All Forecourt Trader articles in December 2004 – Page 2
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NewsAre you ready for Christmas?
We know that as this issue drops through your letterbox you’re stressed about all of those orders and deliveries to ensure that you can keep your customers happy right up to Christmas. However we really do suggest that perhaps it won’t hurt if you find a quiet spot – maybe ...
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NewsCentenary choccie
A multi-million pound birthday campaign is being planned for 2005 to celebrate 100 years of Cadbury Dairy Milk (CDM). The brand is worth more than £320m, with retail sales currently increasing 24% year on year.The centenary campaign will launch in January with the first major CDM range on-pack promotion. The ...
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News in brief
FORECOURT TRADER PUBLISHER WILLIAM REED PUBLISHING, has scooped a major award in the UK Family Business Honours Programme. The company, which publishes top titles such as The Grocer and Convenience Store, won the Business Success Category. The competition is organised by private bank JP Morgan and supported by the London ...
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Forecourt shows set to be the biggest yet
Europe’s premier show for the forecourt and fuel equipment industry is back, and is bigger and better than before, according to the organisers, William Reed Events. The International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment show has the backing of major trade associations including the PRA, PEIMF, Garage Watch, Energy Institute and APEA, ...
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Esso licensee case dismissed on appeal
The lengthy fight by a group of former Esso licensees who felt they had been seriously wronged by the oil major, finally ground to a halt last month when the appeal against an earlier judgement in Esso’s favour was dismissed.The much-publicised case, which, in its original trial covered three main ...
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Chip & pin for pay at pump
Secure Retail has introduced a new chip and pin terminal for unattended point of sale applications such as kiosks and petrol pumps.The Dione Secura Integration Module incorporates Secure Retail’s newly-patented SecuraCell technology for extra protection against fraud. Its tamper-resistant and tamper responsive enclosure is designed to meet the most stringent ...
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All pull together
There’s never been more attention paid to low-level crime (litter, graffiti, drive-offs as opposed to shotgun-up-your-nostrils) by the authorities. The government has its anti-social behaviour orders and most communities have some form of crimewatch. But most impressive of all is Kent Police. I’ve reported on the success of their Forecourt ...
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Sudafed aims to broaden appeal
Non-Drowsy Sudafed is back on TV again this winter with a £3m campaign and a new strapline – ‘Unblock your nose, unlock your senses’ – which is expected to broaden the brand’s appeal to a wider target audience, encouraging uptake and trial.Matt Rich, Sudafed brand manager, comments: “The campaign is ...
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Site count falls again
Nearly 300 forecourts have closed in the past six months, according to the latest figures from Catalist UK, the service station data specialist. In our last Fuel Market Review (see June issue) there were 10,867 UK sites.The latest data shows 10,577. The biggest loss is in the oil company-owned sector, ...
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NewsThierry adds talent
Arsenal and France player Thierry Henry is to further strengthen the line-up of international footballing talent linked with Pepsi.He will join stars such as David Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Raul Gonzales, Ronaldinho, Fernando Torres and Rafael van der Vaart.“Pepsi continues to dominate as the most exciting brand associated with football,” says ...
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ACS fights for fairer post office contracts
The Association of Convenience Stores has lodged a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading in its battle for fairer contacts between the Post Office Ltd and subpostmasters.Described as a “ground-breaking complaint”, it could signal an end to the charges by Post Office Ltd on National Lottery commission and to ...
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BOSS shows how to cut crime by 50%
Details of how forecourt crime can be reduced by between 35% and 50% were unveiled to more than 200 delegates representing 12 UK police forces, major oil companies and petrol retailers at a Fighting Forecourt Crime seminar in Birmingham.Research from the seminar organisers, BOSS – the British Oil Security Syndicate ...
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NewsShell Abridge on the A113 London Road Abridge, Essex
GENERAL APPEARANCE: This joint-branded Shell Mace Express site is impressive. It stands a little above the road and the Shell branding screams out at motorists and many appear to stop to refuel and to use the shop. To one side of the forecourt is an accident repair/MOT/second-hand car sales centre ...
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