All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2011 – Page 4
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NewsForecourts caught up in London riots
Riot police broke up an attack on a Texaco-branded site on Mare Street in Hackney last night and other petrol stations around London were forced to close as rioting intensified. MRH Retail closed five sites as a precaution on Monday night, including its Waddon Court site in Croydon, ...
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NewsGiveaways: Hit the beach with Fanta
Fanta is bringing a taste of sunshine to shoppers this summer with its new seasonal variant: Fanta Beach strawberry & kiwi flavour.Available now in 330ml cans, 500ml bottles, 2 ltr bottles and 330ml can multipacks, this latest flavour will be backed by new TV ads set on Miami Beach later ...
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AA poll shows cost more important than speed
Speed is not an important factor for 97% of motorists in considering whether they would use High Speed Rail, according to an AA/Populus poll of 16,850 Automobile Association members.Drivers are divided on whether they would use High Speed Rail if available for a journey they usually make by car – ...
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AA poll shows cost more important than speed
Speed is not an important factor for 97% of motorists in considering whether they would use High Speed Rail, according to an AA/Populus poll of 16,850 Automobile Association members.Drivers are divided on whether they would use High Speed Rail if available for a journey they usually make by car – ...
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Subway set to treble its non-traditional network
The Subway chain has announced that 3,000 jobs will be created in the next five years as part of its plans to treble the number of non-traditional outlets across the UK and Ireland.Currently the chain has more than 1,500 stores in the UK and Ireland, with more than 150 Subway ...
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Online shoppers embrace flexible parcel service
Customer data from Collect+ reveals that people are increasingly using the service to send and receive parcels outside working hours.Rejecting the rigid opening hours of traditional drop-off points, consumers have embraced the service, with a 19% increase in parcels being sent and received outside normal business hours in May 2011, ...
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ACS urges retailers to stay away from counterfeit alcohol
HM Revenue and Customs are to clamp down on stores suspected of selling counterfeit alcohol with a series of raids across the UK.The operation has been rolled out nationwide after a successful pilot scheme which targeted stores in Peterborough, Newcastle, Lincolnshire and Hertfordshire led to 16 outlets having their alcohol ...
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Amscreen Group acquires Digicom sales operation
Lord Sugar’s Amscreen, the UK’s largest nationwide digital out-of-home network owner, has announced that it has acquired the entire sales and marketing operation of Digicom.Digicom founder Tom Goddard will become deputy chairman and shareholder of Amscreen, and will support CEO Simon Sugar in the key areas of media sales and ...
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NewsEuro Garages on expansion trail in the wake of buoyant trading and £110m funding agreement
Euro Garages, the privately owned forecourt retail group chaired by former Asda chief executive Andy Bond, has reported continued growth in sales and profits and announced a £110m funding agreement to step up its site acquisition programme. In its latest annual trading update, the Blackburn-based group ...
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Sign of the times
Signwaves has launched a range of retail signage products including snap frames, chalk boards and menu stands.Standard snap frames are available in black, gold, wood, chrome and stainless steel standard finishes, while Counterstand free-standing snap frames come in silver, black and wood.GripChalkers is a range of table-top chalk boards with ...
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Varta shakes up range
The Varta range of batteries has been relaunched and will hit shops in September. The Tri-Energy alkaline line-up carries improved product information. For example, on the Varta High Energy batteries it says ’+23% more power versus Varta Simply Alkaline’.In addition, the design of the rechargeable batteries has been modified with ...
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Onwards and upwards
By all accounts Jet retailers in the south west have had nothing but praise for the service they have received from ConocoPhillips. That was until June, when they received notice that the company would no longer be able to supply and distribute transport fuels competitively to its customers ...
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New Sensations
Mexican fiery sweet chipotle is the latest flavour to join Walkers’ Sensations range. Brand owner PepsiCo reckons the flavour will be popular at ’summer sharing occasions’ such as barbecues and picnics. It is available in a 40g impulse bag, rrp 67p, and a 150g sharing bag, rrp £1.92.A bespoke three-case ...
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Movie promo
Mars Chocolate is running a Bag A Million Movies promotion across its bitesize range. The activity is backed by a £1m spend including TV ads fronted by the M&M’s characters.
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Does it concern you that Shell will own more sites considering its aggressive fuel pricing strategy?yes 64%no 36%Following the news that 254 of the Total sites bought by Rontec Investments were flipping to Shell, more than two thirds of you are concerned that will give more weight to its aggressive ...
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Lighting saves money
Roadchef has saved 70% on lighting costs at its Strensham motorway service area with MHA Lighting’s patented LED technology.During a reburbishment, which saw Strensham rebrand as Texaco, MHA installed energy-efficient canopy lighting, replacing 250 watt Halides with 82 watt LED fittings to reduce CO2 emissions by 585 tonnes over the ...
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Touchless jet washing
A new touchless jet wash has been brought to the UK market by EHRLE. Following success in Europe, SmartWash, which uses the company’s micro pearl powder, can be supplied to UK retailers in gas, oil or electric heated options.Complete with a standard water softening system, ensuring low maintenance and running ...
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Time for indie pennants
Top 50 indie Peter Brough has called for independent retailers to join together to form their own fuel brand and cut out the expensive middleman the oil companies. In a presentation to a packed audience at the ACS Forecourt Seminar run in association with RMI Petrol at Leicester City Football ...
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Hula Hoops large it
United Biscuits is launching Hula Hoops Big Hoops the same Hula Hoops that consumers love but bigger to give ’a big crunch and big taste’.Aimed at the ’sharing’ market, they come in 160g bags with a recommended retail price of £1.93. There are three varieties: original, sour cream & ...