12 months, ...
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Vote for Shailesh
Shailesh Parekh, proprietor of Molineux Service Station in Wolerhampton, is standing for election as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Hodge Hill Constituency in Birmingham. The charismatic retailer is particularly focused on helping small businesses, but is also concerned with quality education for everyone; keeping and improving the NHS; faith in ...
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Top pumps
Many of the major grocery multiples have already adopted pay@pump on their forecourts, but for smaller, dealer sites it seems this technology would need very careful consideration. However Andrew Banks, head of petrol and unattended at Verifone, reckons the payment solution can work almost anywhere: "Some forecourts might want to ...
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Strange old world
Strange old world isn’t it? Who’d have thought we’d ever have a reason to put a picture of an erupting volcano on the front cover of a magazine about service stations? Or have cause to write the phrase ’volcanic ash’ a couple of words which seem to have now ...
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Pig out on new snack
New pork snack Wicked Pig is being introduced this summer. It is aimed at 17-35 year-olds and comes in four flavours, including firecracker chilli, and has a rrp of 59p-89p.
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Points make prizes
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is launching its biggest ever multi-brand campaign. The company says its Collect for Football Fun promotion will run across a range of brands including Ariel, Duracell, Fairy, Head & Shoulders and Pringles. Shoppers collect points and put them towards winning exclusive football freebies for all the ...
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A sense of Magic
Magic Tree has launched a new collection called Sentiment, which incorporates natural elements designed to help boost the mood and revitalise the mind. The range includes energy, described as a punchy fragrance with an uplifting effect; relax to encourage a sense of calm; peace, to aid relaxation; and passion, to ...
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The sky’s the limit-er
The Icelandic volcano eruption caused chaos for millions of Brits: planes were grounded; travellers were stranded all over the world; and there was even the deployment of warships by the Royal Navy. The impact of volcanic ash from Eyjafjallajokull reached far and wide for travellers but also affected ...
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One for the ladies
Nestlé has given Kit Kat Senses a stylish new look. Packs retain the Kit Kat red background but the Senses logo has been enlarged and is surrounded by a more feminine swirly design.According to TNS data, Senses has added more than £30m to the confectionery category since its launch in ...
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Summer giveaway
Ginsters has launched its ’100 Days of Summer’ on-pack promotion on pasties and slices, which offers prizes such as surfing lessons and two-for-one entry at theme parks.
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NewsSuper giveaway from Swan
Swan says the 2010 MCE Insurance British Superbikes (BSB) championships is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting in years. And Swan Honda wants to offer our readers the chance to get up close to the action. Swan joined forces with Honda to ...