All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2008 – Page 2
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Analysis
Crunch time
If you’ve noticed your fuel sales are noticeably down on last year, you’re not alone. Retailers around the country are reporting a significant drop in volume - and those with sites in the north are seemingly the worst hit.With fuel prices hitting £1.19 for a litre of unleaded and a ...
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Terry’s cosmic launch
Kraft Foods is launching a limited edition Terry’s Chocolate Orange cosmic crunch bar.It follows the success of a cosmic crunch Chocolate Orange ball which, according to AC Nielsen figures, was the number one new product launch in impulse outlets last Christmas.The new bar comprises orange chocolate with toffee-flavoured crunchy ...
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rings of confidence
BP may not be at the top of everyone’s Christmas card list following what many described as an "immoral margin cut", announced rather tactlessly by email around the time its record profits were revealed in April.But Peter Molloy, BP’s UK fuel operations manager, is extremely positive about the brand and ...
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Competition time
When it comes to food to go, who do you class as your competition? The Tesco down the road or the Greggs in town? The answer of course is that both of them are your competitors but it doesn’t end there. Competition in fact ranges from the packed lunch made ...
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Live the dream with Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Enterprises is celebrating its 80th year of involvement in the Olympics with an on-pack promotion on Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Zero.The activity gives consumers the chance to win a ’dream experience’ such as living like a movie star for a day.Entry is via a Coke Zone code found ...
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Cloud with a silver lining
Well, sorry for the gloomy lead story, but that seems to be the shape of things in many people’s eyes. The continuous financial onslaught on the motorist, coupled with the general economic outlook, seems to be catching up with sales at the pump.Even I am beginning to consider the cost ...
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Chris Mitchener
== Will the changes in the law in Scotland affect my store in England or Wales? == The short answer is no. The legal systems in Scotland versus England and Wales are entirely separate. However the political debate about alcohol-related harm is watched closely in all three countries and so ...
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The choice is theirs
Walkers has teamed up with leading chef, Heston Blumenthal, for its latest promotion.The company is inviting consumers to invent and choose a new flavour crisp.The ’Do us a flavour! Win a Packet!’ promotion will see six finalists chosen by Blumenthal, with their flavours going on sale. The public then ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
== Chip, chip, chip ==First Arval, now Vodafone. Just what the forecourt sector needs at the moment - big suppliers chip, chip, chipping away at their wafer-thin margins.Steve Dyer, who runs Thornfalcon Garage in Taunton was one retailer who took part in what was estimated to have been a boycott ...
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Carsley: chilling with Daikin
The Carsley Group has invested in a Daikin Conveni-Pack cooling, refrigeration and heating system for its Cromwell Services convenience store.Located on the A1 near Newark, the site was overhauled in the spring. The old petrol station and shop were demolished and replaced with a modern offer including a 1,600sq ft ...
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Red Bull flying high
Red Bull Cola is already a big hit in forecourts. According to AC Nielsen data the 355ml can, which was launched in April, has shot to the number 19 spot in the list of single serve soft drink SKUs.The premium cola contains 100% natural ingredients including both the original kola ...
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in brief
Health and safety experts have welcomed a report into the Buncefield disaster, calling for a review of the current planning system for land use around major hazard sites. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) said it supported, in principle, the findings of ’Recommendations on land use planning ...
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Bread with extras
Délifrance has added four Omega 3 breads to its catering range.The four Délivital loaves are supplied part-baked frozen and contain flax seeds, sesame seeds and oatflakes.There is a bloomer, which works well for topped bruschettas or sliced for sandwiches; a boule, which makes a great crusty sandwich roll or burger ...
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Big brands get refreshed
Two of Imperial Tobacco’s top brands - Golden Virginia and Windsor Blue - are available in new-look packs.Windsor Blue packs use a more vibrant blue colour with silver lettering to give them a premium look. Windsor Blue King Size smooth is the first variant to get the new packaging ...
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Swan’s big celebration
The Swan brand is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, and to celebrate this milestone it has launched an on-pack promotion to drive consumer sales.The promotion gives consumers the chance to win £125,000-worth of Apple technology products on the extra slim, menthol and slim Pop-A-Tip filters, its best-selling paper Swan ...
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Tobacco display ban warning
UK retailers must take part in the latest tobacco consultation and defend their right to display tobacco or suffer the severe consequences of lost business, Dave Bryans, president of the Canadian Assocation of Convenience Stores, has warned. Canada’s most densely populated province - Ontario - ’went dark’ ...
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NewsAuditors calling
Despite operating as limited companies, many smaller independent dealers have escaped the need to have their annual accounts subjected to formal statutory or Companies Act audit scrutiny and reporting over the past few years. They’ve been able to take refuge under what appeared to be the quite generous Audit Exemption ...
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Operator hurt in knife attack
The owner of a Power-branded filling station ended up in hospital after trying to fight off two knife-wielding robbers last month. The robbers struck at 11.10pm at the Highfields, Leicester, filling station. The owner, who is not being named, managed to hit one of the robbers on the head, ...
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Bon appetit with st dalfour
St Dalfour French Bistro is a range of meal solutions which can be enjoyed any time either straight from the pack or as the basis for a variety of dishes. St Dalfour, also known for its fruit spreads, uses a sealing system called the Optimal Process, which enables food to ...
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driving appeal
Total has not looked back since calling time on its long-running Tops promotion 18 months ago, and believes its current creative programme of short-term promotions is proving far more effective than its loyalty scheme in driving up sales and capturing the interest of motorists.The company’s retail marketing manager Iain Cracknell ...
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