All Forecourt Trader articles in December 2006
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BP TV GOES LIVE
Motorists filling up at BP sites may soon be able to catch up on the latest news, local weather, live local traffic reports and special offers in-store, while filling up with fuel.TV screens have been switched on at three trial sites - two in Milton Keynes and one in ...
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EDENSURE LAUNCHES WET STOCK EMERGENCY SERVICE
A 24/7 helpline that provides round-the-clock support to petrol retailers, has been launched this month by wet-stock specialist, Edensure. The company says its experts will be on hand for retailers who require urgent assistance and advice following on-site incidents such as sudden leaks or equipment issues. The new helpline ...
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MP HELPS TO FIGHT DRIVE-OFFS
Local retailer Clive Sheppard, who runs a forecourt in Sparkford, hosted a store visit with his local MP David Heath. The store visit was facilitated by the national Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), the campaigning voice of local shops. At the meeting Clive highlighted the importance of having a good ...
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TEXACO READY TO TAKE UP SLACK AS POST OFFICES CLOSE
As the UK government and Royal Mail prepare to announce the closure of thousands of post offices across the country, Texaco has offered a lifeline to these communities. Peter Oakford, Texaco’s UK retail regional manager, said: “Clearly, it is a sad day when an area loses its local post office ...
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Chancellor ends fuel duty freeze
Fuel duty will rise by 1.25 pence per litre from midnight tonight (December 6) the Chancellor has announced in his pre-Budget report.The inflation rise ends the three-year freeze on fuel duty, however, Gordon Brown said he would not restore the fuel duty escalator and had rejected a real-terms increase.Ray Holloway, ...
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Ryvita sweetens up
Ryvita is extending its range of healthier snacks with the introduction of Ryvita Muesli Crunch, a sweet snack, which is designed to be eaten on its own.The new launch is expected to further drive the healthier sweet biscuits sector of the biscuits market, which has shown growth of 10.7% ...
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Smooth operators
Timotei has added new Soft & Smooth with bamboo & shea butter shampoo and conditioner to its naturally-inspired hair care range.Made by Unilever UK Home & Personal Care and supported by a £2m marketing spend, the new variants are designed for mid- to long-length hair. The ingredients have been chosen ...
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New OPT system
Epos specialist HTEC is about to launch a new HydraPOD standalone outdoor payment terminal, to complement its existing OPT products which are already available for integrated deployment with Gilbarco and Wayne pumps. Features include unmanned fuelling for up to five pumps; option to allow sale of car wash at pump, ...
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NewsIn the surgery this month
General Appearance: On my way from Watford I urgently needed fuel and found myself on the Dome roundabout (junction of the A41 and A412) and spoiled for choice. A service station is available at three of the roundabouts exits so would it be the Sainsbury supermarket, the Asda hypermarket or ...
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NewsMeet the neighbours
Once again the neighbourhood category was one of the most hotly contested at the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards 2006. Karl Brocklehurst of Westbridge Motors in Northampton (featured in the November issue) was judged best independent with nine sites or less and also overall category winner. He then went ...
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NewsSuper marketing
Supermarkets have not exactly been the most popular of organisations among the traditional fuel retailing fraternity - not since the early ’90s, when their price-cutting strategies led to a phenomenal period of growth and the capture of one third of the market.But then supermarkets probably don’t have much time for ...
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Mo’gas: An irreverant view from the network
So here we are in December, another year nearly gone. It would be nice to claim that I’ve been too busy to properly prepare an end of year report but, sadly, that hasn’t been the case. In truth, October and November just haven’t seen the usual increase in activity from ...
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NewsK&F hits the Spot with seven sites
Staffordshire-based Spot Service Stations has sold seven of its eight sites to K&F Limited, a company run by Kamran and Farooq Khan. The two men are understood to be new to forecourt retailing.The seven sites are in Burslem, Buxton, Endon, Fenton, Loggerheads, Longton and Bentilee. They became available in ...
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NewsHatch a plan
Saint Valentine’s Day: chocolates - check; heart-shaped novelties - check; red roses - check. Mother’s Day: flowers - check; chocolates - check. Easter: eggs - check. If only it were as simple as that - make a list, buy the stock, display it and it sells itself. But with the ...
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Fruit Shoot in print
Britvic has launched a new print advertising campaign for Robinson’s Fruit Shoot to reassure mums that the drinks contain no artificial flavours and colours.Full-page colour ads are running in top women’s weekly and monthly magazines as well as Sunday newspaper supplements until the end of January.The campaign comprises two executions ...
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Heinz goes for frozen growth
Heinz is launching a number of new products across its two main brands: Weight Watchers from Heinz (WWfH) and Aunt Bessie’s, as part of a £7m investment in its frozen product portfolio. The launch in January, which will coincide with the dieting season, includes three new additions to the WWfH ...
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A friendly offer
Fisherman’s Friend is pushing the boat out to promote its famous medicated confectionery brand this winter.A trade promotion is offering retailers 48 packs for the price of 36 on the two best-selling flavours, giving retailers £7.80 worth of free stock at rrp.The package offers 24 packs of each of the ...
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NewsFinding yourself in the negative universe
Accounting can sometimes be a funny old game - quite often it’s funny when the accounting system produces negative figures. Some of these are pretty obvious, and actually most of them aren’t funny at all.Take ’negative gross profit’ for example. It means exactly what it says - you’ve actually lost ...
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Evening unit
Walkers is introducing an evening snacking three-case stacker - a merchandising unit containing 99p price-marked packs of Sensations and Doritos. The stacker will contain Sensations Thai sweet chilli, Doritos tangy cheese and Sensations chicken with lemon & thyme, and is designed to help retailers make the most of the increased ...
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Endless versatility
A contactless payment key fob, and a thin oval-shaped wristband are just two of the payment possibilities enabled by Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated’s contactless payment chip and antenna packages.TI has delivered its postage stamp-sized inlay in PVC pre-laminate form to Oberthur Card Systems for development of its VersaFOB keyfob, and ...