All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2010 – Page 2
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Get your oats with Hovis
Hovis is launching a new Hearty Oats loaf. Baked with 50% wholegrain oats and 50% wheatflour, it is aimed at the healthier breakfast market and has a rrp of £1.34.
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NewsIn the surgery this month - Station Road Garage, Shipton-Under-Wychwood, Oxon
GENERAL APPEARANCE: A neat and attractive stone forecourt and shop, the Station Road Garage at Shipton-Under-Wychwood is situated on the A361 between Burford and Chipping Norton. The site on a tricky bend in the road is well signed with a bright Gulf pole and a separate Gulf and ...
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HOW TO ENTER GIVEAWAYS
Write your names, address and phone number on a postcard or sealed envelope stating what you want – Coca Cola, Bold, Swan or Varta – and we’ll do the rest, including delivery. Send it to us at Forecourt Trader, William Reed Business Media, Broadfield ...
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Mars’ England support
The Mars bar is sporting England colours to support the England football team at next month’s World Cup. For the first time in the brand’s 78-year history, the bars feature a red and white strip inspired by the St George’s Cross and the England kit, including the Three Lions crest. ...
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Election special: MPs fight it out for retailer votes
With election fever and the leaders’ TV clashes gripping the nation, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has been working to ensure retailer issues remain high on the political agenda. Part of the ACS strategy is its Local Shops Pledge which has gained support from more than 80 ...
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Online discount offer
All Things Catering has recently launched an online store selling catering equipment.To mark its launch, the Dorset-based company is offering Forecourt Trader readers a 10% discount on all orders placed before May 31.The company said retailers need to enter the code FOT410 in the promotional box at the checkout and ...
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Death on the forecourt as fire kills motorist
A man has died after his car caught fire on a filling station forecourt. Security guard Mohan Rooprai had filled up his silver Ford Mondeo at Shell’s Auto Pitstop on the A47 at Guyhirn, near Wisbech, before the mystery ’flash fire’ broke out inside his car. Witnesses to ...
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Innovation and community spirit drive success at Ely
My working day normally begins with the school run at just after 8am. My wife Rebecca waves us off before we make the short, but picturesque, journey to Ely. We have to pass the two other Ely petrol stations on our way to school and the children automatically shout out ...
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Monster offer from Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is launching two new Monster variants: khaos and energy shots. The energy shots contain taurine and ginseng. The company, which has distributed Monster since January 2009, says the brand is now the number two 500ml canned energy drink within the UK. It is ...
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Walkers champions World Cup flavours
Walkers is echoing the World Cup mood with its own competition The Walkers Flavour Cup. Described as the world’s first ever ’crisp tournament’, it will see 15 new international flavours battle it out to be crowned the world’s best crisp and Walkers Flavour Cup Champion.The new limited-edition flavours, which ...
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Retailers’ champion
Shailesh Parekh is nothing if not a fighter. He was last seen battling with Esso in the Court of Appeal in 2004 the culmination of a long-running dispute with the oil company. With him were 100 other like-minded retailers, mostly, like him, licensees. They lost the court case and ...
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Cardsave expands
The Cardsave Group has unveiled plans to expand further into the forecourt business and increase its transaction levels.The announcement came as Cardsave completed a deal for an undisclosed sum to buy the UK terminal hire business of global data communications company Transaction Network Services (TNS). The TNS business provides terminals ...
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Tri-Energy boosts Varta range
Batteries manufacturer Varta aims to help retailers maximise sales during the World Cup this summer by putting five high-powered football-themed prizes up for grabs. The company says the differing levels of power and endurance adopted by athletes across sports is the concept at the heart of its Tri-Energy ...
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Bold new scent technology
P&G says it is set to drive growth across the laundry category with the relaunch of its Bold 2 in1 portfolio. Bold now incorporates perfume micro capsule (PMC) technology and boasts 12 hours of in-wear freshness. As part of the relaunch, the company says Bold is ...
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Butter back on TV
A new 12-week TV advertising campaign will support Anchor butter from the middle of this month. The commercials will highlight the heritage of Britain’s oldest butter brand.
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Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards
The deadline is approaching. It’s time to get your cameras and pens out, and start filling in those forms in order to get your entry in for this year’s Forecourt Trader of the Year awards. The competition is open to all categories of retailers independents, franchisees or ...
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Tax demands attention
Tax your government needs you! You will have no doubt seen in the news that over 400 bosses of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have signed a letter to stop next year’s planned National Insurance rise. The general feeling is that the proposal ...
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Two more forecourt deals for Amscreen signage
Amscreen has signed two major deals to become the exclusive digital signage partner of both Shell and Esso. Amscreen said its close-proximity signage units would be installed in approximately 580 of Shell’s company-owned sites and 350 of Esso’s company-owned sites, meaning its forecourt network would now run across over 1,500 ...
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Petrol pricing may not be as important as we all think
The price of fuel on the forecourt might not be nearly as important as many people think. That’s one of the findings from the new 2020 Vision report on forecourts from brand consultancy Circle. This states that a recent survey found that 70% of customers questioned after paying ...
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