All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2014 – Page 3
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: New look for Volvic
Volvic has launched a new look across its entire plain, sparkling, Juiced and Touch of Fruit ranges. The new look is intended to give the brand a fresh, modern twist and to create a more consistent, iconic look across Volvic’s different ranges. Alastair Strang, brand lead for Volvic, said: “We ...
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JTI helping retailers tackle underage tobacco sales
JTI has completed an initiative to support its retail partners in complying with the law on underage sales. After more than 6,000 test purchases in eight months, the programme has achieved a 7% increase in the number of retailers requesting ID. The £400,000 programme, run by Serve Legal, an independent ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Franklin recalls Flex-ing hose
Franklin Fueling Systems has issued a product recall notice for its one inch Flex-ing-branded hose. The hoses affected are one inch diameter but could be of varying lengths and have fixed or swivel fittings. They have date codes M1014 to M3014, and the affected hose models are FLHFR30X XXX and ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Wayne enhances POS options
PriceAdvantage, a fuel pricing software company and a division of Skyline Products, has announced validation and support for the Wayne Nucleus point-of-sale (POS) system to synchronise fuel price changes from headquarters to the street. The validation enables convenience store owners to determine fuel pricing strategies and get updated pricing to ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Kit Kat Chunky doubles up
Nestlé Confectionery has announced what it describes as the its most significant launch for the Chunky format of its flagship brand Kit Kat in 15 years – Kit Kat Chunky Double Caramel. The new bar offers consumers a unique concept in chocolate singles, claims Nestlé Confectionery – two portionable halves, ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Kalibrate recruits new marketing chief
Kalibrate Technologies (formerly KSS Fuels), a provider of software-based products and services to the petroleum retail industry, has strengthened its executive management team with the appointment of Douglas Henderson as senior vice-president of marketing. Kalibrate says Henderson brings experience in driving revenue and gross margin expansion, leading sales and marketing ...
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BOSS rebukes minister over forecourt crime claims
BOSS; the British Oil Security Syndicate, the body that campaigns to reduce crime on forecourts, has written to Home Office minister Norman Baker to bring to his attention that BOSS has recovered £1.5m as a direct result of forecourt retailers taking positive action to reduce crime and losses from people ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Buses boost for Coconut Water
Tropical Sun is launching an awareness drive for its 100% Natural Coconut Water, with a London-wide bus advertising campaign. Covering north, east, south and west London, the campaign is featuring on the side of over 100 buses for a full month from August 11 to early September. The advertising champions ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Kinder revives pink and blue eggs
Ferrero’s power-brand, Kinder, is launching a second year of its Kinder Surprise Pink and Blue eggs this September, building on the progress of the range last year. Over 81 million Kinder Surprise eggs were sold in 2013, and since the September 2013 Pink and Blue launch Kinder has delivered 72% ...
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Man arrested after pump set alight at MRH site
A man has been questioned by police and released on bail after a petrol pump was set alight at an MRH site at Egham in Kent. Police and the fire service were called to the Gulf station in The Avenue, which include a Hurst’s forecourt store, in the early hours ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: New adverts from Cadbury
Mondelēz International is bringing back Graham, the dancing passport control officer, in a new burst of TV advertising for Cadbury Dairy Milk LU and Ritz. The advert centres around Graham, a passport control officer, who is sitting bored and alone in his booth waiting for passengers to arrive when he ...
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Euro Garages adds a further nine subway stores
Euro Garages has undertaken a cluster of Subway store openings with the latest one in Mackworth, Derbyshire taking it to nine in the past fortnight and 61 in total. The company said it was this level of investment that enabled Euro Garages to secure the ‘Developer of the Year’ award ...
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RAC calls on party leaders to address drivers concerns
The RAC is calling on political parties to address the ‘motorist’s agenda’ in the run-up to the General Election next year. The motorists organisation has written to party warning that any political party aspiring to form the next Government needs to address the ‘motorist’s agenda’ and propose viable solutions to ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Belvita TV ad campaign
Mondelēz International’s healthy biscuit Belvita has kicked off a new campaign intended to maintain brand growth momentum and to build greater emotional engagement with its consumers. Instead of seeing the morning as a series of problems to solve, the four-week Morning Win TV campaign focuses on the series of victories ...
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ACS welcomes report on energy cost concerns
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed evidence from Citizens Advice on small business energy contracts, and has renewed its call on Ofgem to ensure that all energy companies adhere to the same standards. The survey from Citizens Advice reports that 46% of small businesses are concerned about their ...
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Tracy West: Shop Talk
Call me sad but I like a survey. I don’t always believe them, but I like to compare myself with those who’ve been surveyed. One of the surveys that always intrigues me is about the business an ATM is meant to bring to a convenience store. I’m not disputing that ...
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Real-time rules
Wet-stock management used to be a fairly simple activity. At the end of the week it would involve measuring the change in stock levels compared with seven days earlier and trying to reconcile that with the deliveries in and the sales-out over the same period. Margins could be calculated, but ...
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Partners for profit
Strong growth continues to underpin the financial performance of MPK Garages Ltd, with the Leicester-based forecourt operator reaping the benefits from its partnership with Londis and an incisive fuel supply strategy. Last year’s turnover for the Top 50 Indie rose by over 20% as its portfolio of 25 filling stations, ...
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Monster opportunity
Two new variants have been added to the Monster Energy line up. Monster Assault a blend of soda and energy is being introduced into the GB market following a successful launch across Europe; while Monster Energy ’The Doctor’ is a special-edition pack celebrating Monster’s ongoing relationship with the ...
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Sneezy money
Sore throats, runny noses, earache, colds and flu-like illness produce a range of symptoms that can usually be managed using over-the-counter medicines and don’t need antibiotics. That was the message from Public Health England (PHE) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in the run up to last winter ...