All Forecourt Trader articles in December 2006 – Page 2
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More pleasure in each pack
Mates Condoms is launching a ’pleasure-enhancing’ pack called Mates Ultimate Selection, which combines products from across categories.The pack - rrp £8.85 - offers consumers an assortment of premium ’pleasure enhancing’ condoms such as Xtra Pleasure and Intensity, as well as the new Mates Intensify Vibrating Ring.Esther Laycock-Smith, senior brand manager ...
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Drivers get extra time
BP is set to extend the waiting time allowed at its Gatwick airport site in West Sussex after angry motorists were issued with £150 fines for parking on the forecourt for longer than 20 minutes.The drivers were so incensed that they were threatening to boycott the site, especially as Wild ...
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Total posts reward for raid details
Total has offered a £3,000 reward after a night-time raid on a Leicester filling station. Thieves stole cash, cigarettes, phonecards and disposable cameras from the shop, which was closed at the time.A Total spokesman said: "We will not tolerate incidents of this nature. The safety and security of staff ...
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Terminal pos deal
Indigo Retail has signed an agreement with Radiant Systems to supply its new-generation touch-screen point-of-sale terminal to the UK and Irish forecourt convenience markets.The system has been built specifically for these harsh retail environments. Billy Tank, managing director of Indigo Retail, says: "The high-bright, dual-bulb active matrix screen provides the ...
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NewsCounter cures
The past five years have seen huge changes in the way over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are sold, meaning the traditional pharmacy need no longer be the consumer’s first port of call when they’re ill. Wider availability, more medicines being switched from pharmacy-only to the General Sales List (GSL) and government promotion ...
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AnalysisGet connected
The idea of taking on a franchise is instinctively taboo for most independent retailers. But that is what’s on offer from BP as it deems the trial of its Connect and Wild Bean Café franchise - on two sites belonging to Motor Fuels Ltd - a success, and has put ...
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NewsDispenser to coin it in
An epos-linked, coin-dispensing unit - the Transact Coin Dispenser - which has enabled US forecourt operators to save money and improve speed of service in their stores, is being launched in the UK by Oxfordshire-based Llexan Systems.Andy Malnick, the company’s general manager, said not only do coin dispensers increase profits ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper - No whitewash here
Jonathan James spent £100K in January on four jet washes and two plastic tunnels supplied by WashTec.He spent the money in the first place because a hand-wash place was thriving around the corner and he needed to bring his own offering up to speed.He had previously had six machines ...
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Castrol kicks off
Castrol has finalised a sponsorship agreement with UEFA to become an official global sponsor of Euro 2008.The connection will provide a route to a mass football target audience that overlaps strongly with the brand’s 45 million customer and consumer base.The partnership with Euro 2008 will provide a showcase to project ...
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Candy’s soccer scene
Mike and Ike - one of America’s top-selling candy brands - is receiving its first consumer advertising support following what has been described as a "spectacularly successful" UK launch.The range features Fabulous Fruits, Berry Blast and Tropical Typhoon - all fat-free candies with fruit juice flavours, in eye-catching 55g packs ...
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NewsDouble bubble
Car washing continues to offer some of the highest margins on the forecourt, but it’s not without its challenges. For retailers in the south east this year’s lack of rainfall and consequent Drought Orders have caused serious concern, while the ubiquitous roadside hand car washes are treading on traditional forecourt ...
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In brief
Garage Watch has joined the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) in a bid to give its members extended benefits and services. Garage Watch boss Mark Bradshaw said it made sense after the help his organisation received from the FPS in its early days.The British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) has ...
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NewsSales spiral upwards at Welcome Break
Welcome Break - which recently announced plans for a £750,000 rebranding programme - has signed a deal with Country Choice, which will see the Bake & Bite food-to-go brand rolled out to around 25 forecourt sites.It has also agreed a partnership with entertainment supplier Choices UK, following a five-week trial, ...
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NewsBP hints at M&S franchise trial
M&S could be part of a BP Connect franchise package in the future, according to Howard Nunn, BP’s European franchise development manager.The company has recently announced plans to roll-out its BP Connect/Wild Bean Café brands to dealers in a franchise arrangement following a successful trial at two sites earlier this ...
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Snaps back on TV
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is launching a TV advertising campaign to support the relaunch of its £13m Cadbury Snaps brand.The new ads, which highlight the sharing nature of the brand, feature a woman entertaining two friends and reluctantly having to share her Snaps.Mike Tipping, Cadbury Trebor Bassett’s head of customer relations, ...
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Silver Slide is back
Benson & Hedges Silver Slide from Gallaher is available once again following its introduction in May as a limited-edition pack. Its launch helped to raise B&H Silver’s market share by 25% as well as drive growth in the important value-for-money sector, according to Jeremy Blackburn, Gallaher’s group communications manager."The Silver ...
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BP changes alcohol policy in its stores
BP has adopted a ’Challenge 25’ policy on its company-owned sites in the Fife area of Scotland after one forecourt had its licence revoked for selling alcohol to under-18s.Previously BP used the ’Challenge 21’ policy but now anyone wanting to purchase alcohol who looks under 25 will be asked to ...
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NewsDealers accept cost of V-Power diesel
Shell dealers could face having to install new tanks and pipework if they want to sell the new premium fuel V-Power diesel, launched last month on 31 co-owned forecourts in the south east. The new diesel is retailing at 6ppl more than standard diesel, and Shell claims it is the ...
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