All Costcutter articles – Page 3

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    Costcutter unveils new-look stores

    2012-06-08T00:00:00Z

    The first new-look Costcutter convenience stores have opened in Guiseley, West Yorkshire and Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.The new stores are described as "an evolution of the ubiquitous Costcutter brand", with a simplified fascia showcasing a cleaner and fresher feel, coupled with new innovations throughout the store. The new image is part of ...

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    Costcutter unveils new-look store

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Costcutter’s new convenience store design, which is also available to forecourts, has been officially unveiled in Guiseley, West Yorkshire.The group unveiled its plans for the revised stores at its 25th Anniversary event last year, with the company-owned store in Guiseley being the first to receive the new treatment. A second ...

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    Bibby Line Group completes purchase of Costcutter

    2011-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Transport and logistics group Bibby Line has acquired the remaining 49% share of Costcutter Supermarkets, and established a subsidiary Bibby Retail Services.The group bought a 51% stake in the convenience retailer in 2007, and has set the group a 12-month deadline to decide how best to grow the business.Costcutter’s management, ...

  • Costcutter unveils new look for stores
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    Costcutter unveils new look for stores

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary Costcutter has launched two new store fascias that will be rolled out across the group early next year.As part of a wider modernisation campaign the traditional white Costcutter fascia has been refreshed and is complemented by the launch of the myCostcutter brand.The brand transformation follows ...

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    Scoring with Costcutter

    2010-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Costcutter Supermarkets Group has rewarded four retailers with a £1,000 prize for each adding extra zing to their in-store promotions during the 2010 World Cup. The company said the sites managed to boost footfall during the tournament by adding in-store theatre such as dressing staff in team kits, ...

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    Murco signs Costcutter in shop deal

    2009-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Murco has signed a three-and-a-half-year shop supply contract with Costcutter, worth more than £100m a year. Murco’s general manager non-fuel, Tony Walker, commented: "The performance of our shops and their importance to the income of our business has grown rapidly over the past few years. It is therefore vitally important ...

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    Costcutter growth despite credit crunch

    2008-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Costcutter has announced sales increases of 6.2% year to date and are above budget despite the on-going threat of the credit crunch.Angela Barber, trading and marketing director of Costcutter Supermarkets Group Ltd, says “I believe the reason that sales are increasing above and beyond our target comes down to a ...

  • Costcutter Express/Murco, Eve Hill service station, Dudley, Midlands
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    Costcutter Express/Murco, Eve Hill service station, Dudley, Midlands

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Eve Hill Service Station, a joint-branded Costcutter Express/Murco site, is at the edge of Dudley in the West Midlands, on busy Wolverhampton Street (B4176).FORECOURT: The site is huge, with a large canopy covering four easily accessed pump points, a car wash, a jet wash and a shop, and still there ...

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    Murco opens 50th site with Costcutter

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Murco and Costcutter have reached a significant milestone with the opening of their latest forecourt store – in Wallasey Village, Liverpool – the partnership’s 50th and its first venture in the North West of England.As part of the site’s development, the original shop was extended from 400sq ft to 1,600 ...

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    Costcutter renews Nisa deal

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Costcutter has signed up to use Nisa-Today’s Central Distribution Service for another 10 years, taking the relationship between the organisations to 27 years.Colin Graves, founder and chairman of Costcutter and Dudley Ramsden, founder and executive chairman of Nisa-Today’s, signed the contract at a historic ceremony at the Lord’s Cricket Ground ...

  • Costcutter Shell, Crawley Down, Snowhill, West Sussex
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    Costcutter Shell, Crawley Down, Snowhill, West Sussex

    2004-05-01T00:00:00Z

    GENERAL APPEARANCE: High-profile Shell-branded dealership on the A265 – the main route between the M23 and East Grinstead. Part of a large development comprising triple franchise motor dealership complex and Gatwick Airport Parking facility.THE FORECOURT: Initial impressions as you drive on the site are very positive. The forecourt is spacious, ...