All Car Care & Lubricants articles
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR CARE AND LUBRICANTS: the great summer getaway
As schools close for the summer and families embark on holidays, forecourt operators have a big opportunity to win sales for their car care fixture.
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NewsDuckhams oils available for all forecourt firms as heritage brand eyes expansion
Oil brand Duckhams is expanding its forecourt presence, having previously only been available at EG On The Move petrol stations.
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Product NewsDSL Group launches DSL Connect app
DSL Group (Nottingham) has announced the launch of DSL Connect – a new app designed to transform how independent retailers order, manage and grow their in-store sales.
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Product NewsDuckhams outsells other oil brands at EG On The Move sites
Duckhams oil is outselling both Castrol and Comma brands at EG On The Move (EGOTM) sites.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR CARE: Clean up your act
Park Garage Group keeps winning the car care category prize at the Forecourt Trader Awards. Tracy West talks to the Top 50 Indie to share how.
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NewsDuckhams Oils to be stocked by 150 EG On The Move forecourts
EG On The Move is to begin stocking Duckhams Oils at 150 forecourts following Zuber Issa’s investment in the 127-year-old brand of motor lubricants.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR WASH AND VALETING: A clean getaway
Car washing and valeting has been such a revenue spinner for Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move, that the company recently opened its first standalone car wash centre – with a second one under development.
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NewsShell’s Helix oil rebrands with Ferrari iconography
Helix, Shell’s brand of engine oil, has undergone a packaging redesign featuring the Ferrari Prancing Horse logo to mark the partnership between the oil giant and the motorsport legend.
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NewsFirst Duckhams, now Castrol: Zuber eyes expansion into oils
It was only last month that we reported Zuber Issa had bought an undisclosed stake in historic oil brand Duckhams. Now, however, the billionaire businessman behind EG On The Move is eyeing up Castrol.
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NewsZuber invests in Duckhams with plans to expand classic brand into UK forecourts
Zuber Issa has taken an undisclosed stake in Duckhams and plans to relaunch the 126-year-old motor oil brand on the forecourt market through his 150-strong EG On The Move chain.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR CARE AND LUBRICANTS: Buffing up sales
With drivers seemingly holding on to their cars for longer, this is a boom time for car care.
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Enhanced JetMax range suits up to 75% of cars
Jet has just launched its new enhanced JetMax range of engine oils. Stuart Cufflin, transport and retail contracts manager at the company, explains the rationale behind the enhance-ments: "We first introduced JetMax in 2009 and the products have always been popular across our dealer network, but we wanted to further ...
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A tailored approach
Tailoring your offer to your individual location is the key to a good car care offer, according to Graham Sims, chairman of Top 50 Indie HKS Retail and he should know as the company has over 70 sites across the country. "It is critical to recognise that each and every ...
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Top gear
Fraser’s Budgens of Marlborough took the top prize for Best Car Care and Lubricants outlet (sponsored by Convenience Distribution Group CDG) at last year’s Forecourt Trader of the Year awards and it’s easy to see why. The category merits a prime position in the forecourt’s shop opposite the tills so ...
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Scraping a living
At this time of year, car care is more about de-icer and screen wash than shampoo and a chamois. Graham Tissiman, sales and marketing manager at the Convenience Distribution Group, advises retailers to make sure they’re adequately stocked up with winter products. "Consumers are usually caught unawares by the weather," ...
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NewsPittvale Service Station, Winchester, Hampshire
GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Pittvale Service Station situated on the busy Romsey Road (A3090) one of the main entry routes into Winchester is just over a mile from the city. FORECOURT: Although set back in a slight hollow by the side of the road, the ...