All articles by Clare Coleman – Page 2
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Sales up in forecourt c-stores
Average sales in forecourt convenience stores have increased despite declining site numbers, according to the IGD’s Convenience Retailing 2006 report. Although the total number of forecourt-based c-stores fell by 3.6% over 2005, the report found that average sales per store had increased among the remaining 8,964 stores. The number of ...
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NewsThirsty work
Consumers guzzled their way through more than 14 billion litres of soft drinks last year as the total market grew by 5%. For manufacturers the focus was on the increasing demand for healthier choices, which was reflected in the number of new products boasting ’better for you’ credentials. Against this ...
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Making the grade
Pumps are the backbone of the forecourt business and advances in technology mean that a retailer’s options are ever-increasing. The advent of Chip & PIN-enabled outdoor payment terminals means that unmanned or day/night operations and fast-fuel lanes are now secure possibilities. New fuels such as bio-diesel and LPG offer further ...
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The frozen ones
With Easter said to mark the start of the ice cream season, forecourt retailers should already be making sure their freezers are fully stocked and looking spick and span. In this trading sector children aren’t the main customers so forecourts can benefit from the popularity of higher-margin premium products that ...
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NewsShowing great initiative
WINNER OIL COMPANY INITIATIVE Effective wet-stock control is one of the most crucial aspects of running a forecourt business. Retailers who aren’t on top of things could not only be unnecessarily losing fuel - and in turn profit - but also setting themselves up for costly environmental clean-up bills. This ...
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AnalysisFighting Talk
A bleak picture has been painted of the future for independent fuel retailers following the publication of a report by the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, which says that many are "unlikely to survive" beyond 2015 unless the power of the mighty supermarkets is reined in. The ACS, however, ...
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The big chill
Attracting higher spending top-up shoppers should be a key aim for forecourt retailers, according to the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD), and chilled and fresh is the category that’s most likely to draw them to your store. Indeed, 37% of consumers have said that stocking up on fresh foods was ...
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NewsACS calls for help with fighting fund
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned that independent fuel retailers will need to raise their game to survive as it launches a fighting fund to stave off the march of the supermarkets. With the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) expected to publish an interim verdict on whether or ...
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exhibitor profiles: IFFE 2006
Air Serv Stand D40 AIR-Serv will be showing all its latest equipment including jetwashes, vacuums and air equipment. Its staff will be pleased to discuss your individual requirements including outright purchase, rental and partnership deals. T 01942 722333 API Security/Solutions Direct Stand G41 API, is a leading international designer and ...
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NewsMain route to success
Teamwork seems to be the name of the game in the main route category, with two married couples extending their partnerships onto the forecourt with great success. MAIN ROUTE WINNER 2005 Winning independents Mike and Julie Dearing of the Chatham Road Service Station in Maidstone, Kent were thrilled to claim ...
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Secure your future
Latest figures released by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS), show that in 2004 forecourts lost £16.3m through drive-offs and a further £5.1m thanks to drivers who claimed they had ‘no means of payment’ for their fuel. Add in robbery, burglary and other thefts and the total losses rise to ...
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BP and M&S deny roll-out of Simply Food on 300 sites
BP and M&S have dismissed as ‘speculation’ national press reports that the Simply Food partnership is set to be rolled out to up to 300 forecourts nationwide. Launched at BP’s Hammersmith site in October, the joint venture is currently being piloted in eight forecourts around the UK. However, both companies ...
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NewsNeighbourhood Nobility
Standards in the neighbourhood category of the Forecourt Trader of the Year 2005 awards were extremely high, with two sites winning awards for the second year running. It showed that retailers haven’t let their success allow them to become complacent. NEIGHBOURHOOD WINNER: Independent nine sites or less Susie Hawkins, (featured ...
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Kingsize opportunity
It’s been another challenging year for the tobacco industry as the legislative pressures pile on, but the category continues to do well and not least on forecourts. Despite the much publicised plans to ban smoking in public places, more than 13 million adults – around 30% of the adult population ...
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A healthy profit
With the Met Office predicting a big freeze and cold and flu rates set to soar, over the counter medicines (OTC) will be vital this winter. The distress nature of the category and continuing government policy that encourages self-medication means that forecourts are well placed to pick up their share ...
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NewsEmerald-isle hat trick
Rural winner of the year 2005 - Sharon McKenna The Vivo Templepatrick forecourt in County Antrim really must be getting it right – this is the second year in a row it has won an award in our rural category and this year it has gone one better to be ...
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NewsShoot for the stars
When Susie Hawkins attended her first Forecourt Trader awards ceremony back in 2002 she gave herself a goal – she wanted to be the one up there collecting the winner’s trophy. Just three years later Susie, who celebrates her 29th birthday this month, has achieved that goal, becoming one of our youngest ever winners and the first female solo entrant to pick up the petrol retailing industry’s top award, Forecourt Trader of the Year 2005.
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News in brief
WELCOME TO CLARE COLEMAN who joins Forecourt Trader as Assistant Editor, taking over from Amy Lanning who left last month to work on sister publication Convenience Store. Clare previously worked as a reporter on a local newspaper in Basingstoke and is looking forward to getting to grips with the petrol ...
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