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NewsZuber rolls out his new build formula for site six of seven Co-op franchised locations
Zuber Issa is this Friday launching his sixth of seven forecourts he has signed up to the Co-op franchise, using a new build formula which includes EV charging and a Starbucks drive-thru.
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NewsZuber on track to complete purchase of EG Group forecourts by final quarter of 2024
Zuber Issa is set to complete by the final quarter his £228 million purchase of the 34 UK forecourts still owned by the group he founded with his brother Mohsin.
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NewsZuber opens his third site in Scotland
Zuber Issa has this week opened his third site in Scotland under his EG On The Move banner, a new to industry forecourt on the A1 Gladsmuir junction in East Lothian.
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NewsZuber Issa opens his second site in Scotland
The second EG On The Move site in Scotland launches today with four ultra-fast electric vehicle chargepoints, dedicated HGV lanes, and 10 company-branded fuel pumps.
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NewsZuber takes burgeoning forecourt empire to 40 sites, from Sussex to Scotland
Ambitious Zuber Issa continues to expand with a new build forecourt launching in Scotland this week – his first north of the border and part of the franchise agreement he revealed this summer with the Co-op.
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NewsUnpacking the ‘Co-op in a box’ franchise
The Co-op wants to roll out its convenience franchise into forecourts to re-build a strong presence in the sector after selling its 129 company-owned petrol sites to Asda in 2022. But what has this to offer potential fuel retailer recruits Forecourt Trader asks director of partnership development Martin Rogers.
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NewsCo-op reveals ambitious forecourt plans as it signs franchise deal with Zuber Issa
The Co-op has signed a franchise agreement with Zuber Issa’s EG On The Move chain to put the convenience brand into an initial seven sites, as part of ambitious plans by the grocery operator to have recruited around 165 independent forecourts by 2030.
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NewsAsda launches programme to convert former Co-op forecourt sites to Asda Express
Asda has launched a programme to convert 116 petrol station forecourts and attached convenience stores acquired from the Co-op Group last year to its Asda Express convenience brand.
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NewsTop 50 Indie SGN opens new Co-op convenience store on forecourt in Sheffield
Top 50 Indie SGN has opened a new Co-op convenience store on the forecourt of its Birley Moor Road petrol filling station in Sheffield.
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NewsCMA accepts Asda’s offer to sell 13 Co-op forecourt sites to avoid competition issues
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has agreed to accept Asda’s offer to sell off 13 Co-op forecourt sites, but a new investigation into Asda’s acquisition of most of EG Group’s forecourts this week seems unlikely.
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NewsMerger of Asda and EG Group could be completed today, according to reports
The owners of EG Group and Asda could complete a merger of the two businesses as early as today, according to a report by Sky News.
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NewsGang who targeted cash machines jailed for a combined total of 29 years
An organised crime group who ripped out cash machines from stores across England and Wales have been jailed for a combined total of 29 years.
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NewsSuspected robber charged after forecourt targeted three times in four weeks
A suspected robber has been charged after a Kent petrol station was targeted three times in four weeks.
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NewsCMA may require Asda to sell 10% of newly-acquired Co-op forecourts, The Grocer reports
Asda may have to sell off around 10% of the forecourt sites it acquired from the Co-op for £600m in order to meet competition requirements, according to Forecourt Trader’s sister publication The Grocer.
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NewsAsda agrees £600m deal to buy Co-operative Group’s 129 petrol forecourts
Asda has agreed to buy the 129 petrol forecourts owned by The Co-operative Group in a £600m deal.
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NewsShop at BP petrol station in Southampton rises from the ashes after it was gutted by fire
Lawrences Garages Group is reopening the newly refurbished shop at Sholing Service Station at the end of March after it was gutted by a fire last summer.
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NewsFuel thief fills up wheelie bin with petrol at Sunderland forecourt
Footage has emerged of a fuel thief filling up a wheelie bin with petrol at a Co-op forecourt, and leaving the site by foot, with bin in tow.
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NewsMumbles Group secures funding to develop more than 20 new forecourts across the UK
Funding to develop more than 20 new forecourts across the UK has been secured by property developer Mumbles Group from OakNorth Bank.
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NewsCo-op opens new forecourt and reopens second after a £1.3m revamp of the site
The Co-op has added an additional forecourt to its estate, at Gnosall in Staffordshire, and reopened a second, at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, after a £1.3m refurbishment.
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NewsCentral England Co-op installs public bicycle repair stations at 21 sites
Three forecourt sites have been included among 21 Central England Co-op locations where public bicycle repair stations have been installed following a successful trial.