All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2014
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News
£1m recovered by BOSS ’no means of payment’ scheme
A total of £1 million has now been recovered as a direct result of the BOSS Payment Watch scheme which helps retailers reduce losses from people claiming to have No Means of Payment (NMoP). The considerable amount recovered is testament to the effectiveness of the BOSS Payment Watch scheme which ...
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Police misfuelling costs £9,000
West Midlands police spent nearly £9,000 of public money in 2013 on repairs to vehicles that had been filled with the wrong fuel. The information was released under the Freedom of Information Act. In a bid to prevent further misfuelling, the force is working on a new ‘driver policy’, where ...
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Fuel retailers among top 50 high street brands
Four oil companies featured in the UK’s top 50 high street brands, according to key findings from the High Street Happiness Survey, organised by The Activate Solutions Group. Shell came top of the forecourt retail sector, ranking 21st in the top 50 brands list. Esso dealer sites came second, achieving ...
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Peregrine knockdown rebuild on the cards
Peregrine Retail is behind plans for a knockdown rebuild of a forecourt site in Kingsclere, Hampshire. The plan is to demolish the existing shop, forecourt and an attached bungalow, and also remove underground tanks at the site. Then Peregrine will build a new store, forecourt and car wash, and install ...
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Electric charge point corridor created
Gulf site W Ganderton & Son in Buckingham is included in a newly-created corridor of quick-charge points for electric vehicles across the centre of the country. Known as the Milton Keynes Crosslink and operated by Chargemaster, the 14 points are capable of charging an electric vehicle in around 20 minutes. ...
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Wales wants restrictions on e-cigs
The Welsh government has published a White Paper which includes plans to restrict the use of e-cigarettes in public places. Marking the seventh anniversary of the introduction of the smoking-in-public-places ban in Wales, Health Minister Professor Mark Drakeford, said: “I have concerns about the impact of e-cigarettes on the enforcement ...
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New sentencing guideline for theft offences
The Sentencing Council has announced its proposals for a new sentencing guideline for theft offences, which covers a wide variety of theft including leaving a petrol station without paying, shop theft and stealing by employees. Theft is one of the most common offences that courts deal with and the ...
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Deal renewed by Phillips 66
Phillips 66 has awarded a contract to Wincanton to deliver more than a billion litres of fuel and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) a year to retail forecourts and other commercial premises across the Midlands and north-east England. Commenting on the announcement, Wincanton chief executive Eric Born said: "We are delighted ...
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ACS calls for urgent review into implications of plain packaging regulations
The Association of Convenience Stores is calling on the Government to undertake an urgent full assessment of the wider impact of standardised packaging on businesses, following the statement by Public Health Minister, Jane Ellison, that they are publishing regulations to introduce plain packaging in the UK. ACS has already written ...
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ACS backs inquiry call
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a proposed investigation into the energy market, calling for action to make the market fairer and more competitive for local shops. The announcement made on Thursday March 27 by energy regulator Ofgem is to recommend an investigation of the market by the ...
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Analysis
James Lowman: ACS chief executive
We have had a run of major announcements affecting retail from George Osborne in his Budgets and Autumn Financial Statements, so by his standards the latest one was a low key affair. The compelling statistics were there: the economy is back in growth (2.4%) and the number of people unemployed ...
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Refiners act over clogging of diesel filters
UK oil refiners have introduced a voluntary test for their diesel in response to a wave of breakdowns across the country caused by filters becoming blocked by a gel-like substance in the diesel. UKPIA, which represents the UK refining industry and also has Greenergy as an associate, said its members ...
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Rustlers adds spice
Coming this month to the Rustlers range are Hot Naans in jalfrezi chicken and tikka chicken varieties. They comprise chargrilled chicken in a hand-pulled naan, with a sachet of sauce.Brand owner Kepak’s marketing director, John Armstrong, said: "We’ve taken the two most popular Indian flavours and developed these products to ...
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Day in the Life: Adele Shackleton
My day can begin at ’silly o clock’ if I have to be in our offices at Canary Wharf or visiting customers. I’m a Yorkshire girl born and bred and love living ’up North’ although I do get my leg pulled for the way that I pronounce ’latte’ and ’scone’ ...
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PRA warning against plain packaging plan
A poll commissioned by the PRA shows retailers are increasingly opposed to Government proposals to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products in the wake of evidence from Australia. Last month, as an independent review into plain packaging was due to report to the Department of Health, the Populus poll undertaken ...
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UK refinery is an asset
The refinery is a great asset in winning dealer business, according to Eric Fisher, Valero Energy’s president for Europe. Last year the company signed up 100 new dealers to the Texaco brand, including the final site to move to Texaco in the Kay Group network (see Retail Focus page 24). ...
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Forecourt store picks up top convenience award
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Parkfoot Garage was crowned Convenience Retailer of the Year 2014 at the Convenience Retail Awards, organised by trade magazines Convenience Store and The Grocer. The competition celebrates the best convenience stores in the UK in terms of business achievement, product range, customer service, ...
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Money Talk: Budget measures slip in through the back door
Any readers below the age of say 40 might be amazed to hear that until not so many years ago, ’Budget Day’ was one of the most eagerly anticipated and busiest days in the petrol retailers’ calendar. It was typically preceded by weeks of speculation about how much extra fuel ...
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Frost bites
There’s great news for forecourt retailers selling ice cream Cornetto is available in a new size for men! Described by brand owner Unilever as the ’ultimate manly ice cream’, new Cornetto choc ’n’ ball is a 160ml size product versus Cornetto’s traditional 90ml; it has a ’manly’ price too ...